News Coverage of women: America is failing. The world is stalling Saudi Arabia produced proportionally more news articles about gender-related issues on International Women's Day than the US, finds a report by media consultancy AKAS By Luba Kassova • 6 min read
Credit: Angela Caitlin/Courtesy Greater Govanhill News New report calls for £15 million a year to transform the future of local journalism The Public Interest News Foundation says £150m is needed over the next decade to revive UK news deserts and make local communities more resilient towards misinformation and collapsing business models By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Google ImageFX News Why user needs have the power to stop audiences feeling overwhelmed by the news A new report by FT Strategies and smartocto reveals how newsrooms are increasing relevance, engagement and revenue by focusing on why readers consume news rather than what journalists think is important By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
News We want to hear from you: how advanced is your user needs strategy? Please fill out our survey on how far along you are in implementing user needs in your newsroom (even if that is ground zero) By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
