Pushed for time? Catch up with this week's coverage from Journalism.co.uk
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Here is the latest journalism news from this week:
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How Bloomberg Media's innovation hub designs news services focused on audience needs
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BHIVE, Bloomberg’s human-centred research and prototyping group launched in 2017 to understand what motivates news consumers to engage with their brand.
The cross-functional team of designers, engineers, product developers and researchers work to build and test digital solutions that improve the news experience for Bloomberg's audience.
Blockchain: does transparency equal trust?
Blockchain is not just about cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum; this technology starts to be implemented in all kinds of sectors, like real estate or healthcare.
The journalism community slowly starts to take note of blockchain, with many using the buzzword while not being 100 per cent sure what it actually means.
So how does blockchain work and why should journalists care? To find out, we spoke to Daniel Sieberg, co-founder at iO and blockchain expert, who helps us shed the light on what blockchain actually is in our weekly podcast.
The Quint trials interactive ads within messaging chatbots to boost revenue streams
Mobile-first news publisher The Quint has targeted interactive advertisement as a potential new stream of revenue this year, hoping to improve its engagement metrics fivefold.
The Indian-based organisation has been creative on messaging platforms, using chatbots to increase traffic to its site, giving the consumer a new way to access stories and receive regular news updates.
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Reporters who have worked under Putin, Erdogan and the Taliban share what they have learned about how autocrats consolidate power and how communities can fight back against the erosion of democratic freedom
Leaders from The Times, Sky News and Reuters reveal why chasing fewer but more engaged readers - and embracing AI as a creative tool rather than a threat - is proving more profitable than old-school mass reach strategies
A TikTok master with 100m views, a paywall pioneer with 3,000 subscribers, and a community visionary backed by local businesses share their strategies for making independent journalism pay beyond ads
Slovakia's Dennik N broke three years of subscriber stagnation with an innovative anniversary campaign, while The New Statesman transformed podcasts from a side project into a powerful growth engine – both offering valuable lessons for media companies hitting plateaus