Quick reads LION Publishers report: US local newsrooms see 60 per cent revenue growth with targeted support A three-year LION Publishers programme shows that assessment, coaching, and funding help independent newsrooms boost sustainability and revenue. By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
News Workplace wellbeing interventions: what works, what doesn't and why? Healthy work culture trumps a Headspace subscription when it comes to improving employee's mental health, finds a research paper by University of Oxford. But proper management is alien to many newsrooms By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
News How to navigate a mid-interview off the record request We've all been there: a source has dropped a juicy nugget but said it's off limits for publication. What do you do? By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Lucy Kueng speaking at Newsrewired on 15 November 2023. Credit: Marten Publishing / Mark Hakansson News Lucy Küng: 'Middle-managers need greater support for newsrooms to thrive' Media strategy expert Lucy Kueng says that news leaders have to do three jobs at once. They need to be unburdened to deliver on digital transformation By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Credit: London Centric / Jennifer Forward-Hayter. Caption: Jim Waterson, editor of London Centric, stands by an illegally-parked ice cream van on Westminster Bridge in central London. News Jim Waterson on founding London Centric: "You've got to have a bit of joy" The former Guardian media editor has grown his Substack news title to 3.9k paying members with scoops, laughs and word of mouth By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Quick reads FT Strategies report: AI search forces publishers to rethink revenue and content discovery Falling search traffic and the rise of AI-generated answers are pushing publishers to diversify discovery channels and adapt their business strategies By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
Quick reads Three quarters of journalists lack time or budget to train in AI, finds Trint report AI is widely used in newsrooms for tasks like transcription and translation, but journalists say ethical concerns and the need for new technical skills are growing priorities By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
Quick reads Taboola releases press coverage data on UK TV reality shows Strictly Come Dancing racked up 55 million article views in the past three months By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
Professor Charlie Beckett speaks at the first ever in-person JournalismAI Festival in London. News 12 lessons from news outlets on the cutting edge of AI Here are the key points, ideas and tips from the first day of the JournalismAI Festival in London By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Photo by History in HD / Unsplash News BBC-Trump controversy reactions: what do you make of it all? The latest controversy is about more than a single documentary or a change in leadership. It raises fundamental questions about decision making, pressure on staff and the future of the public broadcaster By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Michael Shapiro, Hyperlocal News Network (left), Jazmín Acuña, El Surti and Reuters Institute (centre) and Janine Warner, Sembra Media (right) News From credibility to sustainability: how newsrooms can create lasting support A definitive guide to driving trust and revenue in 20 steps from industry experts By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Quick reads New £15k fellowship for long-form public interest journalism A new fellowship will support one non-fiction writer each year to produce independent investigative journalism on issues of public relevance By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
