News Updated global directory features 3,000 independent digital media companies SembraMedia's Project Oasis maps the terrain for news organisations, creators and publishers-in-exile in Europe, North and South America By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Vyshnavi Bisani on Unsplash News What now for news publishers as the cookie crumbles? News UK and Reach plc are both going down the 'pay or consent' route, whilst developing their own in-house first-party data solutions By Jacob Granger • 7 min read
Credit: Courtesy of Headlines Network News Headlines Network publishes new mental health resource on hybrid work Flexible work has helped many. But it is hard to make it work for young reporters, newsroom leaders, and freelancers By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
Credit: Photo by Skye Studios on Unsplash News 13 ideas for fresh news formats Forget the inverted pyramid, there are many ways to write a news story in the digital age By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Credit: Tobi Oredein, co-founder of Black Ballad News Black Ballad hits a decade: 'Our priority will always be our community' Co-founder Tobi Oredein says paying members do not just want content, they want fuller life experiences By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
News Tool for journalists: Story SpinnerAI, for generating story angles based on user needs This chatbot can provide new content ideas to match the wants and needs of your audience By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
News From monologue to dialogue: How Sky News is revamping the modern live blog In a past few days full of breaking news - from the Trump shooting to Southgate stepping down - live blog editor Jimmy Rice details how the news organisation provides minute-to-minute updates and easy catch-ups By Jacob Granger • 8 min read
Credit: Screenshots via TLDR News and Novara Media News Livestreaming, explainer videos and newsletters: Overnight election coverage with three new media companies "It makes the all-nighter worth it": Journalists at Novara Media, TLDR News, and The Edinburgh and London Minute talk about sacrificing sleep to cover the UK general election and give their audience something interesting to wake up to By Jacob Granger • 8 min read
Credit: Number 10 on Flickr sourced via Creative Commons 4.0 licence News How are news organisations covering the UK's general election 2024? Explainers, unorthodox interviews and Roblox have been used to inform the UK electorate ahead of polling day By Lewis Eyre • 3 min read
Credit: Damon Winter, The New York Times News NYT's Hannah Yang on subscription ceilings, international markets and news bundles The US publisher has 10.5m digital subscribers - 2m outside the US - and has its sights set on hitting 15m by the end of 2027 By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Local Authority / Ed Jennings News A two-person Substack newsletter got 550 people to turn up to local election events Medway's indie title, Local Authority, had packed out rooms for candidates to respond to voter questions ahead of the UK general election By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Credit: The Audiencers / Poool / Seb Higgins News Five audience growth and revenue strategies from outside the UK How do you move print readers to digital? Are there other ways to hold on to subscribers besides a last-ditch deal? By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
