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An introvert's guide to networking for journalists

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Stop checking your phone and hovering over the coffee stand. Start building valuable connections at events and conferences

The climate crisis is being misreported — and there is no legal way to stop it (yet)

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UK press regulator IMPRESS calls for regulation akin to defamation and libel, where individuals can lodge complaints against news publishers for climate mis- and disinformation

How to use Telegram for online journalism investigations

The private messaging platform is a hotbed for misinformation, but also a gold mine of sources, evidence and metadata, says freelance journalist Jane Lytvynenko

Perugia highlight: how to learn from failure in your newsroom

"We have to be open to failure otherwise no innovation gets done," say media managers who share their screw-ups and silver linings

Perugia highlight: sustaining public interest news in a dicey media market

Media hubs provide crucial support to news operations up against funding cuts, failing business models and authoritarian regimes. Collaboration, innovation, and impact are vital to keep them going

YouTube content creator Johnny Harris shows how independent journalism can thrive

Expect to start chasing the views to begin with, but make sure you are pursuing the stories you love too, says a journalist with 6.5m YouTube subscribers

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Breaking news editor

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PR of the week

UK's Cargo force becomes first in the world to offer free 10kg shipping to India to celebrate ICC Trophy victory

Cargo Force stuns the world: free 10kg shipping to India in celebration of ICC Trophy victory – offer ongoing until Sunday, 16 March!

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UK journalists face growing battle for information access

With around half of all Freedom of Information requests now rejected, new research reveals how officials are actively preventing transparency, sometimes citing "embarrassment" as a reason to withhold public data

New report calls for £15 million a year to transform the future of local journalism

The Public Interest News Foundation says £150m is needed over the next decade to revive UK news deserts and make local communities more resilient towards misinformation and collapsing business models

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