Credit: European Union 2025 News How EU-focused news outlets are thriving after Brexit Brexit created unexpected opportunities for independent European journalism - and some outlets are making it work By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: Marten Publishing News From newsroom to consultancy: a journalist's guide to career transition A love for networking, a track record in problem solving and the confidence to bet on yourself are the essentials of media consultancy, says Ramaa Sharma, who made the career switch after 17 years at the BBC By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Mediastrong News How journalism is finally confronting its mental health crisis A photographer's month in a Lebanese jail, a veteran reporter's refusal to cover a child killing, and CNN's chief correspondent's plea for honesty - the media industry is addressing the psychological toll of storytelling By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
News AJ+ executive shares essential tips to shield journalists from online harassment Do you really need a pet account? What shouldn’t you put on your LinkedIn? How can you protect yourself when your big hitter is about to drop? These questions and more answered by digital news leader Jon Laurence By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: The Audiencers / Poool News Four counterintuitive tactics that convert readers into paying customers From €1 weekly subscriptions targeting young readers to making cancellation surprisingly easy, European publishers shared their most effective strategies for building loyal subscriber bases at The Audiencers Festival. Here's what actually works By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Andrew Paterson News 'Pay or we'll take it away': an indie newsletter's last chance saloon The London Minute newsletter got 200 readers to pay after issuing an ultimatum - a more direct approach than the typically reserved UK independent sector is used to By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Amy Cooke Photography News Three smart strategies in the worlds of podcasts, newsletters and news apps Find out how the Women's Running podcast is using Discord to engage listeners, City A.M is capturing commuters with push notifications and The Spectator is relishing its new food and drink audience By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
News Talent matters: Global shows the value of a powerful, podcast portfolio How Britain's biggest commercial radio group evolved podcasts from 'bolt-on' to core business with radical hiring and proprietary development By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Credit: Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey by Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons News UK court reporting is changing: seven ways this impacts your newsroom Court reporting is under siege from social media chaos, expanding restrictions, and new technological strides, finds the Journalism and the Courts Symposium By Jacob Granger • 7 min read
News Community reactions to the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025 Platform battles, podcast revenue, AI personalisation and more: industry experts chew over all the revelations in the go-to media research paper By Jacob Granger • 11 min read
News Digital News Report 2025: legacy publishers bet big on AI, subscriptions and transparency Media leaders from Reuters, Sky News and The Observer say the old institutions are modernising themselves as the data shows audiences continue to be fickle, frugal and fragmented By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
News Ten talking points from the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025 Smartphone-driven consumption, creator-led alternative media, a global divide in AI adoption - it's all chop and change in the news industry and here's what your newsroom needs to know By Jacob Granger • 7 min read
