News Ex-BBC head of video: Make BBC relevant again The public broadcaster must ask itself the crucial question: would people miss it if it wasn't here? By Jonathan Paterson • 4 min read
News What if news avoiders are right and you don’t need journalism? If journalism leaves people overwhelmed, maybe it's time to rethink it By Mattia Peretti • 6 min read
News Community reactions to the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025 Platform battles, podcast revenue, AI personalisation and more: industry experts chew over all the revelations in the go-to media research paper By Jacob Granger • 11 min read
News Ten talking points from the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025 Smartphone-driven consumption, creator-led alternative media, a global divide in AI adoption - it's all chop and change in the news industry and here's what your newsroom needs to know By Jacob Granger • 7 min read
Credit: Alex Cano #ijf25 via Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-ND 4.0) . News Perugia highlight: sustaining public interest news in a dicey media market Media hubs provide crucial support to news operations up against funding cuts, failing business models and authoritarian regimes. Collaboration, innovation, and impact are vital to keep them going By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
News Community-led listening project offers solutions to journalism’s biggest challenges 'There is not a single user asking for more, cheaper content. They want connection, collaboration and care,' says Shirish Kulkarni, reflecting on a collaborative project between Media Cymru and BBC By Shirish Kulkarni • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Jess Bailey on Unsplash News Getting started with user needs: lessons from Ringer Media International Journalists love covering the latest developments and breaking news. Audiences often want completely different content By Marcela Kunova • 5 min read
Credit: image generated by Magic Media, a generative AI tool by Canva News Predictions for journalism 2025: communities over clicks, trust over traffic "Audience engagement is dead, audience connection is the future." By Jacob Granger • 8 min read
Credit: image generated by Magic Media, a generative AI tool by Canva News Predictions for journalism 2025: generative AI deals, workflows and cybersecurity risks Top newsrooms will take advantage of the opportunities and connections that the exciting new technology offers, while mitigating for the latest threats By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: image generated by Magic Media, a generative AI tool by Canva News Predictions for journalism 2025: social media, influencers and content creators Traditional media will struggle to keep up with creators on TikTok or Substack. Your biggest competitors will be new media startups, journalists going solo and online personalities By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Credit: Madlen Steiner, CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons News UAE's The National uses free reader registration to counter the decline of SEO The Abu Dhabi-based global news outlet pioneers an innovative audience approach in a region unaccustomed to paying for online news By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
News Daily Maverick closes down for 24 hours to protest against big tech's dominance The South African news organisation published zero news stories on its heaviest traffic day to show what the world without journalism would look like By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
