Credit: Courtesy of The Mill: Dani Cole, trainee reporter (left) and Joshi Herrmann, CEO, founder and editor-in-chief (right) News Must-have skills for a media startup CEO: Joshi Herrmann of The Mill What does it take to be the leader of a new media business? We speak to the founder of a Substack newsletter publication with a fresh take on local news By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: The home of Fixers via Flickr News Four years on, BBC Local News Partnership is a success The UK pilot programme proved its value and has also inspired other countries to roll out their own local news initiatives By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
News NottinghamshireLive experiments with people-powered journalism This summer, the local news outlet invited its readers to set the news agenda, then teamed up with four journalism students to tell community stories By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
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News What the Reuters Institute's Digital News Report 2021 means for your audio strategy Professor Damian Radcliffe offers a US perspective on audience habits and opportunities for newsrooms By Damian Radcliffe • 5 min read
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News Reporting on under-represented voices: five key questions journalists need to ask themselves When telling stories of communities we do not belong to, we often end up perpetuating stereotypes and focusing on the negative. Use this checklist to find a new perspective By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Screenshot: Trusting News + NLA: Sustainability Relies on Trust News Building audience's trust can help your newsroom become sustainable The public is in the dark about the economic pressures facing the news industry. Trusting News offers newsroom-tested strategies which help readers understand that their support is needed now more than ever By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Credit: Photo by Joshua Woroniecki on Unsplash News What did First Draft learn from fact-checking the US 2020 election? The organisation debunked false claims around ballot stuffing and voter fraud and posted them out on a private Twitter account. We caught up with special projects editor Jasper Jackson to talk about how this event shaped the future of news verification By Jacob Granger • 7 min read
Credit: Photo by Dan Meyers on Unsplash News How can journalists take care of themselves and their colleagues during the pandemic? The threat of the virus, combined with being stuck inside, puts our mental health at risk. Hannah Storm advises on how to look out for one another By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Screenshot: Crosstown crime tracker News "Mass customisation" of neighbourhood data can help hyperlocal news become more sustainable US non-profit media organisation Crosstown lowered the costs of producing local news by maximising the use of public datasets on crime, traffic and coronavirus figures By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
News How did you get your first job at a weekly newspaper? Maya Derrick, Bournemouth University graduate who became a junior reporter at the Herts Advertiser during the pandemic, shares advice on coping with rejection when applying for job post-uni By James Gray • 3 min read
