Courtesy of BBC. Kevin Peachey (above) News New beats: Kevin Peachey, BBC cost of living correspondent Discover our new series where we spotlight new and unusual newsroom roles By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Featured image: Youth reporters Petra Papapetrou (L) and Ayesha Ralekgetho (R) during a training activity at SNF Nostos 2026. Photo: Petros Toufexis/iMEdD. News Why there is nothing quite like real-life reporting experience for young journalists 'Young talent needs to step away from the comfort of their computer screens and learn how to deal with awkwardness in the field' By Phoebe Frontista • 7 min read
Photo by Garrhet Sampson / Unsplash News Side hustles for journalists: Top up your income and learn new skills From narrating audiobooks to moonlighting as funeral celebrants, journalists can use their skills in many weird and wonderful ways to make some extra money By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Image generated by DeepAI News NCTJ: News employers ask for advanced AI skills from graduates Critical AI prompting, fact-checking, context awareness, and ethical judgement are the new must-have skills for fresh recruits By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Courtesy of Dhruti Shah News Why we need to return to accountability reporting As the spotlight turns on how the press treated Professor Jason Arday, what should journalists consider? By Dhruti Shah • 3 min read
Photo by Joey Csunyo / Unsplash News Australian laws to make tech companies pay for news will help, but there are four key problems Australia’s new laws will make major tech companies pay news publishers, but critics warn the scheme favours large media outlets, excludes AI platforms, and leaves small independent newsrooms with little support, highlighting persistent gaps in funding and digital regulation By Sora Park • 4 min read
Created with Nano Banana 2. News AI is eating your journalism. Here are the 11 tools you can use to take back control News organisations are moving from moaning about AI scraping to building an infrastructure for control, measurement and payment. This is your practical guide to Pay Per Crawl, licensing marketplaces, AI coalitions and more By Marcela Kunova • 10 min read
News 20 years after newspapers went video: The search for what comes next The trusty news package has stood the test of time but it must now evolve, argues David Dunkley Gyimah, who looks to cinema to teach news how to master the art of attention and immersion By David Dunkley Gyimah • 6 min read
News 15 top news creators and what you can learn from them From deep dive explainers to borderline influencers, these content creators have built formidable followings and some have even got the business model figured out too By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Maeve Connolly, co-director of Raised Voices CIC News Reporting on migration responsibly: Lessons from Ballymena riots for newsrooms everywhere How should the press engage with sources who are naturally distrustful of the media and vulnerable to violence? By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Image created with AI (Google FX) News Is local news actually hollowing out? We asked the people watching it happen A six-year study of Reach plc has put hard numbers on what many in local news have long suspected: that original, local reporting is being squeezed out of Britain's biggest local newspaper group. We put the findings to an independent hyperlocal, a rival publisher, and Reach itself By Marcela Kunova • 6 min read
Luisa Baldini (inset) reporting live for BBC News the inauguration of Pope Francis (2013) News Having a crisis of confidence? You're not the only one Are we all faking it until we make it? A former BBC correspondent lifts the lid on her anxieties presenting live news and what you can do to feel more confident at work By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
