Credit: (Left) BBC journalist Emily Maitlis by Gothick via Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Licence. (Right) BBC journalist Fiona Bruce by Andrew Campbell via Wikimedia CC BY 2.0 Licence. (Both Images cropped to fit together) News Why we need more biographies of women journalists on Wikipedia The most-visited English language website has the power to help increase women journalists’ safety, credibility, recognition, inclusion and income By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash News Facebook for publishers: dos and don'ts when posting your stories The platform looks to reward positive posts with more visibility and punish those who spread clickbait and low-quality journalism. What does this mean for traffic-hungry media organisations? By Jacob Granger • 9 min read
Credit: Screemshot: Los Angeles Times reckons with its record on race and racism News "Apologies can be very important, but they’re only a first step to righting a wrong" LA Times launched an initiative last year to acknowledge past failings around reporting on black, Latino and Asian communities. Some readers were cynical about its intentions, but most met it with positivity - and some even renewed their subscriptions By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Credit: Courtesy of Mike Donoghue (above) co-founder and CEO of Subtext News Must-have skills for a media startup CEO: Mike Donoghue of Subtext What does it take to be the leader of a new media business? We speak to the brains behind an SMS platform that connects journalists and news outlets with their audience By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Kolby Milton on Unsplash News WaPo and Social Spider use email to showcase the best - not just the latest - news stories Newsletters are seeing a resurgence as time-poor audiences call for a simpler way to cut through the noise of the news cycle By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash News Indifference, not hostility, is the main barrier to building trust in news A new RISJ report finds that it is not the shouty Twitterati but the disengaged public who struggles to connect with and trust the media By Marcela Kunova • 5 min read
Credit: Gustavo Rangel on Pexels News Decolonising journalism: what does it mean, why does it matter and where do you start? The New Humanitarian is rethinking coverage of conflict and crises to be more inclusive and empowering for the communities at the centre of the story By Jacob Granger • 7 min read
Credit: Screenshots from BBC News Facebook News BBC News focuses on explainers and human voices when covering Afghanistan on social media The UK public broadcaster gained more than 150m views in one month across social media platforms through essential knowledge and exclusive videos on the Taliban By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
News Newsrewired: get your early-bird ticket today and save £30 Our next conference takes place in October. Join the Journalism.co.uk team and get the latest knowledge on growing your audience and creating reader revenue By Marcela Kunova • 1 min read
Credit: Courtesy of Chase Palmieri (above) founder and CEO of Credder News Must-have skills for a media startup CEO: Chase Palmieri of Credder What does it take to be the leader of a new media business? We speak to the mind behind a 'Rotten Tomatoes for news' platform By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: Courtesy of Kiran Nazish (above) founder of the Coalition for Women in Journalism News What can be done to support women journalists targeted for doing their jobs? The Coalition for Women in Journalism is hard at work helping reporters most in danger out of Afghanistan amid the Taliban takeover but many are still in urgent need of help By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Alexas_Photos on Pixabay News Data journalism: five ideas for more effective industry–academic collaboration Closer relationships between journalists and academics could bring about a more data-savvy news industry By Damian Radcliffe • 4 min read
