Credit: Created using Magic Media, a generative AI app by Canva News Predictions for journalism 2024: social media platforms and strategies Can newsrooms afford to bet on platforms that keep chopping and changing? They will have to if they want to (re)build relationships with youngsters. Trust and revenue can be yielded if this is done right By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
News Washington Post releases year-in-review feature for subscribers Readers can get a Spotify Unwrapped-esque summary of how many stories they read in 2023 and get a personalised "thank you" from their favourite journalist By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
Credit: Josh Caius News How Reuters, Newsquest and BBC experiment with generative AI From letting Chat GPT craft FOI requests to translating articles for international readers, the tech has a lot of potential for newsrooms - but also many limitations By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Created using Magic Media, a generative AI app by Canva News Most news leaders think generative AI benefits newsrooms, RISJ finds The Changing Newsrooms 2023 study also shows that flexible working has become the norm in two thirds of newsrooms, but that alone will not improve diversity By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: Photo by Solen Feyissa on Unsplash News What do young audiences really need from the news? Newsrooms must develop products and relationships with Gen Z and Gen Alpha just like tech companies and social platforms who figured that out long ago By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Mark Hakansson / Mousetrap Media News 38 mojo apps from BBC trainer Marc Blank-Settle Bolster your smartphone arsenal with this list of tools for video effects, subtitles, data vis and much more By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: Mark Hakansson / Mousetrap Media News Standing out in a crowded market: what makes a top news podcast? BBC News, The Guardian, Global Media and The New Statesman share what gives their shows an edge in a competitive space By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Christin Hume on Unsplash News Tools for journalists: Missing Perspectives Directory, for connecting newsrooms with women Women reporters can use this platform to look for assignments or send pitches to news organisations to increase representations of women's voices in the news By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
Credit: Mark Hakansson / Mousetrap Media News How the Financial Times is broadening its portfolio FT Live and FT Strategies are two divisions that earn revenue for the publisher. But their true value lies in bolstering the business as a whole By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Mark Hakansson / Mousetrap Media News How MyLocal Lincolnshire and Ping! are innovating local media Two original approaches to community journalism show that it is possible to own and monetise content for your nearest and dearest readers By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Mark Hakansson / Marten Publishing. Left to right: Bartosz News Newsrewired: How to nail your subscription pitch What compels readers to pay for news? Four publishers revealed how they get readers over the line By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: Kyiv Independent News Kyiv Independent launches an English-speaking journalism school The Ukrainian news organisation wants to develop brave, young journalists who can tell the world what is really happening in Ukraine By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
