Credit: Dinu J Nair on Unsplash News Nine AI tools for journalists to try this summer Use the summer slowdown to boost your tech skills By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: Alex Morrison (above) News Local news 'walk-ins' could enrich general election debate Newsrooms must open themselves back up to wild and wonderful stories from members of the public By Alex Morrison • 3 min read
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Credit: Dani Cole News Nimble, disciplined and different: How The Mill is swimming against the tide of journalism hardships The Substack startup will have six regional publications by the end of 2024, following investment last year, expanding and hiring at a time of newsroom closures and job layoffs By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
News Five things lecturers wish they knew before teaching journalism "Be prepared to question, adapt or abandon some of your cherished assumptions about what the industry gets right and wrong" By Lewis Eyre • 3 min read
Credit: Mousetrap Media / Frank Noon News 'Our democracy is threatened if we do not have a plurality of media producing public interest news' The News Futures Forum presents a safe environment for people with vested interests to figure out how to keep essential journalism alive and kicking, says news industry veteran Jeremy Clifford By Jeremy Clifford • 4 min read
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Credit: European Parliament and Pietro Naj-Oleari via Flickr sourced under Creative Commons Licence News Six press cards for journalists Press cards can help you report from areas off-limits to the general public. But they have different purposes. Which one do you need? By Isabel Meszaros • 3 min read
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News Economics woes affecting UK press freedom, RSF World Press Freedom Index finds Mass job layoffs are hindering independent journalism and the ability of newsrooms to hold power to account By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
