Credit: James Ashworth News How did you get your first job at a local paper? James Ashworth, City, University of London graduate, talks about becoming a local reporter at the Andover Advertiser during the pandemic By Grace Braddock • 2 min read
Credit: Screenshot: Nesta 'end of programme report' News Public interest news requires £10m-a-year to sustain innovation, a report finds The Future News Fund calls on the UK Government to step up its support of high-quality, local news providers who were the hardest-hit by the pandemic By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Courtesy Create with Mobile News New mobile journalism learning tool is set to win hearts Want to try your hand at smartphone storytelling techniques? With this deck of cards, you will always have a MoJo trick up your sleeve By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
News Five tips for making your internship application stand out Give yourself the best chance to get noticed by following this advice from two senior producers at CNN By Grace Braddock • 2 min read
Credit: Courtesy: Reuters News Reuters launches AI-powered tool to speed up discovery of historic videos The technology can recognise key public figures and transcribe speech from videos dating back to the 1900's to make soundbites or clips easier to locate and use By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Credit: Emma Bentley on TikTok News Is social video the future of online news? With the launch of Instagram Reels to rival TikTok, more publishers are trying their hand at short-form videos to attract the under-25s By Grace Braddock • 3 min read
Credit: Gerd Altmann News Why local papers still keep the comment section open Giving readers a platform to express their views comes with occasional incivility, harassment and even libel. Is it a price worth paying for audience engagement? By Ellie Smitherman • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Clarke Sanders on Unsplash News "Feeling inferior is something a lot of us battle with. This is a mindset I want to help shift" Lifestyle publisher Black Ballad is giving regional stories about black British women its moment in the spotlight - and is looking for new pitches too By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: Courtesy ShoutOut UK News Five mistakes media trainers make - and how to avoid them From vague objectives to mind-numbing monologues, media training can easily go horribly wrong By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
Credit: Courtesy Our.News News Our.News creates 'nutritional' fact-checking labels to help audiences make healthier news consumption choices Want to know exactly what makes up your media diet? This tool breaks down all the 'ingredients' of online articles to fight misinformation and build readers' trust By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Mohammad Shahhoseini News So you graduated in journalism. Now what? Entry-level jobs are scarce, training schemes and internships are being cancelled. Here is what you can do during the pandemic to start working in the media By Ellie Smitherman • 4 min read
Credit: Frank Noon for Mousetrap Media. Pictured: Imriel Morgan at Newsrewired. All rights reserved News 180 non-white speakers you need at your next journalism event to avoid 'whanels' Talking about diversity is good. Including these speakers' voices and expertise at your conference shows attendees you actually mean it By Marcela Kunova • 7 min read
