Credit: Lewis Parsons on Unsplash News I am an editor: what can AI do for me? In this special series that focuses on journalism rather than algorithms, we look at how Canadian publisher The Globe and Mail uses machine learning to design its homepage and predict what content its audience will value By Marcela Kunova • 6 min read
Credit: Jack Binder, reporter for Grady Newsource , courtesy of Mask Making for Athens Area Healthcare Workers. News How student solutions journalism is thriving in the US and in Europe 2020 saw a surge of student bylines in both professional and university-based news outlets for SoJo stories By Sara Catania • 6 min read
Credit: Franck on Unsplash News Four ways journalists can protect sources using the “deep web” These tools will help you hide from censors when reporting on and within authoritarian countries By Nathan Clarke • 3 min read
Credit: Screenshot: A video timeline of the crackdown on protesters before Trump’s photo op by The Washington Post News Inside The Washington Post's award-winning visual forensic team "It is a mistake to create this bifurcated world of text and visuals when so many huge news stories play out in a way where they are caught on camera" By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Pixabay News What does the UK launch of Facebook News mean for public interest journalism? The platform boosts its support for UK publishers, offering additional ways to monetise content and reach new audiences. But simply adding headlines to a social feed may not be enough to guide users towards quality news outlets By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
Credit: Image by Markus Distelrath from Pixabay News Treading the line between public interest news and campaigning journalism Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins and Amelia Gentleman, the journalist behind the Windrush scandal, explore the challenges of investigating the truth and advocating for change By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Ben Sweet on Unsplash News How The Independent and Dennik N drive subscriptions with reader-centric metrics Putting up a paywall is not enough to make readers pay for news. Two news publishers rolled out data-led strategies to identify, engage and convert fly-by users into paying subscribers By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: Photo by Jose Fontano on Unsplash News How has covid-19 affected press freedom around the world? There have been 426 press freedom violations worldwide in connection to coronavirus coverage. Journalists in Asia, southern Africa and the Middle East talk about the biggest challenges and what can be done By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
News 'Personal approach and honesty' are the secret to membership success during the coronavirus pandemic Spain's second largest digital newspaper eldiario.es attracted 20,000 new members in one month after the editor asked readers to support its well-known investigative journalism in a heartfelt letter By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Niclas Illg on Unsplash News “Hey Google, tell me something good” To counter coronavirus news fatigue, Polish outlet Outride.rs launches a new smart speaker skill that brings listeners solutions journalism stories By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: Courtesy Ivana Jeremić News New platform launches to support investigative journalists in south-eastern Europe Balkan Investigative Reporting Network has created a new tool - BIRD - to provide resources and legal assistance to journalists in the region while reporting on and documenting attacks on the media By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Credit: By lendingmemo on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Crowdfunding platforms for journalists With newsrooms looking for new ways of financing their journalism, what platforms can they use to fund their next big project? By Daniel Green • 3 min read
