Credit: Jeyaratnam Caniceus from Pixabay News Viral Facts Africa fights covid infodemic with emojis and animated messages A collaborative project experiments with shareable social content to tackle the spread of coronavirus misinformation on the continent By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Boris Bobrov on Unsplash News What news publishers can learn from Silicon Valley It is time to ruthlessly focus on the future and move away from products and revenue models that are not going to work long term By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
News Leading change in the digital newsrooms Join us at the next Newsrewired conference, taking place online from 18 to 27 May 2021 By Marcela Kunova • 1 min read
Credit: Miguel Ángel Sanz on Unsplash News I am a local journalist: what can AI do for me? In this new special series that focuses on journalism rather than algorithms, we look at how the Norwegian regional title Bergens Tidende uses automation to cover the real estate market By Marcela Kunova • 5 min read
Credit: Pixabay News Who pays when a journalist is bribed? Corruption in the media is still a largely taboo topic. But corporations seeking positive spin never stop looking for inexperienced or unethical reporters By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Marcus Aurelius from Pexels News Pandemic opened newsrooms to journalists with disabilities In lockdown, working from home became accepted and an access barrier has been (finally) lifted By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: Alex Crawford. Picture courtesy Sky News News Alex Crawford: I want to fight misinformation with transparency Perhaps the only option we are left with to challenge the false portrayal of journalism is to take back control over the narrative By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: PDPics from Pixabay News Does truth equal trust? We like to believe that giving our audiences cold hard facts will win their trust. The reality is more complicated By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Lachlan Thompson on Unsplash News How charities can help you find real-life case studies Human experiences of grief and hope are the most powerful stories a journalist can tell. Charities are a writer's treasure trove and they are almost always happy to help By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Barefoot Communications on Unsplash News Yes, we need to regulate Facebook. But how? Between inadequate efforts to fight misinformation and opaque decisions around content moderation, voices demanding tighter regulation of the social platform are growing stronger. The trouble is, we cannot agree on who should be in charge By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
News Facebook ban on news in Australia: "It caught us completely off guard" Facebook users cannot see or share news on the platform just days before vaccine rollout in the country. Newsrooms are now concerned for communities and older users who rely on Facebook for information By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Miguel Á. Padriñán from Pexels News How to lead a media organisation in 2021 Having a strategy is not the same as getting results. Lucy Kueng talks about what distinguishes top leaders from everyone else By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
