Credit: Tim Loudon via Creative Commons News What is the future of the BBC's funding model? The debate around the licence fee being scrapped by 2027 prompted questions around how the public broadcaster should be financed and what its journalism should look like By Joseph Cummins • 5 min read
Credit: Gerd Altmann from Pixabay News 12 replies to common objections to using data in the newsroom Maybe you are trying to convince your colleagues or editor to embrace metrics. Maybe the data-sceptic is you. Either way here is how to address concerns around data By Marcela Kunova • 5 min read
Credit: Photo by Will Francis on Unsplash News Axel Springer is betting on audio for long-term sustainability The media organisation is taking advantage of the growing podcasting market and plans to become the leading German-speaking audio publisher by 2025 By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Courtesy of Mike Donoghue (above) co-founder and CEO of Subtext News Must-have skills for a media startup CEO: Mike Donoghue of Subtext What does it take to be the leader of a new media business? We speak to the brains behind an SMS platform that connects journalists and news outlets with their audience By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
News Opinion | What does GB News mean for the UK media landscape? The Conversation's Chris Waiting looks at the impact of the newly launched TV station on trust in news By Chris Waiting • 3 min read
Credit: Freepik News Apple and Spotify paid-for subscriptions: what does it mean for publishers? The tech giants' move towards podcast monetisation can be an opportunity for the media to build loyalty and revenue By Katie Templeton-Knight • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Firdouss Ross on Unsplash News Decisions, decisions: weighing up long-term revenue models in digital publishing Reuters, La Repubblica and The Sunday Times set out to find new ways to monetise their content By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: courtesy of GB News News Andrew Neil: "Britain is only the first market for GB News" The opinion-led TV channel wants to prove to its investors that audiences want rolling commentary more than news updates. If it succeeds, it may export this model abroad By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Screenshot: Trusting News + NLA: Sustainability Relies on Trust News Building audience's trust can help your newsroom become sustainable The public is in the dark about the economic pressures facing the news industry. Trusting News offers newsroom-tested strategies which help readers understand that their support is needed now more than ever By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Credit: Photo by Lindsay Henwood on Unsplash News Financial Times' three-step plan to drive subscriptions During the lockdown, the business news publisher relaxed its hard paywall. Instead of losing its paying readers, it hit its yearly subscriptions growth goal in just three months By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Bruno van der Kraan on Unsplash News Independent journalists in India and Zimbabwe experiment with alternative funding to keep holding power to account Awards and accolades are nice but they do not pay the bills when facing press freedom restrictions. Two reporters turn to donors and non-journalistic gigs to keep their work sustainable By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Cory Bouthillette on Unsplash News How The Conversation leveraged 'coronabump' to build a loyal audience Encouraging first-time readers to become newsletter subscribers paid off By Chris Waiting • 4 min read
