Credit: Ochre Jelly on Flickr News Digital culture and internet reporting: why are these two beats rapidly growing? It is not all about cat memes - from news about influencers to brands' internet presence, the online world is full of real stories that matter to your audience By Fern McErlane • 4 min read
Credit: QueerAF News QueerAF bets on membership revenue to finance its mission to fix ‘broken’ LGBTQAI+ media The newly launched ad-free publisher offers LGBTQAI+ journalists a platform and mentorship to help build up their profiles and get commissions By Joseph Cummins • 3 min read
Credit: George Milton from Pexels News Time to Talk Day: start a conversation about mental health in your newsroom Take part in the nationwide event by talking about mental well-being with your colleagues and peers By Hannah Storm • 5 min read
Credit: Chandni Sembhi on Instagram News How to use social media to find and promote your stories Chandni Sembhi shares her best tips for journalists publishing their work on Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter By Fern McErlane • 4 min read
Credit: The Matter of Food on Unsplash News The truth sandwich: how to cover falsehoods from official sources "Just reporting" what was said does not cut it anymore. Journalists need to fact-check official statements before repeating them to stop perpetuating misinformation By Joseph Cummins • 3 min read
Credit: Solen Feyissa on Unsplash News Why do news publishers struggle to embrace TikTok? Although media outlets are trying to attract younger audiences, very few venture onto the short video platform with more than 1 billion users worldwide, nearly half of whom are under 24 By Joseph Cummins • 4 min read
Credit: Saffu on Unsplash News What does Google’s new ‘page experience’ metric mean for publishers? From February, pages that load quicker will be ranked higher on search engines. This will impact content-dense news websites By Joseph Cummins • 4 min read
Credit: Credit: Image by DeaPeaJay on Flickr. Some rights reserved News 36 blogs by journalists, for journalists A list of blogging journalists, blogging data reporters and blogging journalism academics By Sarah Marshall • 7 min read
Credit: NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Flickr News How to make the most out of the video press conference Online pressers are here to stay so make sure you get your questions answered by the tiny speakers on Zoom By Joseph Cummins • 3 min read
News Apply now: mentorship scheme to support innovation in UK local and regional newsrooms Journalism.co.uk launches a pilot programme to help smaller news publishers experiment with new tools and strategies By Marcela Kunova • 1 min read
Credit: Dave Kim on Unsplash News Journalists covering the Beijing Winter Games 'should use burner phones and avoid downloading TikTok' With strict zero-covid policy safety measures and increased surveillance, press coverage of the Olympics may just become a "sportswashing" opportunity for China By Joseph Cummins • 4 min read
Credit: Tim Mossholder on Unsplash News What skills do freelance journalists need in 2022? The pandemic has hit the freelancing community particularly hard but this year, things may be looking up. Here is what to focus on By Hilal Seven • 3 min read
