News Asian news organisations bring the fight back to online threats and trolls News websites Rappler in the Philippines and the Quint in India have found new ways to combat disinformation and defend free speech By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
News Navigating the blurred lines between commercial and editorial teams Editors face a continuing struggle in balancing commercial relationships with editorial independence, here is how to get the best of both worlds By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: The University Times News Student publication faced with defunding after publishing investigative story on initiation rites Irish student newspaper, the University Times, could lose over 75 per cent of their funding in a referendum on its future, after being discovered to secretly record student initiation By Daniel Green • 5 min read
News The hidden threats in taming tech by law Pulitzer-Prize winner James Ball shares his thoughts on how the new European laws will affect online journalism By James Ball • 6 min read
Credit: Studio Republic on Unsplash News PressPad plans to launch subscription model to support aspiring journalists in need of accommodation The UK startup that helps unpaid interns lodge in London also challenges the media industry to do more to grow an inclusive and diversified workforce By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
News Al Jazeera's graphic novel-style story on Nigerian children facing witch-hunt receives award in innovation Breaking up heavy content into chapters and using true-to-life illustrations helped the authors convey strong visual messages while protecting vulnerable interviewees By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
News Journalists call for social media platforms to clamp down on politically targeted abuse Examples of harassment of journalists in India, Malta and Turkey indicate how political groups are using online platforms to silence their critics By Daniel Green • 4 min read
News CNN provides a window into life under Taliban rule for the first time in 17 years Clarissa Ward explains the editorial considerations of interviewing Taliban leaders in Afghanistan as a female journalist By Daniel Green • 4 min read
News How memberships and subscription models drive business growth Learn how to grow readership - and revenue - through audience engagement By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
News Lessons in newsroom innovation from Perugia Innovators from the FT, CNN, NRK and RISJ shared their knowledge of how to kickstart deep, lasting changes inside news organisations By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Ole Bader for DIS2019 News When social media audiences are not interested in facts, how can journalists report the truth? The role of the media in the post-truth era is no longer just informing, but making sure the information reaches the right crowd By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
News US community journalists can learn about algorithms thanks to $100k AI ethics grant New training helps journalists understand how algorithm-based decision-making affects immigrants and low-income communities and how to look for a story By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
