Credit: The Uncensored Library News Reporters Without Borders turns to Minecraft to make censored journalism accessible around the world The press freedom organisation created a virtual library containing censored stories to raise awareness and engage younger users By Daniel Green • 2 min read
Credit: Unsplash News New BBC explainer feature helps news readers understand complex topics From the climate emergency to the coronavirus, BBC News' innovation team created a new way to help journalists avoid repeating background information in every article By Daniel Green • 3 min read
Credit: Unsplash News Turkish fact-checker experiments with offline formats to reach new audiences By producing videos for public transport, Teyit hopes to capture diverse groups of people lost to online algorithms By Daniel Green • 2 min read
Credit: Vektor Kunst from Pixabay News Swedish Aftonbladet uses automation to outpace competitors with its covid-19 news coverage With a growing number of coronavirus cases, the publisher calls on robots to break news first and drive reader engagement with exclusive coverage By Marcela Kunova • 1 min read
Credit: kyle smith on Unsplash News What can deep listening do for journalism? BBC's Crossing Divides Live event used deep listening to help foster meaningful conversations between people with completely opposing worldviews. Here is what it can do for your newsroom By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Unsplash News How Covid-19 is affecting Italian journalism With cancelled events and a ban on travel, reporters in Italy struggle to do their jobs. Meanwhile, news focuses nearly exclusively on the disease, often leaving audiences in the dark about current affairs By Daniel Green • 2 min read
Credit: Pexels News Have your say in the new inquiry on the future of journalism The Communications and Digital Committee will scrutinise the challenges the media industry is facing and issue recommendations for the government By Daniel Green • 2 min read
Credit: Jordan McDonald on Unsplash News Mainstream media eye LGBTQ+ audiences as dedicated brands struggle to survive Lack of support from businesses outside of Pride puts LGBTQ+ publishers at risk at a time when attacks against the community are on the up By Daniel Green • 2 min read
Credit: Unsplash News Society of Editors starts Campaign for Real News to defend UK free press With authorities undermining the media and even spreading misinformation, the campaign group challenges the attempts to restrict press freedom By Daniel Green • 2 min read
Credit: Pexels News NCTJ seeks sponsors to support Journalism Diversity Fund amid growing demand The organisation is hoping to raise £500,000 to ensure it can continue to fund all eligible applicants to its diversity scheme in the years to come By Daniel Green • 2 min read
Credit: Callum Shaw on Unsplash News How to make news more engaging for younger audiences With the under-35s spending less than eight minutes a week reading news, the media need to rethink the news agendas, change tone of voice and reinvent story formats to win them back By Melissa Spence • 2 min read
Credit: Unsplash News The Times set to launch a radio station to capture new subscribers The publisher is hoping to follow the success of stations like LBC which enjoys an audience of 2.7 million listeners a week By Daniel Green • 2 min read
