Credit: Courtesy of Jamil Khan (left) and Sabbir Ahmed (right) News How to set up a mobile-first newsroom With mobile news consumption on the rise, two MoJo experts from Bangladesh share tips on changing the way you think about creating content By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Courtesy of Will Media. From left to right, the Will Meets team: Paola Colombo, Alessandro Tommasi (CEO and co-founder), Paolo Bovio, Bianca Del Balzo, Luna Esposito. News Will Media is touring Italy to build trust with regional readers Rather than indulging in parachute journalism, the Milan-based news startup works with regional activists to set up live events and hear what local readers truly value By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
News Preparing for the "cookiepocalypse" with first-party data strategies The end of third-party cookies has cast uncertainty over the digital advertising model. Publishers like News UK are taking proactive steps to safeguard their future By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Courtesy of Sofía Delgado (above) of Newsquest News Newsquest experiments with audio to boost audience engagement and subscriptions A new in-house app, Bytecast, allows reporters to record, edit and upload soundbites from the field. This exclusive content is encouraging new and old readers to pay for their local news By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
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
