Credit: Stephane Gagnon on Unsplash News What do journalists think about Threads? Although the new Meta app is not courting the news industry the same way Twitter did, publishers are excited about building up new audiences By Fran di Fazio • 3 min read
Credit: Aaron Burden on Unsplash News Six funding opportunities for aspiring journalists Here is our pick of programmes that help budding journos from low-income and marginalised backgrounds to finance media training By Fran di Fazio • 2 min read
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Credit: Anton Kraev on Unsplash News UK journalism still has a problem with working class Welsh journalist Diffwys Criafol explores why newsrooms struggle to go beyond the shock factor when telling stories of poor and working class people By Diffwys Criafol • 3 min read
Credit: Michal Bělka via Creative Commons News European broadcasters must address on-screen diversity Women get 39 per cent of the screen time on the BBC, but it is not alone in failing to reflect society equally By Lars Damgaard Nielsen • 3 min read
Credit: Cassius Rayner News Affordable, lightweight and discreet: going mojo when filming in hospitals Swapping the big cameras for smartphones builds trust with sources and does not impede busy doctors By Cassius Rayner • 5 min read
Credit: Photo by Jodie Cook on Unsplash News Buzzfeed, Gal-dem, VICE…: What the closure of big digital media brands means for freelancers The pitching pool for social-first content is shrinking, raising concerns about the lack of spaces where young writers and those from marginalised backgrounds can get their stories commissioned By Emma McAndrew • 2 min read
Credit: Screenshot: PINF Local News Map News PINF launches interactive map of UK local news sector The pilot project aims to highlight news deserts that need support from policymakers and philanthropists. But it needs your input to help it grow By Jacob Granger • 1 min read
Credit: Created with Canva AI News How to future-proof your newsroom with AI FT Strategies shares expert tips on using artificial intelligence to newsrooms’ advantage and counter threats it poses to journalism By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Sargent Seal on Unsplash News FT and Tortoise train non-journalists to diversify their newsrooms With more than 90 per cent of university-educated journalists, the UK media needs to hire from beyond the pool of graduates if it wants to better understand and represent audience By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
News Digital News Report 2023: trust, news avoidance and interest in the news News leaders at BBC News, The News Movement and Reuters discuss the major challenges facing modern newsrooms. Being on social media is a given; rewiring journalism is the next step By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Credit: Photo by Artur Tumasjan on Unsplash News Digital News Report 2023: Five trends to watch in the UK Subscriptions, podcasting, platforms, the BBC and trust in the media are all under the microscope in this year's landmark global news study By Jacob Granger • 7 min read
