Quick reads Metro's latest travel newsletter matches readers to their ideal getaway The Getaway Expert promises expert tips, destination inspiration, and travel hacks to help readers plan their perfect 2026 getaway By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
Screenshots via SubwayTakes, Vanity Fair, Midnite and WIRED News 10 creative ways to interview celebrities and experts Go beyond the worn-out Q&A format and get your interviewees to share in-depth and personal stories By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Quick reads New US politics podcast by The Times and The Sunday Times Two seasoned journalists with front-row access provide agenda-setting commentary By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
Independent consultant Sameer Padania speaking at Newsrewired (2023). Copyright: Marten Publishing Discover Sameer Padania on why the BBC needs radical reform and how citizens can save it What would it take for the BBC to be free of political interference? A new report sets out a blueprint that includes a perpetual charter and a citizen's panel By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Quick reads Dow Jones' Factiva surpasses 8,000 licensed sources for GenAI applications An expanded database gives businesses and publishers access to a wider range of licensed, copyright-compliant content for powering generative AI tools and research By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
Quick reads France 24 launches video competition for young people to share their vision of Europe Students across Europe are invited to submit short videos on European solidarity or fake news, with winning entries broadcast on France 24 By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
News Howzat? CounterPress steps up to revive UK county cricket coverage - and so can you The independent platform for regional sports journalists expects to cover 15 of the 18 professional county cricket clubs before the season starts in April By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
News Public speaking for journalists: Expert tips to boost your stage presence Learn how to command more authority and confidence when speaking in front of an audience By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Madhav Chinnappa on stage at Newsrewired, November 2025. Credit: Mark Hakansson / Marten Publishing News JUK's top five stories of 2025 Catch up with our essential coverage of this year so you can start the new year inspired and empowered By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
The JUK team, Ophelia, Marcela and Jacob at Newsrewired November 2025 News A year of transformation: thank you to those who made it happen 2025 saw us rebrand and replatform under new ownership for the first time in our history. Here's an unofficial JUK Hall of Fame of people without whom this would not have been possible By Marcela Kunova • 6 min read
Quick reads DCMS commissions survey into safety of UK journalists The UK government department says it wants to know about online and offline safety concerns, impact of incidents, and available support, to improve future policies By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
News Media journalists' top stories of the year – and what it means for you in 2026 What opportunities emerged for small media? How did publishers try to convince young audiences to pay for news? How was audience engagement redefined? And how did AI reshape the landscape? These questions and more tackled by those covering media innovation By Jacob Granger • 16 min read
