Credit: Marten Publishing News From newsroom to consultancy: a journalist's guide to career transition A love for networking, a track record in problem solving and the confidence to bet on yourself are the essentials of media consultancy, says Ramaa Sharma, who made the career switch after 17 years at the BBC By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Derek Mead, courtesy Straight Arrow News News How Straight Arrow News turned radical transparency into rapid audience growth Derek Mead reveals how his team has more than doubled their audience base by showing which news stories make the cut, which ones don't and why By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
News New toolkit helps journalists build trust through public collaboration The project provides a roadmap for news organisations seeking to bridge the gap between elite journalism and social media chaos, offering a third way that prioritises both truth and community engagement By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
News AJ+ executive shares essential tips to shield journalists from online harassment Do you really need a pet account? What shouldn’t you put on your LinkedIn? How can you protect yourself when your big hitter is about to drop? These questions and more answered by digital news leader Jon Laurence By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: The Audiencers / Poool News Four counterintuitive tactics that convert readers into paying customers From €1 weekly subscriptions targeting young readers to making cancellation surprisingly easy, European publishers shared their most effective strategies for building loyal subscriber bases at The Audiencers Festival. Here's what actually works By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Andrew Paterson News 'Pay or we'll take it away': an indie newsletter's last chance saloon The London Minute newsletter got 200 readers to pay after issuing an ultimatum - a more direct approach than the typically reserved UK independent sector is used to By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Google_FX News Anti-misinformation alliance offers journalists scientific backup and funding Facing attacks from anti-knowledge forces, journalism and science are fighting back together. The Journalism Science Alliance offers funding for collaborative investigations that combine journalistic storytelling with scientific rigour - applications open until August By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
News Why we became Australia's first indie publisher to license content to AI The News Media Bargaining Code taught us to act early or risk platforms setting terms again By Scott Purcell • 3 min read
News CapCut’s policy update raises major red flags for newsrooms The go-to mobile-editing app for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts has crossed a line on source safety and copyright By Erika Marzano • 5 min read
News Community reactions to the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025 Platform battles, podcast revenue, AI personalisation and more: industry experts chew over all the revelations in the go-to media research paper By Jacob Granger • 11 min read
News Digital News Report 2025: legacy publishers bet big on AI, subscriptions and transparency Media leaders from Reuters, Sky News and The Observer say the old institutions are modernising themselves as the data shows audiences continue to be fickle, frugal and fragmented By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Jonathan Farber on Unsplash News DNR 2025 spotlight: distinctive UK podcast preferences emerge Rapid shifts in formats, platforms, and monetisation models are reshaping the medium By Craig Robertson • 5 min read
