News Depth not scale: How Times Radio is building an engaged YouTube following News UK's digital broadcaster says that long watch times and hitting the right markets trump big subscription numbers By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
News WAN-IFRA launches gaming tool NewsArcade with six-month free trial Transform your existing news content into games to capture young audiences, counter mis- and disinformation, and boost media literacy By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
News The Telegraph gears up to cover the US election on Reddit The last 18 months of building relationships with community moderators will pay dividends on polling day in the United States By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
News Why DC Thomson's data journalists are keeping tabs on high street businesses "Trackers" help audiences stay on top changes to local business, while being a low maintenance source of evergreen and updatable content By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Mousetrap Media News The rise and fall of The Lincolnite: Lessons for independent local news "The alternative for independent media is to basically find a sugar daddy," says Daniel Ionescu, reflecting on the closure of his news operation. But those with the power to help journalism are better off without it By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
News The Lead bets on a Substack subscription bundle of local and national news Subscribers to the national newsletter can get a selection of local news at no extra charge, as three more regional titles move over to the platform By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
News How eco-friendly is your news website? This tool lets you know Use the Website Carbon Calculator to work out how much your ads and trackers are harming the planet - and how you can improve By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Credit: Courtesy NCTJ News NCTJ revives local journalism scheme on its own after Meta cuts funding Meta pulled support for the Community News Project after investing £17m over four years. The NCTJ spends £450k of its own money to relaunch it but only six UK reporters will benefit By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Credit: Photo by Windows on Unsplash News Call for views: the state of freelance journalism Take part in new research to understand the realities of self-employment in the news industry By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
Credit: Photo by Gabriel Lamza on Unsplash News World Mental Health Day: our essential reads for creating healthy workplaces Everything you need to know about making your newsroom a place journalists can work to their fullest potential and have the tools to cope on the bad days By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
News Washington Post opinions editor David Shipley on gearing up for the US election Does the world really need more opinion during election season? Yes and no By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Adam Wilson on Unsplash News Tips and advice for growing a Substack local newsletter Individual, entrepreneurial journalists are making big splashes on the newsletter subscription platform - at least to begin with - as regional journalism is crying out for innovation By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
