Credit: Photo by Florian Krumm on Unsplash News Your comment section is only as good as your editorial strategy We should be thinking critically about engaging with audiences and owning the platforms By Adriana Lacy • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash News 'Conscious commissioning': what The Times learned from deep analysis of its journalism From reducing wire content by 20 per cent to training business reporters in visual storytelling, the news brand has made some bold, data-driven changes to its editorial By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Pixabay News App for journalists: PhotoGrid, for creating eye-catching images on Instagram As audiences flock to Instagram and TikTok for visual content, this app helps you create beautiful vertical stories to drive engagement By Daniel Green • 3 min read
Credit: Courtesy Ivana Jeremić News New platform launches to support investigative journalists in south-eastern Europe Balkan Investigative Reporting Network has created a new tool - BIRD - to provide resources and legal assistance to journalists in the region while reporting on and documenting attacks on the media By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Unsplash News Five tips to get started with mobile journalism Smartphones give you the power to report live from almost everywhere, film interviews and edit footage on the go By Bernhard Lill • 8 min read
Credit: Credit: By lendingmemo on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Crowdfunding platforms for journalists With newsrooms looking for new ways of financing their journalism, what platforms can they use to fund their next big project? By Daniel Green • 3 min read
Credit: Image by Egor Shitikov from Pixabay News How can we make local, independent journalism sustainable in 2020 (and beyond)? US-based Santa Barbara Independent is experimenting with a paywall for online subscribers to keep its free weekly community newspaper afloat By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
Credit: Credit: Photo by Barbara Provenzano on Unsplash News 10 tips for introducing mobile journalism into local newsrooms Smartphones allow journalists to report from a crowd because they are lightweight and discreet By Jacob Granger • 6 min read
Credit: Solutions Journalism Network News How to speed up solutions journalism The Solutions Journalism Network's most prolific contributors offer 14 tips to save time on reporting By Julia Hotz • 5 min read
Credit: Image by flaart from Pixabay News Half of publishers bet on reader revenue as their main income stream in 2020 The latest RISJ report found that the media industry is turning towards more sustainable business models while podcasting revenue is projected to grow by 30 per cent a year By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Lazar Gugleta on Unsplash News BBC Voice News Service to give news bulletins on smart speakers a human touch 'Alexa, give me BBC News' is the new command to prompt an interactive audio round-up that also gives the option to skip ahead or delve into a full-length interview By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Juliana Coutinho via Flickr News How to find under-reported topics that readers actually pay attention to The best editorial decisions are often based on data. A new tool, Parse.ly Currents, helps publishers identify which content audiences are searching for and engaging with By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
