Credit: 'Women and children waiting to receive humanitarian aid in Pakistan' by Joycelivmarshall via Wikicommons News The New Humanitarian puts the bulk of its articles under Creative Commons licence The independent, non-profit news agency aims to put crisis and conflict reporting in front of a wider audience by allowing stories from 2023 onwards to be republished with some guidelines By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Cardiff Civil Justice Centre (above) by Bencherlite sourced via Wikicommons News New powers for UK media to report on family courts A pilot scheme allows judges to make 'transparency orders' within three UK courtrooms, giving reporters more freedom By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Joppe Spaa on Unsplash News Journalists among the least trusted people, says Edelman study The media is caught in a cycle of distrust and it is not helping depolarise the information ecosystem By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Courtesy of Dhruti Shah (above) News How to change career in the new year Self-praise, cheerleaders and good mental health are the essential ingredients to charting a career path, says former BBC journalist Dhruti Shah By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
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Credit: Screenshot via Westminster Accounts (Sky News/Tortoise Media) News Sky News and Tortoise create data project mapping the money in British politics Westminster Accounts is a database that shows who funds - and thus influences - local politicians and the UK Parliament By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Credit: Photo by charlesdeluvio on Unsplash News Five trends that will shape hybrid work in the media RISJ research shows that two thirds of newsrooms are formally committed to flexible working. What happens when hybrid becomes less of a perk and more of an expectation? By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
News How to achieve your goals in 2023 It is never too late to plan for success and pick yourself up if something goes wrong. Make this the year you do not fail your ambitions at the first hurdle By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Valery Tenevoy on Unsplash News RSF: Detentions and killings of journalists on the rise An all-time high of 533 detained journalists this year paints a bleak picture of media crackdown and censorship, says the latest report by Reporters Without Borders By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Credit: Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash News Predictions for journalism in 2023: diversity and mental health Our fourth instalment of next year's trends looks at the most important part of journalism: the people who make our newsrooms tick By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by BoliviaInteligente on Unsplash News Predictions for journalism in 2023: AI and tech Here is the third instalment of our annual predictions looking at technical advances facing the media By Marcela Kunova • 5 min read
Credit: Photo by Radek Kilijanek on Unsplash News US university wants to solve information crisis with media trailblazers Journo-influencer Sophia Smith Galer is among five Information Futures fellows looking to shape modern solutions to online misinformation By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
