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Posted by Jacob Granger on 03/10/24UAE's The National uses free reader registration to counter the decline of SEO
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Posted by Jacob Granger on 01/10/24University of Central Lancashire pushes for stronger news literacy education in the UK
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Posted by Marcela Kunova on 30/09/24#JournalismMatters: Journalism is society's safety net
The creator of World News Day, an initiative to recognise journalists' role in upholding democracy, encourages threatened journalists to keep fighting for the truth and facts
Posted by David Walmsley on 27/09/24#JournalismMatters: The challenges of journalism in exile
History is repeating itself in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, writes veteran investigative journalist Carlos Chamarro on World News Day, who runs a Nicaraguan media outlet from Costa Rica. Dictators are criminalising the press
Posted by Carlos F. Chamorro on 27/09/24#JournalismMatters: First, Choose Truth
Facts are complex and truth is not always self-evident. Now more than ever audiences need clarity and trusted news, writes Kathy English of the Canadian Journalism Foundation on World News Day
Posted by Kathy English on 27/09/24Dmitry Shishkin, new CEO of Ringier Media International, on leading growth across 80 media brands
Shishkin plans to align diverse newsrooms and tackle the challenges of expanding into new markets with a clever internal document that brings audience and data teams on the same page
Posted by Jacob Granger on 26/09/24Tips and advice for growing a Substack local newsletter
Individual, entrepreneurial journalists are making big splashes on the newsletter subscription platform - at least to begin with - as regional journalism is crying out for innovation
Posted by Jacob Granger on 25/09/24New guidelines call for the abolition of kill fees and fair payment practices for freelance journalists
A coalition of journalism advocates wants to empower freelancers and establish best practices for editors, promoting fairness and transparency in an industry reliant on freelance talent
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 25/09/24#JournalismMatters: Joy of shared truth, sacred bond and democracies’ self-evident values
Ahead of World News Day, Daily Maverick's Branko Brkic and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa remind us of unprecedented challenges for journalism from autocratic regimes, disinformation, and attacks on the very meaning of truth
Posted by Branko Brkic, Maria Ressa on 24/09/24How to get started with user needs: learnings from the Reuters Institute, Metro.co.uk and smartocto
The worlds of academia, news and tech come together to offer tips on producing content that is more relevant to your audience and helps to grow loyalty
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