News What the public wants: seven opportunities for newsrooms in the age of generative AI A new report by the Reuters Institute reveals that trust in AI-generated news remains low, but transparent newsroom policies and the everyday use of the technology are beginning to shift this scepticism By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
News What if news avoiders are right and you don’t need journalism? If journalism leaves people overwhelmed, maybe it's time to rethink it By Mattia Peretti • 6 min read
News Depth not scale: How Times Radio is building an engaged YouTube following News UK's digital broadcaster says that long watch times and hitting the right markets trump big subscription numbers By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
News From LinkedIn comment to newsroom editor: how one journalism graduate turned frustration into opportunity A young jobseeker called out an industry leader for criticising students' skillsets - and ended up being offered a job By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: screenshot via The New Humanitarian's Yemen Listening Project News Audiences, sources and strategies: Inside The New Humanitarian's Yemen Listening Project The non-profit newsroom garnered 100 detailed, personal accounts of how the civil war in Yemen is affecting day-to-day life for citizens and the diaspora By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Created using Magic Media, a generative AI app by Canva News How do journalists really want to use generative AI? Analysing data and information is one of the most boring tasks but not many journalists are offloading it to the tech, finds a report by the Associated Press By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
News Daily Maverick closes down for 24 hours to protest against big tech's dominance The South African news organisation published zero news stories on its heaviest traffic day to show what the world without journalism would look like By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Credit: Photo by Fajrina Adella on Unsplash News Journalists are happy to be disconnecting from platforms, should news organisations be worried? Before running headfirst into the next shiny piece of technology, newsrooms leaders must ask who will be impacted the most and what support they will need to keep going By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Mark Hakansson / Mousetrap Media News What can news organisations do to win over consistent news avoiders? A new book looks at the audiences who never read the news. Co-author Dr Benjamin Toff says that newsrooms must think about fitting around the lives of busy, anxious and alienated people By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Wafa in contract with a local company (APAimages) via Wikimedia News Six career lessons in war and conflict reporting Rookie reporters can underestimate dangers when going for the big story. An experienced freelancer shares what a decade in the field has taught her By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Number 10 on Flickr via Open Government Licence v3.0 News 10 ways news organisations are covering the anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine War How are newsrooms helping audiences play catch-up with one of the biggest - and grimmest - stories of our time? By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Courtesy of Zaina Erhaim (above) News The role of the journalist in a polarised world: Meet your keynote speaker for Newsrewired, 24 May 2022 Syrian journalist, activist and consultant Zaina Erhaim kicks off the talks as our flagship digital journalism conference returns to the physical stage. Grab your tickets today By Catherine Edwards • 2 min read