Credit: Francesca Unsworth, BBC News BBC News director hiring row: "We have to withstand any pressure...and we do that pretty well" Francesca Unsworth has been at the centre of controversy after a BBC board member with close ties to Downing Street has allegedly tried to block a senior editorial appointment on political grounds By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Paul Chambers on Unsplash News 'High reach but low revenue': UK independent news publishers only make £42k a year A new report by the Public Interest News Foundation reveals that the smallest newsrooms still rely heavily on advertising that does not fully reward high-impact journalism. But there are fresh opportunities in online engagement By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Courtesy of Orson Francescone (above), managing director of FT Live News Virtual events: how The Financial Times attracted 250k delegates during the pandemic The number of online attendees increased tenfold in 2020, with three quarters being non-subscribers. This could be a game-changer for growing subscriptions through hybrid events in the future By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash News Subscription strategy lessons from The Atlantic, Bloomberg and Business Insider What can news publishers do to sweeten the pot for potential subscribers, or cash in on readers who are never going to return or pay for content? By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Credit: Screenshot from FIPP D2C. Above: Carolin Hulshoff Pol , managing director Bild Group, Axel Springer News Why German newspaper Bild is looking to venture into TV news Even with 1.2 million daily print sales and 540k digital subscribers, the news organisation wants to crack new markets and formats to safeguard its future By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Philip Strong on Unsplash News 'Headlines in real time': The Wall Street Journal makes "live journalism" a hit during the pandemic The live events business is not just a chance to find new audiences but to also land new story scoops. With its first hybrid event, the US publisher will try to retain the best of both physical and virtual worlds By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Courtesy Reuters Institute News Reuters Institute Digital News Report: 'Overall, we feel quite optimistic about where the industry is heading' The pandemic has given the media a renewed sense of purpose reflected in increased public trust. But the news still proves hard to monetise By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: ULAB Communications Office. University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh campus (above) News Journalism students in Bangladesh are getting ready for the digital-first future with free online tools Instead of pushing expensive newsroom software, one university is putting free tools like Podbean, Tweetdeck, Revue and Canva at the heart of its newest media course so graduates can actually use what they have learned By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Lyn Averson, Mount Studio via Creative Commons News Nuseir Yassin: 'Media brands must focus on human stories or they will lose out to social content' The vlogger behind the Nas Daily brand with 40m followers urges news outlets to change the way they tell stories before opinionated content creators scoop up the audience's attention By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Credit: Photo by Firdouss Ross on Unsplash News Decisions, decisions: weighing up long-term revenue models in digital publishing Reuters, La Repubblica and The Sunday Times set out to find new ways to monetise their content By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Batchelor at English Wikipedia , via Creative Commons News Licence fee, accountability and overseas opportunities central to BBC's future The public broadcaster is thinking of new ways to cash in on its growing presence at home and abroad. But first, it needs to deal with scandals and balance sheets By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: courtesy of GB News News Andrew Neil: "Britain is only the first market for GB News" The opinion-led TV channel wants to prove to its investors that audiences want rolling commentary more than news updates. If it succeeds, it may export this model abroad By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
