Credit: Courtesy RISJ News Digital News Report 2020: covid-19 accelerates digital shifts in the media industry Latest RISJ research shows that while the pandemic has boosted subscription revenue, its financial impact on the news industry may outweigh the gains By Marcela Kunova • 5 min read
Credit: Niclas Illg on Unsplash News “Hey Google, tell me something good” To counter coronavirus news fatigue, Polish outlet Outride.rs launches a new smart speaker skill that brings listeners solutions journalism stories By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: Courtesy Jem Collins News "Solutions journalism has never been more needed. So we made a game about it" Everyone can do SoJo, no matter the journalistic experience By Jem Collins • 3 min read
News World’s leading expert on design thinking to give keynote at Newsrewired Justin Ferrell, the founder of the professional fellowship program at the Institute of Design at Stanford University (the d.school), is joining the conference lineup By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: Courtesy EJC. Adam Thomas, director, EJC News EJC launches Freelance Journalism Assembly to support the self-employed community The programme, designed to empower and connect freelance media professionals in Europe, will provide training, mentorship and online events By Adam Thomas • 5 min read
Credit: Johnnie Shannon on Pixabay News Can an ‘encyclopaedia of opinions’ help us have healthier conversations? UK startup Parlia wants to build a complete database of what people think to help us understand - and mend - our polarised society By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Mike Erskine on Unsplash News The Bristol Cable launches new tool to engage readers with local journalism Out of a crisis comes an opportunity to turn passive readers into active members of the newsroom By Alon Aviram • 3 min read
Credit: Albrecht Fietz on Pixabay News Here is why local journalism matters so much to UK communities As part of its #LoveLocalNews campaign, Bureau Local showcases stories from around the country By Shirish Kulkarni • 2 min read
Credit: Chris Montgomery on Unsplash News Newsrewired to offer 40 virtual places to local journalists thanks to support from the Google News Initiative Originally planned to take place on 4 June 2020 in Manchester, our conference has been moved online due to covid-19 By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: Photo by Bruno Cervera on Unsplash News Six tips to make your journalism career thrive during and after lockdown Take this time to recharge the batteries or update your LinkedIn profile By Joanne Mallon • 3 min read
Credit: Kristopher Roller on Unsplash News From gloom to boom: leveraging the 'coronabump' subscription surge Growing demand for information about coronavirus has led to a spike in online news subscriptions, offering the publishers a glimmer of hope for the post-pandemic world By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
Credit: Evgeni Tcherkasski on Unsplash News How coronavirus is putting solutions journalism in the spotlight By analysing evidence of success, solutions journalism can play a vital role in helping us pinpoint what is working to combat covid-19 and in keeping us well-informed, engaged and hopeful about our future By Giselle Green • 8 min read
