Credit: Courtesy Wolfgang Blau (pictured) News Covering climate change: what can journalists learn from the pandemic? The climate crisis and covid-19 share many similarities - they are scary, intangible, and difficult to explain. Reuters Institute’s Wolfgang Blau talks about best practices to bring environmental stories to your audiences By Osama Gaweesh • 4 min read
Credit: George Becker from Pexels News UK publisher GRV Media just had its best quarter ever despite the pandemic Although the media sector is still shaken by the covid-19 crisis, the sports and entertainment publisher hit record advertising revenue. Its recipe for success during the crisis? Over-communicate, diversify and launch new projects By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
Credit: Unsplash News How Covid-19 is affecting Italian journalism With cancelled events and a ban on travel, reporters in Italy struggle to do their jobs. Meanwhile, news focuses nearly exclusively on the disease, often leaving audiences in the dark about current affairs By Daniel Green • 2 min read
Credit: Sports Media LGBT+ News How to report LGBT+ stories with confidence A new resources pack from Sports Media LGBT+ offers a guideline to inclusion in sports and the wider media industry By Jon Holmes • 5 min read
Credit: Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash News Fever Pit'ch: a football newsletter powered by reader-first approach and strong community Launched in Germany last year, the startup uses data to drive editorial strategy and monetise sports content sent daily to more than 11,000 subscribers By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
News How to get your next podcast commissioned Before sending in your next podcast pitch, commissioning editors from BBC and Podfront share their inside-tips on what they look out for By Daniel Green • 3 min read
News How to launch your podcast on a shoestring budget Want to jump on the podcasting bandwagon but cannot afford a production crew? Here is how to get started By Joshua Lamb • 1 min read
Credit: Pixabay News Report: how can publishers benefit from the podcast boom? Connecting with younger audiences and enhancing the value of digital subscription are amongst the top perks of podcasting, the 2019 Digital News Report by RISJ has found By Nic Newman • 6 min read
News Former Fleet Street journalist sets up new local paper in his small home town After leaving The Sun, a veteran reporter started publishing the Ilkeston Inquirer to serve the local community at a time other print local newspapers are struggling By Daniel Green • 2 min read
Credit: Ole Bader for DIS2019 News What happens when bots become editors? Newsrooms across Northern Europe are building a loyal subscriber base thanks to automated content on sports, property and breaking news By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
News An alternative to the mobile internet as we know it? CAST tests hyperlocal news network Could a decentralised news network better serve communities, and 'do we always have to go large when we're actually trying to achieve local'? By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
News The Telegraph takes on audio storytelling, with podcasts and news briefings on Alexa and Google Assistant 'If we can come in at the same level as some of the bigger names, then it gives us a chance to be there first and for people to interact with us' By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
