Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA via Flickr (Creative Commons Licence) News Six tips for covering the UN Climate Change Conference with a cross-border newsroom Learn how seven international reporters teamed up to cover the talks at COP29 in Baku By Milou Dirkx • 3 min read
News Meet the media innovator breaking down barriers between Polish and Ukrainian women When war broke out in Ukraine, veteran journalist Joanna Mosiej saw a gap in media coverage. Her response was to build a bilingual platform that now reaches 80,000 Polish and Ukrainian women monthly By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Created with DALL•E News The summer 2024 journalism grants roundup If you need funding to create a piece of journalism that you truly believe can change the world, look for it here By Finn MacCarthy • 3 min read
News Updated global directory features 3,000 independent digital media companies SembraMedia's Project Oasis maps the terrain for news organisations, creators and publishers-in-exile in Europe, North and South America By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Markus Spiske on Unsplash News Investing in business development delivers six times higher revenue for digital media Project Oasis, a research study of more than 500 European media organisations, finds that the strongest media businesses have dedicated sales teams, diverse leaders and multiple revenue streams By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Credit: Image from Pixabay News Four tips for journalists applying for foundation grants Think about who your audience is and how your project will reach them before you start filling out grant applications By Mădălina Ciobanu • 2 min read
News What the Solutions Journalism Network learned talking to ~100 newsrooms about SoJo 65 per cent of leaders say solutions journalism keeps staff motivated and gives them hope By Alejandra Venancio • 6 min read
Credit: Photo by Hannah Busing on Unsplash News Slack group for freelancers grows into a social enterprise to seek financial sustainability The Society for Freelance Journalists was set up a year ago to help those struggling with cancelled work and low morale during the pandemic. A new company status is a step towards revenue transparency By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: PressPad News PressPad launches £15k crowdfunding campaign in response to covid-19 hardships The pandemic caused £80k worth of partnerships to fall through and compromised the organisation's business model. Now it turns to the industry (again) to help continue its support for journalism students By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash News How membership models give independent publications the creative freedom to thrive When the pandemic hit, gal-dem launched its membership early to offset the disappearance of ad revenue. It not only restored commissioning budgets at a crucial time, but meant editorial teams were no longer beholden to brands By Cameron Brooks • 3 min read
Credit: Karsten Würth on Unsplash News Eight ways to nail climate emergency reporting Environmental topics are complicated beats to cover. Here is how to keep readers engaged and your coverage accurate By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Matt Seymour on Unsplash News New fund for public interest journalism gives £60k to 20 struggling UK newsrooms The emergency grant wants to help independent news publishers to innovate despite the the covid-19 crisis By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
