News Newsrewired speaker spotlight: Oliver Rouane-Williams, founder of Ipswich.co.uk Business is booming for this radical new approach to local news, which has just made its first two unique hires: a civic pride reporter and a community impact reporter By Jacob Granger • 8 min read
Credit: Google FX News UK journalists face growing battle for information access With around half of all Freedom of Information requests now rejected, new research reveals how officials are actively preventing transparency, sometimes citing "embarrassment" as a reason to withhold public data By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Google/FX News How to grow and sustain readership when you run your own news project Balance quality content with strategic growth By Cristiana Bedei • 4 min read
News Coverage of women: America is failing. The world is stalling Saudi Arabia produced proportionally more news articles about gender-related issues on International Women's Day than the US, finds a report by media consultancy AKAS By Luba Kassova • 6 min read
Credit: Angela Caitlin/Courtesy Greater Govanhill News New report calls for £15 million a year to transform the future of local journalism The Public Interest News Foundation says £150m is needed over the next decade to revive UK news deserts and make local communities more resilient towards misinformation and collapsing business models By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Google ImageFX News Why user needs have the power to stop audiences feeling overwhelmed by the news A new report by FT Strategies and smartocto reveals how newsrooms are increasing relevance, engagement and revenue by focusing on why readers consume news rather than what journalists think is important By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
News We want to hear from you: how advanced is your user needs strategy? Please fill out our survey on how far along you are in implementing user needs in your newsroom (even if that is ground zero) By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
Credit: rayul on Unsplash News Schibsted gives young audiences what they want: transparency on editorial decisions The Scandinavian media company is using innovative tools, including bullet-pointed explainers embedded in crime stories, to rebuild trust among young audiences and counter growing news avoidance By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
News Jakob Moll, international director of Zetland, on expanding into Finland and beyond The Danish media outlet has made a good head start in its neighbouring Nordic country, securing 13k annual memberships in a crowdfunding campaign By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Frank Noon/Mousetrap media. Carly Steven, global head of SEO at MailOnline, speaking at the Newsrewired conference. News The brutal reality of SEO in 2025 Digital media is going through a massive transformation. Two experts from major UK news outlets have pulled back the curtain on what is really happening behind the scenes By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Frank Noon / Mousetrap Media News The four-step subscription lifecycle: engagement, conversion, retention and win-backs How do the likes of DER SPIEGEL and L'Equipe turn fly-by readers into loyal subscribers? The Audiencer's Madeleine White dives into top case studies, best practices and benchmarks By Madeleine White • 5 min read
News Why user needs-focused articles perform better The user needs concept is getting a lot of attention but is it really working? Ringier Media International and smartocto set out to find out By Em Kuntze • 7 min read
