Credit: Photo by Kai Bossom on Unsplash News 13 big headaches for UK local news providers Online users are turning to Facebook groups for updates on their local area, meanwhile local news publishers are finding it harder to turn a profit and remain relevant. How can we rebuild trust and reconnect with readers? By Jacob Granger • 9 min read
Credit: Bob Dmyt from Pixabay News Build a community, not an audience: how to find out what your readers value and want to pay for News brands start to pay close attention to user-first models as they are key to successful subscription and membership programmes By Samuel Ketch • 4 min read
Credit: ApolitikNow via Flickr News Deepfakes, disinformation and detection: How can journalists know what is real? AI experts and data journalists discuss what can be done to stop the spread of manipulated video and text By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Paula May on Unsplash News Seven journalism mentorship schemes to bookmark in 2021 Want to develop a new reporting style or get your break in the industry? A mentor can be just the push you need to achieve your career goals By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Anne-Onyme from Pixabay News Five tips from The Economist to perfect your newsletter strategy Here is how to craft emails that will keep audiences informed but not overwhelmed By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Sai Kiran Anagani on Unsplash News Five tips for building an audience for your podcast The hosts and co-founders of Dope Black Dads, No Country for Young Women and #QueerAF share how they established themselves in an increasingly crowded field By Daniel Green • 3 min read
Credit: Image by luctheo from Pixabay News How podcasts can help local newsrooms connect with their communities A small, rural French department of Yonne now has its own successful podcast. Can other community journalists follow suit? By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
News App for journalists: Mojo, for creating stand-out Instagram and Facebook Stories Bring your vertical content to life with this handy app, giving you many more templates, stock images and text options to get creative with By Daniel Green • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Pedro Lopes on Unsplash News Latin American media startups get financial boost to save independent journalism New accelerator Velocidad will support 10 innovative projects to build resilient business models with $1.5m USD in grants By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
News London university offers journalism students an opportunity to kick-start their innovation startups We met journalism students at City, University of London to talk about how to take their media innovation projects to the next level By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
News Can micropayments and ad-blocking entice news readers to take up memberships? South Africa-based news site Daily Maverick has grown its new membership model by offering readers a pay-as-you-go ad-free alternative to paywalls By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
News New initiative aims to get more women speakers on stage with an online directory Journalism conferences regularly see all-male line-ups, but WomenPresent is aiming to change this By Caroline Scott • 2 min read
