News What the Reuters Institute's Digital News Report 2021 means for your audio strategy Professor Damian Radcliffe offers a US perspective on audience habits and opportunities for newsrooms By Damian Radcliffe • 5 min read
News What the Solutions Journalism Network learned talking to ~100 newsrooms about SoJo 65 per cent of leaders say solutions journalism keeps staff motivated and gives them hope By Alejandra Venancio • 6 min read
Credit: Courtesy Reuters Instutute News Influencers lead news debates in youth-focussed social networks, leaving journalists in the shade Celebrities, personalities and activists are playing a bigger role in the news, influencing young people in social networks like Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, according to the latest Reuters Institute Digital News Report. But what does this mean for journalists and should we be worried? By Nic Newman • 6 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: Photo by ConvertKit on Unsplash News Eight ways to make audio pay in smaller newsrooms Podcast revenue is not limited to just ads: you can also monetise content through collaboration, sponsorship, donations and many other tactics By Damian Radcliffe • 6 min read
Credit: Credit: Nathana Rebouças on Unsplash News How can journalists use Clubhouse to source and report stories The live-audio app is useful for finding new topics and contributors but it has its downsides By Abdirahim Saeed • 5 min read
Credit: Giacomo Carra on Unsplash News How covid-19 has accelerated encroachments on media freedom On World Press Freedom Day, Damian Radcliffe looks at how governments around the world leveraged the pandemic to undermine public trust in journalism and science By Damian Radcliffe • 7 min read
Credit: AlMahra under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International News A decade on from the Arab Spring: ten ways use of social media has changed in the Middle East In 2011, Facebook and Twitter were key players for political uprisings in the region. Ten years later, TikTok videos celebrating Ramadan are proving a hit By Damian Radcliffe • 6 min read
Credit: Franki Chamaki on Unsplash News How to report on artificial intelligence There is more to AI than fears of killer robots or dreams of it fixing all of humanity's problems. Four of the best brains in the business share their tips on tackling this tricky topic By Lakshmi Sivadas • 4 min read
Credit: Hian Oliveira on Unsplash News Taking care of your mental wellbeing can help you become a better journalist You can change your approach to work to cope better in these difficult times By Hannah Storm • 4 min read
Credit: Alessio Jacona via Flickr . Pictured: Alan Rusbridger at the International Journalism Festival News Rusbridger: Facebook needs to be cut some slack on news and regulation The Facebook Oversight Board member defended the company’s approach during a forthright debate with the journalist Carole Cadwalladr and author Jillian York, organised by EJN By Matt Walsh • 3 min read
Credit: REUTERS/Adriane Ohanesian. Courtesy TRF News How covid-19 impacted journalism in emerging economies and the Global South A new report shows fresh approaches newsrooms have used in covering covid-19 By Damian Radcliffe • 7 min read
