Credit: Photo by Clint Adair on Unsplash News How a membership model can provide value to your newsroom beyond just money A loyal and mobilised audience is worth a lot more than the revenue it generates. Black Ballad shows it can inform your coverage, sell event tickets and even bring you new hires By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by ConvertKit on Unsplash News Why The Telegraph is making audio-first journalism a priority moving forward Having a dedicated audio team has helped to cover the coronavirus pandemic and the Ukraine war both quickly and creatively. But the focus moving forward is narrative-driven episodic content By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: ApolitikNow via Flickr News New GNI-funded AI fellowships invite journalists to work with tech colleagues Journalists can apply for a free fellowship that will support them in working with a tech colleague on an AI project for their newsroom By Catherine Edwards • 2 min read
Credit: Photo by Infinity Shutter from Pexels News Quartz pivots from paywall to registration wall, making the bulk of online content free-to-read When 75 per cent of subscription conversions come from newsletters, it makes more sense for that place to become your primary "ask" to pay By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: by freestocks/ Unsplash News Three reasons why your newsroom may want to use Twitter Spaces The social audio feature has given news organisations like The New Statesman and Tortoise a way to chat with their audience about the stories they are keeping a close eye on. But the possibilities do not end there By Catherine Edwards • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Xavi Cabrera on Unsplash News Introducing beabee: a platform to help community news outlets build membership models The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, The Bristol Cable and CORRECTIV have come together to launch a trusted platform for the smallest newsrooms to monetise their loyal audience By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Left to right: Federica Cherubini (RISJ), Renée Kaplan (The Financial Times), Siddharth Varadarajan (The Wire), Rosalia Lloret (elDiario.es) at the International Journalism Festival News Perugia highlight: what is next for the business of news? The Financial Times, The Wire and eldiario.es share the headaches that their newsrooms are having when it comes to making sure good journalism is well-funded By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Jon Flobrant on Unsplash News Subscription conversions: Balancing audience frustration and engagement Find the sweet spot to getting readers to pay for news content By Madeleine White • 6 min read
News Your guide to Perugia 2022: 10 themes to keep an eye on The landmark journalism conference is finally back. As we gear up for the International Journalism Festival, here are 30 talks to fit into your tightly packed schedule By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
News What support do independent news services need to stay afloat? Indie titles often have innovative approaches and high impact journalism, but reap the lowest revenue because the digital economy favours the big players. We spoke to local news leaders to find out what support they need. By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Credit: Photo by Melanie Pongratz on Unsplash News Here's what new Guardian research tells us about commercial opportunities for podcasts Podcasting is a place where listeners are more attuned to ads than they are on TV and radio - plus, it makes them more curious about your commercial partners By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Shiro hatori on Unsplash News EJC launches £3m scheme to fast-track solutions journalism in Europe As news organisations wrestle with distrusting audiences and a problem-centric news agenda, a new accelerator offers European media the funding and expertise needed to try something different By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
