News Free guide helps local news chase charity status after pioneer's mixed results Volunteer-run Guildford Dragon News made history as the UK's first charitable local publisher, but the benefits haven't materialised. A new handbook aims to help other newsrooms learn from their experience By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Tobi Oredein, co-founder of Black Ballad News Black Ballad hits a decade: 'Our priority will always be our community' Co-founder Tobi Oredein says paying members do not just want content, they want fuller life experiences By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Guildford Dragon / Martin Giles News The first UK local news publisher gains charitable status Volunteer-run Guildford Dragon can now seek philanthropic funding and tax relief for providing the local community with public interest news By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Mark Hakansson / Mousetrap Media News Newsrewired: How to nail your subscription pitch What compels readers to pay for news? Four publishers revealed how they get readers over the line By Jacob Granger • 5 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: courtesy of Reece Stafferton News Newly launched news co-operative wants to boost local journalism in Leicester The Great Central Gazette aims to emulate the success of The Bristol Cable, giving local readers a stake in how independent media should be run By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
News Apply now: mentorship scheme to support innovation in UK local and regional newsrooms Journalism.co.uk launches a pilot programme to help smaller news publishers experiment with new tools and strategies By Marcela Kunova • 1 min read
Credit: Credit: Courtesy of David Cohn (above) co-founder and chief strategy officer of Subtext News Five lessons every media innovator needs to learn The co-founder of Subtext, an SMS subscription platform, shares his knowledge around creating new products and services for your newsroom By David Cohn • 5 min read
Credit: Photo by Jordan Rowland on Unsplash News Three innovative ways to create audience revenue By turning to AI-powered paygates, newsletters and a stock market game, these news organisations are getting readers to pay for their news content By Eliott Brennan • 4 min read
Credit: Courtesy of Katie Vanneck-Smith (above) co-founder and publisher of Tortoise News Must-have skills for a media startup CEO: Katie Vanneck-Smith of Tortoise What does it take to be the leader of a new media business? We speak to one of the founders of a slow journalism publisher that went from 0 to 130,000 members in two years By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Credit: PressPad News PressPad launches £15k crowdfunding campaign in response to covid-19 hardships The pandemic caused £80k worth of partnerships to fall through and compromised the organisation's business model. Now it turns to the industry (again) to help continue its support for journalism students By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Credit: By lendingmemo on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Crowdfunding platforms for journalists With newsrooms looking for new ways of financing their journalism, what platforms can they use to fund their next big project? By Daniel Green • 3 min read
