News Digital News Report 2023: trust, news avoidance and interest in the news News leaders at BBC News, The News Movement and Reuters discuss the major challenges facing modern newsrooms. Being on social media is a given; rewiring journalism is the next step By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Credit: Photo by Artur Tumasjan on Unsplash News Digital News Report 2023: Five trends to watch in the UK Subscriptions, podcasting, platforms, the BBC and trust in the media are all under the microscope in this year's landmark global news study By Jacob Granger • 7 min read
Credit: MyLocal News The Lincolnite develops new platform to monetise local journalism MyLocal is a personalised, community-centric website and app that reimagines a sustainable future for local news By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
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Credit: "A journalist working on the beach." Created with an AI image generator in Canva News Four tools for journalists to try this summer Put on your flip-flops, grab a piña colada, and explore these new tools for visual and audio storytelling By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
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Credit: Mousetrap Media/Mark Hakansson News Average revenues up by 20 per cent for UK independent news publishers The PINF Index 2023 reveals that small news outlets are just about breaking even, but are finding joy in impact, innovation and Instagram By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Brooke Cagle on Unsplash News NCTJ Diversity in Journalism report: what is the media missing to make real progress? Despite some gains around women leaders and LGBT representation, the UK news industry remains very white, well-connected and university educated By Camille Dupont • 6 min read
Credit: Photo by Mathieu Stern on Unsplash News What gets readers to pay? Transparency on the price of journalism Subscribers like digital offers, joining a community or supporting independent news. But new research indicates what really gets them over the line is the right combination of appeals By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Rob Hampson on Unsplash News Big tech platforms' market power is "significantly overestimated", new paper finds As more countries eyeing up their own News Bargaining Code, platform repayments could damage innovation and consumer interests By Emma McAndrew • 2 min read
Credit: Mousetrap Media/Mark Hakansson News Newsrewired special: How The Times is running towards a digital-first future "Who is the enemy? Is it the stagnant economy, the tech platforms or news avoidance? I’d suggest it’s none of those. The enemy is inertia," says head of digital Edward Roussel at Newsrewired By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Mousetrap Media/Mark Hakansson News Newsrewired special: Thinking of audience trust as a marketing problem A powerful mission can only get you so far, says Jakub Parusinski at Kyiv Independent. To keep growing, you must focus on relevance, value and personalisation By Jacob Granger • 3 min read