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: Mikhail Nilov via Pexels News ClimateXchange to boost local climate reporting The new initiative will help local news organisations around the world collaborate and increase the impact, reach and sustainability of climate journalism By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: Gino Crescoli from Pixabay News People keen to pay for truly local news, new PINF report finds The solution to local news crisis starts with keeping the money in the community and being physically present in the local area By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
News Govanhill sees journalists back at the heart of the community Investigative journalism cooperative The Ferret and Greater Govanhill community magazine opened a shop front newsroom in Glasgow's Govanhill to reconnect with locals By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: LaSu1923 from Pixabay News Predictions for journalism in 2023: public interest news In the year ahead, we need to rethink how to finance public interest news but also what it is for By Marcela Kunova • 5 min read
Credit: Jessica Perkins, via TBIJ News Empowering communities to tell their own stories The People’s Newsroom pilot programme is set to explore the resources needed to build, run and sustain newsrooms that diversify media ownership and represent communities By Shirish Kulkarni • 3 min read
Credit: Anguskirk on Flickr News Want to save local news? Get the locals involved A new project asks people in six UK regions how local newsrooms can better serve communities and stay afloat By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Volodymyr Hryshchenko on Unsplash News How can newsrooms step back and truly listen to their readers? Taking a breather from the non-stop news cycle and actively listening to your audience can reveal which stories they want, how they want them and whether they are willing to pay for them By Jacob Granger • 8 min read
Credit: Photo by Matteo Vistocco on Unsplash News Can reader call-outs close the gap between newsrooms and audiences? Political crises are a chance for news outlets to listen to their readers in order to (re)gain trust By Tassos Morfis • 5 min read
Credit: by Kindred Magazine News Three lessons on inclusive commissioning from student-turned-indie publication Kindred Magazine Kindred Magazine was set up with the mission to be a "safe space for unique voices" and its editor shares tips for other journalists hoping to do the same By Catherine Edwards • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Daria Nepriakhina ???????? on Unsplash News What journalists need to know about product thinking The user experience of your digital services and platforms matters if you want readers to stick around. Learn how to build audience feedback into your news products By Catherine Edwards • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Shahadat Rahman on Unsplash News Whether readers or brands pay for your content, data is central to the strategy The Guardian, Reach plc, London Evening Standard and Mediahuis Ireland all have contrasting business models. What they have in common is that data underpins the decision making process By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
