Credit: copyright: Jo Bradford News Master these three levels of smartphone photography Take simple and stunning pictures by pairing classic techniques with DIY tricks By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Credit: Photo by Kristina Flour on Unsplash News Two UK investigative outlets are crowdfunding £40k to fight SLAPP TBIJ and openDemocracy call for funds to help them finance a legal battle designed to silence their public interest reporting on the former Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
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Credit: Photo by Kyrie kim on Unsplash News Save the date: Key dates for a journalist's calendar Circle these dates in your diary to boost personal productivity, plan your editorial coverage or just for some office fun By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Credit: News Literacy Network News Calling all media experts: join a network to help young children have better news diets The News Literacy Network wants to help the next generation make sense of the news - and it calls for experts in solutions journalism, slow journalism and fact-checking to help out By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
News UCLan launches participatory project into the future of public interest news UK journalism faces issues of pay, audience trust, revenue and relationships with big tech, among others. Have your say on how these problems are tackled by participating in the University of Central Lancashire's forthcoming roundtable sessions By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: By Mike Labrum on Unsplash News The do's and don'ts of reporting on death and grief Press regulator IMPRESS explains some key guidelines journalists should follow to avoid intrusion into grief By IMPRESS • 3 min read
Credit: By Souvik Banerjee on Unsplash News What is the future of news on LinkedIn? LinkedIn has been expanding its news team, so we took a look at the tools and opportunities available to publishers and journalists on the platform By Catherine Edwards • 4 min read
Credit: Digital News Report 2022 News Digital News Report 2022: 10 key themes for the future of media What impact have the Ukraine war, the cost of living crisis and a pandemic had on digital media? The latest Reuters Digital News Report shows declining trust in the media and wavering willingness to pay for it, while news avoidance rises By Jacob Granger • 8 min read
Credit: The Presidential Office of Ukraine (Creative Commons licence) via Wikimedia News 100 days of war: What has international media learned from covering Ukraine? Reporting on Russia's invasion has put media standards under the microscope. Experts from across Europe mull over what the media has got right and wrong, and how practices must change moving forward By Catherine Edwards • 5 min read
Credit: Credit Mark Hakansson/Mousetrap Media News Deep listening and feedback loops: Using the news to tackle polarisation A more nuanced and inclusive approach to interviewing and reporting helps audiences grapple with the divisive subjects that dominate headlines By Chloe Finch • 5 min read
