Credit: Brunel University, London News Brunel University student to launch newspaper in memory of uncle and journalist David May After the university's student publication was forced to close due to lack of interest, the legacy of the late veteran reporter has inspired a new generation By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Credit: Mousetrap Media/Christina Jansen News What skills will journalists need in 2020? Newsroom leaders from FT, CNN and Forbes reveal how they are preparing their reporters for the decade ahead and why it still matters to be able to pick up the phone By Melissa Spence • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Arnaud Jaegers on Unsplash News Election coverage: stop focusing on rival party leaders and start listening to local communities The US-based local newspaper Richland Source set up community meetings to listen to its readers, steer attention away from national politics and build stronger bond with its audience. Here is what UK outlets can learn from the Talk The Vote project By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Cassius Rayner News Five tips for shooting an on-the-road documentary with your mobile phone Award-winning cinematographer Cassius Rayner offers his lessons in filming in temperatures of up to 40°C and from the back of a moving vehicle By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
News ‘Journalism is at risk because it is increasingly disconnected from society’ Jesper Doub, Facebook’s director of news partnerships, EMEA, on why the media is losing people’s trust and what we all can do about it By Marcela Kunova • 4 min read
News Weekly journalism news update: artificial intelligence, podcast ad revenue and 'audience canvas' Pushed for time? Catch up with the weekly media news coverage from Journalism.co.uk By Daniel Green • 2 min read
Credit: Mousetrap Media/Christina Jansen News Using artificial intelligence to grow audience engagement during breaking news Both national and regional newsdesks can benefit from using tools like NewsWhip and Dataminr to respond quicker to unfolding events — but what does this mean for the accuracy of their journalism? By Ekta Khanchandani • 4 min read
Credit: Reni Eddo-Lodge with Paris Lees, one of the previous WBW winners. Courtesy WBW News Words By Women returns in protest of gender imbalance at the British Journalism Awards Some UK publications still struggle to recognise and put forward the exellent work by their women journalists. One awards event run by women aims to put that right By Daniel Green • 3 min read
Credit: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive , UCLA Library. Copyright Regents of the University of California, UCLA Library. News LA Times posts historic images on a new Instagram account to engage younger news audience The US local news publisher leverages its past to build a new community of readers, garnering 5,000 followers in two months By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Dan LeFebvre on Unsplash News Daily news podcasts proving to be an attractive proposition for advertisers A new report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism reveals that news content is seeing the fastest ad spend growth in the podcast market - why? Because they are a hit with young audiences By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Charisse Kenion on Unsplash News 'Audience canvas': create an audience-first strategy Try this 45-minute audience growth method developed by Condé Nast and start turning fly-by readers into loyal followers By Jacob Granger • 7 min read
Credit: Mousetrap Media/Christina Jansen News Lessons from Culture Trip's content engagement strategy for addressing user needs The travel media startup has found success in understanding what audiences are searching for and commissioning content based on that data — but what does this mean for news organisations? By Delmar Terblanche • 3 min read
