Credit: Courtesy of SoGlos founders James Fryne (left) and Michelle Fryne (right) News "Your reader's trust is something money cannot buy" Regional media group SoPublishing says they have the blueprint to making local news content pay: first-party data acquisition and close connections with local businesses By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Image by Bogdan Sonjachnyi on Shutterstock News 30 Medium publications about journalism to follow Does your Medium daily digest need a boost? Check out these writers and publications tackling the challenges in the media industry By Catalina Albeanu • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Volodymyr Hryshchenko on Unsplash News How can newsrooms step back and truly listen to their readers? Taking a breather from the non-stop news cycle and actively listening to your audience can reveal which stories they want, how they want them and whether they are willing to pay for them By Jacob Granger • 8 min read
Credit: Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash News "Newsroom leaders need to have the mental health skillset on top of all the others" Headlines Network has been igniting conversations around mental health in journalism for the last year. It has found that young journalists are often behind pushes for better mental health support, but that managers need extra help to meet these needs By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Art Rachen on Unsplash News The FT launches cryptofinance section and newsletter following reader demand FT readers want to know about the main 'movers and shakers' in the digital asset industry. So the publisher created a one-stop shop and a subscriber-exclusive newsletter for all their crypto needs By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Credit: Photo by ANGELA FRANKLIN on Unsplash News Journo-influencers are good for newsrooms, but they need support TikTok can be a place where reporters, newsrooms and consumers can all benefit from influencer-style content. But too few newsrooms embrace the opportunity, finds a report by Polis at LSE By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
News The Daily Mirror runs a week-long series focusing on disability stories 'Disabled Britain: Doing It For Ourselves' gave a disabled journalist and guest editor full autonomy to gut-check stories so that articles were not just trying to peddle inspirational or trauma stories By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Google News Showcase News Google News Showcase: Is it viable for the smallest of newsrooms? Guardian is the latest big signing to Google's latest bid to support news publishers. But is it asking too much for smaller newsrooms to join? By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: Photo by Kai Bossom on Unsplash News 13 big headaches for UK local news providers Online users are turning to Facebook groups for updates on their local area, meanwhile local news publishers are finding it harder to turn a profit and remain relevant. How can we rebuild trust and reconnect with readers? By Jacob Granger • 9 min read
Credit: Digital News Report 2022 News Digital News Report 2022: 10 key themes for the future of media What impact have the Ukraine war, the cost of living crisis and a pandemic had on digital media? The latest Reuters Digital News Report shows declining trust in the media and wavering willingness to pay for it, while news avoidance rises By Jacob Granger • 8 min read
Credit: Sir Harold Evans 2 Shankbone 2009 NYC blog (Creative Commons Licence) via Wikimedia News Reuters and Durham University launch global fellowship to unearth generational talent The Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship in Investigative Journalism honours the life of one of the greatest British newspaper journalists of all time. One exceptional, early-career candidate will be mentored by a top Reuters editor By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Yusuf Omar (above) co-founder of Seen at Mojofest News How one video publisher is preparing for the rise of augmented reality Formerly Hashtag our Stories, video publisher SEEN has garnered a huge fanbase on social media. Co-founder Yusuf Omar warns that newsrooms need to be ready for when audiences swap their smartphones for smartglasses By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
