Credit: Photo by Klemen Vrankar on Unsplash News How can the local news sector hang on to its young stars? Low pay and job layoffs are putting talent off pursuing a career in the industry: "it really seems like we're commodities, and it doesn't matter how committed or able people are" By Camille Dupont • 6 min read
Credit: Images courtesy of Dougal Shaw and screenshots from CEO Secrets News Seven tips on producing a news series The MoJo creator of the BBC business advice series "CEO Secrets" reveals how he created a long-running, low-maintenance and high-impact show By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: Photo by ANGELA FRANKLIN on Unsplash News Journo-influencers are good for newsrooms, but they need support TikTok can be a place where reporters, newsrooms and consumers can all benefit from influencer-style content. But too few newsrooms embrace the opportunity, finds a report by Polis at LSE By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: Photo by GeoJango Maps on Unsplash News What can be done to create more viable routes into journalism? 80 per cent of the UK press hold university degrees, a one-way route into journalism which is stopping the industry being more representative By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Credit: Copyright of James Mahon News How the covid pandemic changed digital journalism Mobile journalism and Zoom interviews have put pressure on older journalists to adapt By James Mahon • 4 min read
Credit: Boris Bobrov on Unsplash News What news publishers can learn from Silicon Valley It is time to ruthlessly focus on the future and move away from products and revenue models that are not going to work long term By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Marcus Aurelius from Pexels News Pandemic opened newsrooms to journalists with disabilities In lockdown, working from home became accepted and an access barrier has been (finally) lifted By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: Image by ekavesh from Pixabay News "Diversity doesn't happen by accident. It's very deliberate" Black or LGBT+ History Months are an opportunity to get the topic of diversity in front of your audience. But sustaining that level of engagement throughout the year is a question of commitment By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
News How to build your contact list during covid-19 Developing and nurturing your network is just a matter of looking in the right places and following social protocol. Industry professionals offer seven tips and tricks to networking during a pandemic By Yasmin Tenk • 4 min read
Credit: Newspaper high contrast B&W by NS Newsflash, via Creative Commons News Death of student newspapers could thwart efforts to diversify the industry Half of student titles could cease publication this year amid slashed funding. How does that impact budding journalists? By Ben Warner • 3 min read
News How did you get your first job in digital content production? Journalism degrees teach a multitude of useful skills. Bournemouth University graduate Roxanne Cooper-Costello talks about how her Master's degree in multimedia journalism has helped her break into creating social media video content for brands By Sandra Stoica • 3 min read
News How did you get your first job in freelance radio journalism? Imogen Holland, Salford University graduate, talks about becoming a freelance journalist at Metro Radio during the pandemic By Isabelle Osborne • 3 min read
