Newsrewired throwback: fact-checking, Gen Z and public interest news
In May, our flagship journalism conference explored new threats around misinformation, how to combat political apathy among young readers and how to sustain essential journalism. We look at the main takeaways before next week's event
Also on Journalism.co.uk...
Abbianca Nassar: 'What I learned from running an online investigative journalism outlet'
AWP Magazine could not survive on self-financing and a few grants, despite its noble ambitions. So what could it have done differently?
Humans vs machines: the publishing world's tech tango
Tech for humans or humans for tech, that is the question
Depth not scale: How Times Radio is building an engaged YouTube following
News UK's digital broadcaster says that long watch times and hitting the right markets trump big subscription numbers
How Amedia's new content strategy helped engage young, mobile audiences
Young audiences are mobile-first, if not mobile-only, but targeting their platform of choice is only the first step in engaging them
Newsrewired study tour sneak peek with Fortune and Metro UK
Fortune’s executive editor for Europe Alex Wood Morton, and Metro UK's head of growth Martina Andretta lift the lid on their successful revenue growth strategies
WAN-IFRA launches gaming tool NewsArcade with six-month free trial
Transform your existing news content into games to capture young audiences, counter mis- and disinformation, and boost media literacy
Featured story
Who to follow: 100 media consultants to help your newsroom
There is a wise owl out there for any challenge your newsroom wants to solve, like coming up with a brand new social media strategy, improving newsroom culture or implementing generative AI workflows
Jobs board
Financial Times-backed publication covering technology and startups in Europe seeks an editorial assistant to assist with every aspect of its journalism
PR of the week
Poundland founder backs investment initiative to grow UK franchisingSteven Smith, founder of multi-billion Poundland business backs initiative to support UK entrepreneurs and grow franchising
Freelancers for hire
Comment
-
What to do if you are threatened with a SLAPP lawsuit
TBIJ offers pointers on how to deal with legal letters that aim to scare reporters into retracting or toning down work
-
Recruiting for inclusion: a guide for media organisations
Stop expecting young journalists from marginalised backgrounds to be the agents of change
-
How journalists can work sensitively with bereaved parents
Journalists are not traditionally trained to interview the parents whose babies died in the maternity scandal
-
'I asked myself – why is he going public?': working with a Big Tobacco whistleblower
Find out how an investigation about a money trail within the tobacco industry came together
-
How Dow Jones is tackling AI copyright challenges
How - and why - Dow Jones is building a framework to ensure transparency and traceability in content use
-
Behind the award-winning web-doc Manchester Maze
Tell stories 'with' not 'for' communities, say the creators of an innovative homelessness reporting project
-
Journalism must update its mission to survive
Trust in journalism is at an all-time low, engagement is declining, and the business outlook for the industry is uncertain at best. What can we do?
-
Why video journalism is not ready to ditch its editors
Audiences like human-made just as much as partly-automated news videos. But they want the former anyway
Features
Why DC Thomson's data journalists are keeping tabs on high street businesses
"Trackers" help audiences stay on top changes to local business, while being a low maintenance source of evergreen and updatable content
From LinkedIn comment to newsroom editor: how one journalism graduate turned frustration into opportunity
A young jobseeker called out an industry leader for criticising students' skillsets - and ended up being offered a job
- Advertise here: Contact
- John Thompson
Jobs board
Featured recruiter: click to view its vacancies
Job of the week
Financial Times-backed publication covering technology and startups in Europe seeks an editorial assistant to assist with every aspect of its journalism
Subscribe to our newsletter for latest news, tips, jobs and more
End that deadline stress today and find help in our freelance directory
- Advertise here: Contact
- John Thompson
PressGo: our press release distribution service
PR of the week
Steven Smith, founder of multi-billion Poundland business backs initiative to support UK entrepreneurs and grow franchising
Featured PRs from PressGo
Our next Newsrewired conference will be on 27 November 2024 at Events @ No6, London.
