News Jenni Sargent, managing director at First Draft, on language around false claims, reaching sceptical audiences and collaboration As the UK 2019 election is approaching, we spoke to Sargent about the most efficient ways to tackle misinformation (and yes, it involves working with rival journalists) By Marcela Kunova • 5 min read
Credit: Marcela Kunova News Bureau of Investigative Journalism fundraises to take the UK Government to court over Russian Report The non-profit organisation is crowdfunding £40,000 for a last-ditch effort to force the authorities to publish findings on Russian electoral interference before the British public votes in the 2019 general election By Daniel Green • 2 min read
News Dmitry Shishkin, chief content officer of Culture Trip, on converting subscribers, evergreen content and automated commissioning Ahead of the Newsrewired conference, Shishkin talks about what news publishers can learn from his career change into the world of travel content and production By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: Photo by Luke Porter on Unsplash News BBC calls on Ofcom to help with transition from the analogue era to the digital world Modernising the iPlayer has allowed the public broadcaster to win back a third of its young audience but changes are happening too slowly to compete with Netflix and Spotify By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Pixabay News How can news organisations survive at a time of increasing reader needs and digital disruption? In the ongoing aftermath of the Cairncross Review into the sustainable future of journalism, changes in news consumption and monetisation mean publishers need to think harder about keeping newsrooms open By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Alvaro Reyes on Unsplash News "Artificial intelligence is not the future - it is happening right now" Cardiff University is introducing a new module to prepare journalism students for working with AI tools while teaching critical thinking to ward them off over-relying on machine learning By Amy Batt • 2 min read
Credit: Pixabay News AI-powered journalism: a time-saver or an accident waiting to happen? 'Automated journalism' generates news faster and in more detail than ever before, but it also gives rise to bias and erroneous reporting By Daniel Green • 2 min read
News Save Journalism Project launches fundraiser to pay laid-off US reporters $2-a-word to write about media job cuts The Freelance Reporting Initiative will produce five reports into how communities have been affected by losing local titles while Facebook and Google continue to see digital growth By Daniel Green • 2 min read
News Weekly journalism news update: Future News Fund, audience growth and fact-checking the US 2020 election Pushed for time? Catch up with the weekly media news coverage from Journalism.co.uk By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Credit: Pixabay News IMPRESS releases new guidance to help journalists report on election polls The British press regulator aims to improve the quality of reporting around survey and polling data ahead of the UK general election By Daniel Green • 2 min read
Credit: Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash News First Draft launches campaign to equip journalists with verification skills ahead of US 2020 election Following fact-checking projects in France, Brazil and Nigeria, CrossCheck plans masterclasses and simulations to prepare journalists for election season in the US By Daniel Green • 3 min read
Credit: Image by RitaE from Pixabay News Did you get the Memo? Why Forbes bought a UK publication as part of its European expansion By purchasing the British title with a readership of around 500k, the business publisher widened its editorial reach in Europe and expanded its network of contributors to more than 200 By Amy Batt • 2 min read
