Credit: Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash News NCTJ makes resilience training mandatory for its journalism courses Trainee journalists will learn to cope with scenarios which "may cause them distress or anguish" in a bid to prepare them for the nature of the job By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Screenshots from WhatsApp, Lebanon? By The New Humanitarian News How The New Humanitarian covered the Lebanese economic collapse using WhatsApp WhatsApp, Lebanon? is a story of five young people on the poverty line, told through their WhatsApp messages and woven into a timeline of events By Jacob Granger • 7 min read
Credit: Photo by Christian Lue on Unsplash News Which Twitter features are most useful for journalists? Moments, Spaces, Fleets, Notes, Tiles, Circles. Twitter is increasingly betting on products which appeal to writers - but it is a mixture of hits and misses By Joseph Cummins • 6 min read
Credit: By Mimi Thian on Unsplash News How to level up your interview skills by learning to listen better It may be just part of the daily news cycle to you and your audience, but to your interviewees it could be a major or traumatic moment they are reliving. Active listening is the key to better stories and better treatment of sources By Catherine Edwards • 3 min read
Credit: Above: Naomi Owusu, CEO of liveblogging platform Tickaroo News How liveblogs can help publishers meet user needs and drive revenue Editorial independence and content monetisation are two of the ongoing headaches surrounding big tech’s relationship with the media. Can liveblogs offer a solution? By Naomi Owusu • 4 min read
Credit: Natalie Ekweogwu, Under Armour News Four steps to delivering successful purpose-driven campaigns, from Women's Health UK When the lifestyle publisher learned that its readers were struggling with low self-confidence, it responded with empowering messages and content By Catherine Edwards • 5 min read
Credit: Photo by Kvalifik on Unsplash News Product, information architecture, and the state of innovation in European newsrooms Reach Plc's Paul Rissen says that it is time for newsrooms to break the silos in editorial and tech teams so readers can get a better news experience By Lakshmi Sivadas • 7 min read
Credit: Photo by Kyrie kim on Unsplash News Save the date: Key dates for a journalist's calendar Circle these dates in your diary to boost personal productivity, plan your editorial coverage or just for some office fun By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Credit: News Literacy Network News Calling all media experts: join a network to help young children have better news diets The News Literacy Network wants to help the next generation make sense of the news - and it calls for experts in solutions journalism, slow journalism and fact-checking to help out By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
News UCLan launches participatory project into the future of public interest news UK journalism faces issues of pay, audience trust, revenue and relationships with big tech, among others. Have your say on how these problems are tackled by participating in the University of Central Lancashire's forthcoming roundtable sessions By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Glenn Carstens-Peters on Unsplash News Four reasons the shift to hybrid working is set to stay for young professionals Managers must be role models to retain the young talent who can feel the benefit of WFH By Amanda Jones • 5 min read
Credit: Courtesy of SoGlos founders James Fryne (left) and Michelle Fryne (right) News "Your reader's trust is something money cannot buy" Regional media group SoPublishing says they have the blueprint to making local news content pay: first-party data acquisition and close connections with local businesses By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
