Credit: Defence Images via Creative Commons News Censorship concerns rising as UK Ministry of Defence blacklists investigative media outlet The Council of Europe has issued a Level 2 media freedom alert after the MoD press office denied Declassified UK access to information By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: RedCarpetReport via Creative Commons News How do you interview celebs during the coronavirus pandemic? Two celebrity journalists share their stories about quizzing the rich and famous on Zoom calls, including chatting with explorer Steve Backshall about the strangest places he has defecated By Marcela Kunova • 6 min read
Credit: Max van den Oetelaar on Unsplash News Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist launches a stress management tool for newsrooms Since the beginning of the pandemic, most journalists feel overwhelmed but just keep going. If that sounds like you, you may want to make a change before you burn out By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Courtesy Create with Mobile News New mobile journalism learning tool is set to win hearts Want to try your hand at smartphone storytelling techniques? With this deck of cards, you will always have a MoJo trick up your sleeve By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: Courtesy ShoutOut UK News Five mistakes media trainers make - and how to avoid them From vague objectives to mind-numbing monologues, media training can easily go horribly wrong By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
Credit: Courtesy Our.News News Our.News creates 'nutritional' fact-checking labels to help audiences make healthier news consumption choices Want to know exactly what makes up your media diet? This tool breaks down all the 'ingredients' of online articles to fight misinformation and build readers' trust By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Frank Noon for Mousetrap Media. Pictured: Imriel Morgan at Newsrewired. All rights reserved News 180 non-white speakers you need at your next journalism event to avoid 'whanels' Talking about diversity is good. Including these speakers' voices and expertise at your conference shows attendees you actually mean it By Marcela Kunova • 7 min read
Credit: Sebastian Grochowicz on Unsplash News What can governments, donors and tech companies do to save journalism? Global Forum for Media Development creates media advocacy framework to help organisations campaign for better support of the news industry By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
News Media Cubs empowers underprivileged children to become the next generation of journalists Too white, too posh and too London-centric - the UK media sector is frequently criticised for its lack of diverse voices. One Manchester-based organisation has set out to change that By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Bill Oxford News A searchable court case database aims to improve reporting on public interest stories No more stories getting missed in long PDFs. UK court reporters will be able to instantly look up defendants' names and upcoming hearings By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: Marco Zoppi on Unsplash News Local or global, a virtual network of contributors improves newsroom resilience While social distancing still dominates our lives, building a community of remote collaborators makes your reporting stronger, relevant and diverse By Carlo Simone • 2 min read
Credit: Matt Seymour on Unsplash News New fund for public interest journalism gives £60k to 20 struggling UK newsrooms The emergency grant wants to help independent news publishers to innovate despite the the covid-19 crisis By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
