Credit: Alex Cano #ijf25 via Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-ND 4.0) . News Perugia highlight: sustaining public interest news in a dicey media market Media hubs provide crucial support to news operations up against funding cuts, failing business models and authoritarian regimes. Collaboration, innovation, and impact are vital to keep them going By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: Screenshots via Vanity Fair, British GQ, BT Sport, Hot Ones News 10 creative ways to interview celebrities and experts Go beyond the worn-out Q&A format and get your interviewees to share in-depth and personal stories By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Credit: Courtesy DAN News 'We are profitable because our business model is dead simple' DAN, a US hyperlocal newspaper, built a sustainable revenue stream by charging its 500 subscribers $10 a month for a low-tech newsletter By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: Eye for Ebony on Unsplash News Why UK newsrooms will soon need more apprentices With rising costs of living, fewer young people may be able to afford university in the coming years. We need to offer more affordable routes to the industry or risk having journalists disconnected from their audiences By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
Credit: Courtesy of Jamil Khan (left) and Sabbir Ahmed (right) News How to set up a mobile-first newsroom With mobile news consumption on the rise, two MoJo experts from Bangladesh share tips on changing the way you think about creating content By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: "Police Scotland" by Ninian Reid on Creative Commons News New policing and crime publication launches in Scotland The 1919 Magazine will cover highly charged political subjects, offering opportunities to freelancers who are having a hard time during the pandemic By Anthony Coote • 2 min read
News Reporting on under-represented voices: five key questions journalists need to ask themselves When telling stories of communities we do not belong to, we often end up perpetuating stereotypes and focusing on the negative. Use this checklist to find a new perspective By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Mark König on Unsplash News What should journalists and newsrooms do when facing online abuse? Feeding the trolls is a dangerous game but newsrooms must protect their in-house and freelance staff By Jacob Granger • 10 min read
Credit: Screenshot: Crosstown crime tracker News "Mass customisation" of neighbourhood data can help hyperlocal news become more sustainable US non-profit media organisation Crosstown lowered the costs of producing local news by maximising the use of public datasets on crime, traffic and coronavirus figures By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Philip Veater on Unsplash News 19 UK news organisations to receive government funding following Cairncross Review As the £2m taxpayer-funded scheme aims to help public service journalism find sustainable business models, we look at how some of the grantees plan to spend the cash By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: Image by StockSnap from Pixabay News The Outriders launches a 'Pimp My Ride'-style transformation scheme for media organisations Round one of Media Garage aims to turn around four struggling Central and Eastern European newsrooms to help strengthen democracy in the region By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
News Data sharing is caring: BBC boosts local news output through its Shared Data Unit The broadcaster brings together over 700 regional media outlets and helps them use data to tell local democracy stories By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
