Credit: Jacqueline Munguía on Unsplash News New playbook to help publishers boost content strategy Build stronger audience engagement and discover new editorial opportunities in 15 steps By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
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Credit: Photo by Christin Hume on Unsplash News Tools for journalists: Missing Perspectives Directory, for connecting newsrooms with women Women reporters can use this platform to look for assignments or send pitches to news organisations to increase representations of women's voices in the news By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
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News Why newsroom transformation is key to subscription growth Quality journalism and reader revenue go hand-in-hand, says Lisa MacLeod, director of FT Strategies By Lisa MacLeod • 4 min read
Credit: Guthrie Munyuki (above), group editor-in-chief, Daily News News 'News companies need survival strategies and culture change' Guthrie Munyuki, a Zimbabwean editor-in-chief with a three-decade career, says taking a leadership course helped him embrace digital strategies and boost company revenue by 20 per cent By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash News Bundling up: The secret to subscriber success Top news organisations strengthen subscription bundles by focusing on convenience, value for money and variety of choice By David Cohn • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Mathew Schwartz on Unsplash News 'Collaboration over competition' is the way forward for public interest media Report for the World is encouraging newsrooms in the global south to work together on shared opportunities around audience engagement and revenue generation By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Sam on Unsplash News New investigative project helps resource-poor newsrooms report on health The collaborative startup The Examination scrutinises health threats of tobacco, ultra-processed food and other big industries which cause one third of global deaths By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: Photo by Miguelangel Miquelena on Unsplash News The Economist launches podcast-only news subscription Economist Podcasts+ appeals to audiences who just want audio journalism for a fiver a month. The publication believes it can upsell pricier subscriptions from here By Jacob Granger • 2 min read