Credit: Photo by Ea Ehn/Pexels News How coffee breaks with users brought reality checks and culture change to Sweden’s public broadcaster Reporters were initially sceptical about getting coffee with their communities, but the audience engagement project was the foundation for SVT's digital transformation By Catherine Edwards • 5 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: Anthony Fomin on Unsplash News How to offer the best possible work experience in a virtual newsroom Journalism.co.uk editorial team shares lessons learned from one year of remote working with journalism students and graduates By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
Credit: Paul Hanaoka on Unsplash News Is the future of journalism work experience virtual? With many journalists still working from home, physical internships have pretty much vanished. Unless they are among the lucky few, students are missing out on the vital experience or are made to work for free for weeks By Lauren Hardaway • 3 min read
Credit: ULAB Communications Office. University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh campus (above) News Journalism students in Bangladesh are getting ready for the digital-first future with free online tools Instead of pushing expensive newsroom software, one university is putting free tools like Podbean, Tweetdeck, Revue and Canva at the heart of its newest media course so graduates can actually use what they have learned By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Nik Shuliahin on Unsplash News UK audiences are switching off from covid-19 news to protect their mental health People rush towards news when lockdown measures are announced but vanish when the coverage gets too depressing. New research looks at how to navigate this minefield By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: Courtesy Sanny Rudravajhala (pictured) News Learning the IPSO codes? Add this podcast to your revision material Listening to engaging audio storytelling about media law may be just what you need to keep that knowledge locked into your brain By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Jack Binder, reporter for Grady Newsource , courtesy of Mask Making for Athens Area Healthcare Workers. News How student solutions journalism is thriving in the US and in Europe 2020 saw a surge of student bylines in both professional and university-based news outlets for SoJo stories By Sara Catania • 6 min read
Credit: Courtesy Lily Canter and Emma Wilkinson News Virtual work experience scheme that pairs students with freelancers is back As budding journalists are still struggling to gain hands-on newsroom experience because of the pandemic, the initiative led by two UK freelancers offers 100 places to new mentees By Florence Freeman • 2 min read
Credit: Grace Braddock (above) News How did you get your first job as an audience development producer? Grace Braddock, City, University of London graduate, shares her tips on job-hunting during the pandemic By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels News Five tips for media studies freshers Are you worried about starting a journalism degree during the pandemic? We answer your questions about virtual student life By Zaynah Esat • 3 min read
Credit: Courtesy SmartFilm School News A new book covers pretty much all things mobile journalism Smartphone tools, check. Techniques for reporting in video, audio, photography and graphics, check check. With 200 illustrations and 16 videos, we dubbed this all-rounder 'the MoJo bible' By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
