Credit: Created using a generative AI app DALL•E News Predictions for journalism 2024: AI and audience revenue As the hype surrounding the tech fizzles out, news outlets must look for practical applications - like deeper personalisation and improved accessibility - to support their business model By Marcela Kunova • 5 min read
Credit: Created using Magic Media, a generative AI app by Canva News Predictions for journalism 2024: social media platforms and strategies Can newsrooms afford to bet on platforms that keep chopping and changing? They will have to if they want to (re)build relationships with youngsters. Trust and revenue can be yielded if this is done right By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
News Washington Post releases year-in-review feature for subscribers Readers can get a Spotify Unwrapped-esque summary of how many stories they read in 2023 and get a personalised "thank you" from their favourite journalist By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
Credit: Josh Caius News How Reuters, Newsquest and BBC experiment with generative AI From letting Chat GPT craft FOI requests to translating articles for international readers, the tech has a lot of potential for newsrooms - but also many limitations By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Billy Wilson on Flickr News New app uses geolocation to help local publishers boost ad revenue 24hourlondon advertises local businesses to people as they move around the town instead of relying on page views By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: Photo by Jay Skyler on Unsplash News From Reuters to The New York Times, Big Oil pays 'most trusted media brands' to push greenwashing "As the business model for media has faltered, the fossil fuel industry has increasingly weaponised weaknesses to its benefit" By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Created using Magic Media, a generative AI app by Canva News Most news leaders think generative AI benefits newsrooms, RISJ finds The Changing Newsrooms 2023 study also shows that flexible working has become the norm in two thirds of newsrooms, but that alone will not improve diversity By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: Created using Magic Media, a generative AI app News How AI can help journalists track MPs financial interests A new tool that uses generative AI to help analyse who pays members of the UK Parliament may soon be available to newsrooms By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: Photo by Solen Feyissa on Unsplash News What do young audiences really need from the news? Newsrooms must develop products and relationships with Gen Z and Gen Alpha just like tech companies and social platforms who figured that out long ago By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Mark Hakansson / Mousetrap Media News 38 mojo apps from BBC trainer Marc Blank-Settle Bolster your smartphone arsenal with this list of tools for video effects, subtitles, data vis and much more By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: Mark Hakansson / Mousetrap Media News Standing out in a crowded market: what makes a top news podcast? BBC News, The Guardian, Global Media and The New Statesman share what gives their shows an edge in a competitive space By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Christin Hume on Unsplash News Tools for journalists: Missing Perspectives Directory, for connecting newsrooms with women Women reporters can use this platform to look for assignments or send pitches to news organisations to increase representations of women's voices in the news By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
