Credit: Jeyaratnam Caniceus from Pixabay News Refugee journalists help 1000 European refugees to tell their stories The One Thousand Dreams project helps storytellers empower fellow refugees to share their experiences, shattering their stereotypical portrayal as invaders or helpless victims By Osama Gaweesh • 3 min read
Credit: Jacek Dylag on Unsplash News I am a community journalist: what can AI do for me? In this special series that focuses on journalism rather than algorithms, we look at how the Austrian publisher Kronen Zeitung uses machine learning to moderate user comments and grow engagement By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
News Opinion | What does GB News mean for the UK media landscape? The Conversation's Chris Waiting looks at the impact of the newly launched TV station on trust in news By Chris Waiting • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash News Subscription strategy lessons from The Atlantic, Bloomberg and Business Insider What can news publishers do to sweeten the pot for potential subscribers, or cash in on readers who are never going to return or pay for content? By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Credit: Screenshot from FIPP D2C. Above: Carolin Hulshoff Pol , managing director Bild Group, Axel Springer News Why German newspaper Bild is looking to venture into TV news Even with 1.2 million daily print sales and 540k digital subscribers, the news organisation wants to crack new markets and formats to safeguard its future By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by ConvertKit on Unsplash News Eight ways to make audio pay in smaller newsrooms Podcast revenue is not limited to just ads: you can also monetise content through collaboration, sponsorship, donations and many other tactics By Damian Radcliffe • 6 min read
Credit: Photo by Philip Strong on Unsplash News 'Headlines in real time': The Wall Street Journal makes "live journalism" a hit during the pandemic The live events business is not just a chance to find new audiences but to also land new story scoops. With its first hybrid event, the US publisher will try to retain the best of both physical and virtual worlds By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: cottonbro from Pexels News UNESCO-ICFJ report: three quarters of women journalists experience online violence Threats of physical and sexual violence lead many women journalists to self-censor, withdraw from all online interactions and develop mental health issues. Arab women most at risk of offline attacks linked to online abuse By Osama Gaweesh • 4 min read
Credit: Courtesy Reuters Institute News Reuters Institute Digital News Report: 'Overall, we feel quite optimistic about where the industry is heading' The pandemic has given the media a renewed sense of purpose reflected in increased public trust. But the news still proves hard to monetise By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: ULAB Communications Office. University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh campus (above) News Journalism students in Bangladesh are getting ready for the digital-first future with free online tools Instead of pushing expensive newsroom software, one university is putting free tools like Podbean, Tweetdeck, Revue and Canva at the heart of its newest media course so graduates can actually use what they have learned By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Freepik News Apple and Spotify paid-for subscriptions: what does it mean for publishers? The tech giants' move towards podcast monetisation can be an opportunity for the media to build loyalty and revenue By Katie Templeton-Knight • 3 min read
Credit: Lyn Averson, Mount Studio via Creative Commons News Nuseir Yassin: 'Media brands must focus on human stories or they will lose out to social content' The vlogger behind the Nas Daily brand with 40m followers urges news outlets to change the way they tell stories before opinionated content creators scoop up the audience's attention By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
