Credit: By James Cridland on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News 15 online communities for journalists you should know about From freelancing to mobile journalism and AI, here is our pick of the best journalism chat groups across social media and the web By Abigail Edge • 3 min read
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Credit: Fred Moon on Unsplash News How Reuters uses AI to speed up discoverability of video news content The latest tech enhancement enables journalists to quickly find, identify, edit and publish material from video library Reuters Connect By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: Vardan Papikyan on Unsplash News How can UK commercial local news media respond to BBC expansion? Regional publishers criticise the national broadcaster’s plans to increase local coverage, fearing audience loss and a fall in ad revenue. Focusing on innovation instead can get them further By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
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News Building a better future for public interest news The News Futures 2035 project brought together more than 300 experts in search of better ways to supply sustainable, trustworthy news in the UK By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
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