Credit: Good Good Good on Unsplash News Why did good news do so well in 2021? Whether it is cute puppies or stories about prison reform, 2021 left audiences thirsty for positive stories. And news organisations responded By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
Credit: Tumisu from Pixabay News Predictions for digital journalism: tech, newsletters, climate and multimedia Seven media industry experts share their predictions for digital publishing in the year to come By Marcela Kunova • 6 min read
Credit: Moritz Knöringer on Unsplash News Predictions for digital journalism: audience, diversity and newsroom leadership in 2022 Five industry experts share their predictions for digital journalism in the year to come By Marcela Kunova • 7 min read
Credit: Courtesy of The Washington Post News The Washington Post launches newsletter to help readers understand graphs and charts "How To Read This Chart" is WaPo's latest weekly digest which seeks to make sense of the numbers shaping the news agenda By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Credit: Courtesy of Financial Times News By dropping its paywall for a day, the FT lost out on subscriptions but found new, engaged audience When the publisher offered its online content for free during COP26, anonymous traffic grew by a quarter, registrations tripled, and new subscriptions fell by 12 per cent on the day By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Screenshot from Bad News News Could “prebunking” be the cure to helping audiences spot false news? Two social psychology professors have created a set of games that teach online users the manipulative tactics that are used to spread falsehoods By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Edgar Moran on Unsplash News New campaign challenges Twitter to explain its "arbitrary" verification of freelance journalists As prominent journalists are being rejected for blue ticks, two freelancers are calling on the platform to make the verification process fair and transparent By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Dan Burton on Unsplash News Innovation in journalism: two media start-ups booming despite challenges South Africa's The Daily Maverick and Paraguay's El Surti are proving that you do not need huge budgets to have political and social impact. What you need is the right mentality and a business plan By Jacob Granger • 7 min read
Credit: TotalShape on Pixabay News Mental health and journalism: how Headlines Network is helping burst the taboos The first series of workshops by the pilot project brought together more than 100 journalists to tackle the media industry's poor track record in talking about mental wellbeing By Hilal Seven • 2 min read
Credit: Gerd Altmann from Pixabay News 12 replies to common objections to using data in the newsroom Maybe you are trying to convince your colleagues or editor to embrace metrics. Maybe the data-sceptic is you. Either way here is how to address concerns around data By Marcela Kunova • 5 min read
Credit: Prawny on Pixabay News How to report on channel crossings With the tragic death of 27 migrants in the English Channel, stories of asylum and immigration are once again making the headlines. We look at what makes for constructive reporting and unpick the migration lingo By Hilal Seven • 3 min read
Credit: Screenshot from Storysmart News Tool for journalists: Storysmart, for online safety training The NUJ offers free interactive online courses to help reporters navigate hostile environments, psychological trauma, cyber risks and dealing with injury By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
