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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
Credit: Screenshot via Parliamentlive.tv News Five key takeaways from the UK select committee on the future of news News executives say that the industry is facing pressure from all directions: generative AI, the business model and relationships with big tech companies. But not everyone agrees on solutions By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: Inês Leote, courtesy Mensagem de Lisboa News How a digital news startup tackled Lisbon’s local news deserts with constructive storytelling Marginalised communities are often the hardiest news avoiders. A team of Portuguese local journalists set out to break down the walls with a groundbreaking collaborative journalism project By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
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