Credit: Kristopher Roller on Unsplash News From gloom to boom: leveraging the 'coronabump' subscription surge Growing demand for information about coronavirus has led to a spike in online news subscriptions, offering the publishers a glimmer of hope for the post-pandemic world By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
News New website to support furloughed journalists’ mental well-being through writing The Focus, a news outlet borne out of the covid-19 crisis, helps out-of-job media professionals stay in touch with their core skills, giving ad revenue to a mental health charity By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
News Five covid-19 newsletters to subscribe to Getting overwhelmed or bogged down by coronavirus coverage? These email updates provide clarity, fact-checks and an expert take on the pandemic in bite-sized chunks By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: Martin Sanchez on Unsplash News Google is giving $6.5 million to fact-checkers focusing on coronavirus First Draft’s Jenni Sargent talks about how the money will support collaborative efforts to tackle misinformation around the pandemic, especially in the countries with most cases like the UK, France, Italy and Spain By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
Credit: Sean Dreilinger on Flickr News 108 hyperlocal UK publishers may go bust without government financial help The Independent Community News Network calls for emergency funds to support small community newspapers as local businesses hit by anti-covid-19 measures stop advertising By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Clifford Photography on Unsplash News Decrypt experiments with own cryptocurrency in search for independent revenue stream The blockchain publication has launched its own token to become less reliant on online advertising. Added bonus: it rewards readers for their attention and builds a loyal community By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: Ron Smith on Unsplash News Why you need to integrate solutions journalism to your covid-19 reporting now "Through the power of how we frame stories, the news can feed a downward spiral of disengagement and survival self-interest, or it can feed an upward spiral of engagement, compassion, and altruistic action." By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Vektor Kunst from Pixabay News Swedish Aftonbladet uses automation to outpace competitors with its covid-19 news coverage With a growing number of coronavirus cases, the publisher calls on robots to break news first and drive reader engagement with exclusive coverage By Marcela Kunova • 1 min read
News How to use social-native storytelling to break and cover news on Instagram Former audience editor at BuzzFeed News World and QuickTake shares her strategies to engage the under-25s with hard news, politics and international current affairs By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Alexander Sinn on Unsplash News How to make artificial intelligence in newsrooms more ethical From correcting algorithms that discriminate certain groups of people to fighting filter bubbles that endanger democracy, we need to remind ourselves who is in charge of machine learning By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
News Learn how to start using artificial intelligence in your newsroom (before it is too late) Join us at Newsrewired on 4 June and learn how to start implementing an AI strategy in your organisation By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: Jonathan Francisca on Unsplash News How AI can help predict subscription cancellation and keep readers engaged When readers hit a paywall at the right moment they are also more likely to subscribe. Clever algorithms now make this part of reader behaviour easier to understand By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
