News Hybrid working is here to stay but journalists need to be "sensible about it" Head of editorial delivery at Capital.com and Currency.com warns against "rampant individualism" in the media industry that puts the comfort of working from home before training junior colleagues in the newsroom By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Courtesy of Sofía Delgado (above) of Newsquest News Newsquest experiments with audio to boost audience engagement and subscriptions A new in-house app, Bytecast, allows reporters to record, edit and upload soundbites from the field. This exclusive content is encouraging new and old readers to pay for their local news By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Prateek Katyal from Pexels News How the Financial Times helped its journalists build resilience during the pandemic From live-streaming editorial meetings to providing self-management training, the publisher upped its efforts to support its staff through gloom and exhaustion By Osama Gaweesh • 3 min read
News What the Solutions Journalism Network learned talking to ~100 newsrooms about SoJo 65 per cent of leaders say solutions journalism keeps staff motivated and gives them hope By Alejandra Venancio • 6 min read
Credit: Courtesy Andrew Don (pictured with his dog Rhianna) News How to make good money as a freelance writer The author of "The bounty writer: how to earn six figures as an independent freelance journalist" shares his top tips on making your solo career lucrative By Marcela Kunova • 5 min read
Credit: Jimmy Conover on Unsplash News Rethinking audio discovery: from page views to listens How Eurosport launched and grew a dozen podcasts, using their own website as their biggest listening platform By Podinstall • 4 min read
Credit: David Peterson from Pixabay News Ethiopian fact-checkers wage an unequal war against Facebook misinformation In a country where Facebook is the main source of online news, hoaxes are widespread and verifying digital content is tough. But a small group of journalists at HaqCheck rose up to the challenge By Osama Gaweesh • 2 min read
Credit: Paul Hanaoka on Unsplash News Is the future of journalism work experience virtual? With many journalists still working from home, physical internships have pretty much vanished. Unless they are among the lucky few, students are missing out on the vital experience or are made to work for free for weeks By Lauren Hardaway • 3 min read
Credit: Francesca Unsworth, BBC News BBC News director hiring row: "We have to withstand any pressure...and we do that pretty well" Francesca Unsworth has been at the centre of controversy after a BBC board member with close ties to Downing Street has allegedly tried to block a senior editorial appointment on political grounds By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Courtesy Reuters Instutute News Influencers lead news debates in youth-focussed social networks, leaving journalists in the shade Celebrities, personalities and activists are playing a bigger role in the news, influencing young people in social networks like Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, according to the latest Reuters Institute Digital News Report. But what does this mean for journalists and should we be worried? By Nic Newman • 6 min read
Credit: Photo by Paul Chambers on Unsplash News 'High reach but low revenue': UK independent news publishers only make £42k a year A new report by the Public Interest News Foundation reveals that the smallest newsrooms still rely heavily on advertising that does not fully reward high-impact journalism. But there are fresh opportunities in online engagement By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Courtesy of Orson Francescone (above), managing director of FT Live News Virtual events: how The Financial Times attracted 250k delegates during the pandemic The number of online attendees increased tenfold in 2020, with three quarters being non-subscribers. This could be a game-changer for growing subscriptions through hybrid events in the future By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
