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
Credit: Foreign Office via Flickr News Investigative journalist apparently ‘unlawfully’ profiled by UK Foreign Office Britain’s Foreign Office allegedly gathered information on Declassified’s reporter Matt Kennard, before rejecting his freedom of information requests in what appears to be a breach of UK transparency laws By Declassified UK staff • 5 min read
Credit: ApolitikNow via Flickr News Deepfakes, disinformation and detection: How can journalists know what is real? AI experts and data journalists discuss what can be done to stop the spread of manipulated video and text By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
Credit: Sky news. Pictured: Alex Crawford News 'Anger at "fake news" can stop journalists from admitting - and correcting - their errors' Sky News special correspondent Alex Crawford calls on all media professionals to fight "for the good name of our profession" with transparency and honesty By Osama Gaweesh • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Firdouss Ross on Unsplash News Decisions, decisions: weighing up long-term revenue models in digital publishing Reuters, La Repubblica and The Sunday Times set out to find new ways to monetise their content By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Batchelor at English Wikipedia , via Creative Commons News Licence fee, accountability and overseas opportunities central to BBC's future The public broadcaster is thinking of new ways to cash in on its growing presence at home and abroad. But first, it needs to deal with scandals and balance sheets By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: courtesy of GB News News Andrew Neil: "Britain is only the first market for GB News" The opinion-led TV channel wants to prove to its investors that audiences want rolling commentary more than news updates. If it succeeds, it may export this model abroad By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Lalmch from Pixabay News 'Actionable user needs' make for more efficient newsrooms Too often, the bulk of stories amounts to a fraction of traffic. A new report by smartocto shows how data can be used to create articles your readers want By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
