News How did you get your first job as a digital journalist? Edinburgh Napier University graduate Iain Leggat explains how reassessing his career goals led to a new role reporting on trending and social news for JPI Media By Sophie Aristotelous • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels News App for journalists: MyScoop, for commissioning mobile and citizen journalism This new tool allows you to upload film and photo exclusives during breaking news events and charge organisations for using your content By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Dan Meyers on Unsplash News How can journalists take care of themselves and their colleagues during the pandemic? The threat of the virus, combined with being stuck inside, puts our mental health at risk. Hannah Storm advises on how to look out for one another By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
News Newsrewired: early-bird bookings now open Join us for four sessions between 1st and 10th December 2020 and get the latest knowledge on how to help your newsroom thrive despite the pandemic By Marcela Kunova • 1 min read
News A guide to mastering 100wpm shorthand How to get up to speed with shorthand: freelance journalist Mamiyo Padi shares her top tips after reaching the milestone By Mamiyo Padi • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Thomas de LUZE on Unsplash News Give voice to 'more doctors and nurses, fewer politicians and pundits' if you want audiences to trust your covid-19 coverage Latest RISJ study reveals that 15 per cent of people in the UK consume almost no news and would not trust it even if it reached them. With a second wave looming, news organisations must rethink their strategy to keep news avoiders clued up By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Screenshot: The Progress Network News Tool for journalists: The Progress Network, for finding experts on societal solutions Looking for inspiration or new sources for reporting on what the world can do to solve its biggest problems? Look no further than this network of journalists, scientists, academics and other professionals By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Credit: Wes Hicks on Unsplash News A journalism student’s survival guide to online lectures Isolation and Zoom lectures are not the typical idea of 'university life'. But you can still acing e-learning By Emily Redman • 2 min read
Credit: Screenshot: Corona Cyclips News Documenting India's migrant crisis with smartphones and bicycles Two mobile journalists pedalled 600km to share the stories of migrant workers who fled the Indian capital because of the coronavirus pandemic By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Credit: Ben White on Unsplash News Under-35s feel 'less anxious' about getting news from trusted brands than on social media The covid-19 crisis strengthened the trust between recognised news brands and their audiences as the pandemic forced us to focus on what truly matters By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: www.atkinsondavid.com News How simple storytelling techniques can make you a better writer Add the human touch to your stories and readers will devour your copy By David Atkinson • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Lindsay Henwood on Unsplash News Financial Times' three-step plan to drive subscriptions During the lockdown, the business news publisher relaxed its hard paywall. Instead of losing its paying readers, it hit its yearly subscriptions growth goal in just three months By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
