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
Credit: Courtesy RISJ News Digital News Report 2020: covid-19 accelerates digital shifts in the media industry Latest RISJ research shows that while the pandemic has boosted subscription revenue, its financial impact on the news industry may outweigh the gains By Marcela Kunova • 5 min read
Credit: Niclas Illg on Unsplash News “Hey Google, tell me something good” To counter coronavirus news fatigue, Polish outlet Outride.rs launches a new smart speaker skill that brings listeners solutions journalism stories By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
News World’s leading expert on design thinking to give keynote at Newsrewired Justin Ferrell, the founder of the professional fellowship program at the Institute of Design at Stanford University (the d.school), is joining the conference lineup By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: Courtesy EJC. Adam Thomas, director, EJC News EJC launches Freelance Journalism Assembly to support the self-employed community The programme, designed to empower and connect freelance media professionals in Europe, will provide training, mentorship and online events By Adam Thomas • 5 min read
Credit: Johnnie Shannon on Pixabay News Can an ‘encyclopaedia of opinions’ help us have healthier conversations? UK startup Parlia wants to build a complete database of what people think to help us understand - and mend - our polarised society By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Chris Montgomery on Unsplash News Newsrewired to offer 40 virtual places to local journalists thanks to support from the Google News Initiative Originally planned to take place on 4 June 2020 in Manchester, our conference has been moved online due to covid-19 By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
