News How The Economist reached young audiences through new formats and brand marketing Between low audience trust and willingness to pay for news, the legacy publisher is trying counterintuitive strategies that it hopes will pay dividends long-term By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
News How journalists can decode 'algospeak' on social media Euphemisms and alternative spellings of sex and drugs can get around TikTok's content moderation system By Iris Pase • 5 min read
Credit: Photo by Gabriel Lamza on Unsplash News World Mental Health Day: our essential reads for creating healthy workplaces Everything you need to know about making your newsroom a place journalists can work to their fullest potential and have the tools to cope on the bad days By Jacob Granger • 4 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 Washington Post opinions editor David Shipley on gearing up for the US election Does the world really need more opinion during election season? Yes and no By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash News University of Central Lancashire pushes for stronger news literacy education in the UK With misinformation on the rise and democracy in decline, the public needs new tools to navigate the news - here is how you can help By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
News #JournalismMatters: First, Choose Truth Facts are complex and truth is not always self-evident. Now more than ever audiences need clarity and trusted news, writes Kathy English of the Canadian Journalism Foundation on World News Day By Kathy English • 3 min read
News #JournalismMatters: The challenges of journalism in exile History is repeating itself in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, writes veteran investigative journalist Carlos Chamarro on World News Day, who runs a Nicaraguan media outlet from Costa Rica. Dictators are criminalising the press By Carlos F. Chamorro • 3 min read
News #JournalismMatters: Journalism is society's safety net The creator of World News Day, an initiative to recognise journalists' role in upholding democracy, encourages threatened journalists to keep fighting for the truth and facts By David Walmsley • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Adam Wilson on Unsplash News Tips and advice for growing a Substack local newsletter Individual, entrepreneurial journalists are making big splashes on the newsletter subscription platform - at least to begin with - as regional journalism is crying out for innovation By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: Daniel Tanase on Unsplash News New guidelines call for the abolition of kill fees and fair payment practices for freelance journalists A coalition of journalism advocates wants to empower freelancers and establish best practices for editors, promoting fairness and transparency in an industry reliant on freelance talent By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
News #JournalismMatters: Joy of shared truth, sacred bond and democracies’ self-evident values Ahead of World News Day, Daily Maverick's Branko Brkic and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa remind us of unprecedented challenges for journalism from autocratic regimes, disinformation, and attacks on the very meaning of truth By Branko Brkic • 3 min read
