News New website to support furloughed journalists’ mental well-being through writing The Focus, a news outlet borne out of the covid-19 crisis, helps out-of-job media professionals stay in touch with their core skills, giving ad revenue to a mental health charity By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: Sean Dreilinger on Flickr News 108 hyperlocal UK publishers may go bust without government financial help The Independent Community News Network calls for emergency funds to support small community newspapers as local businesses hit by anti-covid-19 measures stop advertising By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Image by titus torome from Pixabay News How news organisations in Asia-Pacific are getting readers to pay attention Make journalism pay at a time of increasing competition for eyeballs By Jacqui Park • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Dan LeFebvre on Unsplash News Daily news podcasts proving to be an attractive proposition for advertisers A new report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism reveals that news content is seeing the fastest ad spend growth in the podcast market - why? Because they are a hit with young audiences By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: The Stonehouse Voice News New community journalism project in Plymouth turns local residents into columnists A former national and regional editor has set up The Stonehouse Voice newspaper to offer local readers a more creative alternative in their news diet By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
News 'We are just like the audience': AJ+ is reinventing its newsroom to reach the younger generation Native content, Tinder and satire are just some of the concepts Al Jazeera is embracing on its online news channel to engage with millennials By Daniel Green • 3 min read
Credit: Dean Rutz/Seattle Times News The Seattle Times uses crowdfunding to stay independent as ad revenue dwindles One of the oldest US news publishers turns to its readers to fund its investigative journalism team of the future - and the community backs them By Jacob Granger • 2 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: Ole Bader for DIS2019 News Public-powered journalism boosts media trust and newsrooms' revenue streams Media organisations must put audiences before advertisers: "news needs to change to be better, more relevant and more representative" By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
News How the Guardian's supporters helped save the newspaper From a regional print newspaper to a global multi-platform news organisation, the Guardian has undergone a significant transformation – mostly financed directly by its readers By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
News Which metrics truly matter to improve your online content? Clicks mean nothing if you do not understand how to use online analytics to improve the quality of your editorial By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
News Report: News organisations still favour Facebook despite feeling the pinch of algorithms Research by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism finds that Facebook remains newsrooms' favourite ahead of Instagram and Twitter By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
