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'Treat us as people, not a story,' abuse survivors tell news organisations — Jo Healey (centre) speaking at a WHO conference in Geneva. Credit: A. Tardy

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'Treat us as people, not a story,' abuse survivors tell news organisations

Interviewees who have experienced sexual abuse ask journalists to remember they're talking to someone in recovery - they need choices, follow-ups and to feel believed

By Jo Healey • 4 min read

This journalist turned the Strait of Hormuz crisis into a newsgame because articles don't cut it

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This journalist turned the Strait of Hormuz crisis into a newsgame because articles don't cut it

Jakub Gornicki built a browser game in 17 days, solo, using AI as a coding tool. The result raises a question every newsroom should be asking: what happens when the barrier to building something stops being technical?

By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read

12 things you will learn at our upcoming Newsrewired conference

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12 things you will learn at our upcoming Newsrewired conference

Don't miss out on a range of expert speakers from London Centric, Reddit, The Diary of a CEO, The Times, NPO, The Economist, The New Humanitarian and more

By Jacob Granger • 13 min read

Survey: How would you spend £12m to revive UK local news? — Photo by Daniela Paola Alchapar / Unsplash

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Survey: How would you spend £12m to revive UK local news?

Your views on the latest digital innovation scheme will be heard by the UK government

By Jacob Granger • 2 min read

Quick reads

One-minute news updates

New SLAPP guidance and advice hub for journalists facing legal intimidation

SLAPPstraining.org provides case studies and interviews with prominent journalists who have faced legal threats designed to silence their work

1 min read

UK press freedom: RSF Index reveals global crisis and rising risks at home

The average global score for press freedom is at its lowest since the Index began in 2002 - as legal threats emerge as the fastest-growing silencer of journalism

2 min read

Washington Post joins news aggregation app Cafeyn in bid for global growth

The US giant joins a platform with more than 2.5 million users and 5000 other news sources worldwide

1 min read

UK TV news offers limited coverage of May elections, Cardiff study finds

Independence debates overshadow other issues in Scottish and Welsh election reporting, with Channel 4 News leading in-depth coverage

1 min read

New UNESCO-SembraMedia guide for women journalism entrepreneurs

The resource helps women overcome structural barriers and work towards sustainable business models, audience development, team management, safety, partnerships and more

1 min read

Guardian launches fortnightly newsletter on how the climate crisis impacts sport

The Hotspot will cover stories ranging from extreme weather’s effects on athletes to fan activism – it's another newsletter in a portfolio of 50 collectively reaching nearly 6m users

1 min read

Work smarter

Actionable tips to take back to your newsroom

How do you break into journalism if you can't afford to work for free? — Photo by RUT MIIT / Unsplash

How do you break into journalism if you can't afford to work for free?

When exposure doesn't pay the bills, try investing in the things that don't cost the earth: your network, your stories and most importantly, yourself

By Kara Evans • 3 min read

11 publications that allow you to republish their work for free — Photo by Umberto / Unsplash

11 publications that allow you to republish their work for free

These news outlets, networks and blogs publish content under Creative Commons licences, giving you free access to qualified and specialist knowledge under certain conditions

By Jacob Granger • 6 min read

MediaStrong launches toolkit to help newsrooms manage trauma exposure — Leona O'Neill, founder of MediaStrong

MediaStrong launches toolkit to help newsrooms manage trauma exposure

A new practical toolkit aims to help newsrooms address the psychological risks of trauma-exposed journalism, offering editors and journalists clear, actionable support without medicalising the profession

By Jacob Granger • 4 min read

Seven free AI-powered transcription tools for journalists — Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya / Unsplash

Seven free AI-powered transcription tools for journalists

Find the best tool to turn your latest interview into text in a matter of moments

By Kara Evans • 2 min read

Quick reads

One-minute news updates

New SLAPP guidance and advice hub for journalists facing legal intimidation

SLAPPstraining.org provides case studies and interviews with prominent journalists who have faced legal threats designed to silence their work

1 min read

UK press freedom: RSF Index reveals global crisis and rising risks at home

The average global score for press freedom is at its lowest since the Index began in 2002 - as legal threats emerge as the fastest-growing silencer of journalism

2 min read

Washington Post joins news aggregation app Cafeyn in bid for global growth

The US giant joins a platform with more than 2.5 million users and 5000 other news sources worldwide

1 min read

UK TV news offers limited coverage of May elections, Cardiff study finds

Independence debates overshadow other issues in Scottish and Welsh election reporting, with Channel 4 News leading in-depth coverage

1 min read

New UNESCO-SembraMedia guide for women journalism entrepreneurs

The resource helps women overcome structural barriers and work towards sustainable business models, audience development, team management, safety, partnerships and more

1 min read

Guardian launches fortnightly newsletter on how the climate crisis impacts sport

The Hotspot will cover stories ranging from extreme weather’s effects on athletes to fan activism – it's another newsletter in a portfolio of 50 collectively reaching nearly 6m users

1 min read

Applications open for European journalist retreat on trauma, resilience and ethical reporting

Step away from the daily pressures of the newsroom and learn about psychological resilience - travel, accommodation and meals covered

1 min read

HuffPost UK integrates Taboola's DeeperDive AI

The answer engine provides readers with timely, contextual answers based on the publication's own reporting

1 min read

Community spotlight

Your say, your views

Community spotlight

Your say, your views

'Don’t shoot the messenger': My call to defend press freedom in a global crisis — Journalist, media safety and mental health expert Hannah Storm

'Don’t shoot the messenger': My call to defend press freedom in a global crisis

Journalists around the world face increasing difficulty, despair and danger in the line of duty - we must continue spotlighting these voices because silencing reporters endangers democracy itself

By Hannah Storm • 4 min read

Journalism's invisible labour: the price of managing reader relationships

Journalism's invisible labour: the price of managing reader relationships

Relationship building is often treated as a feel-good add-on. For many journalists, it is skilled, risky, load-bearing work that shapes whether public accountability is actually possible

By Patrick Johnson • 5 min read

Things I wish I'd known before my first visit to Perugia's IJF

Things I wish I'd known before my first visit to Perugia's IJF

A first-timer's field guide and a helpful reminder to those who've been there before

By Iryna Chernukha • 4 min read

Why graduate entry into online publishing has never been harder

Why graduate entry into online publishing has never been harder

"For a UK graduate, the dream of joining a thriving, mid-sized digital publication is being erased by a search engine that prefers to scrape and summarise content rather than reward the humans who wrote it"

By Vic Daniels • 2 min read

I've been covering the creator economy - here's what journalists need to know

I've been covering the creator economy - here's what journalists need to know

Have you heard of the major and minor platform rule? Test out these creator secrets to grow and monetise your own following

By Sofia Aira • 6 min read

When experiments become movements: The rise of live journalism in an age of doubt

When experiments become movements: The rise of live journalism in an age of doubt

Journalists are stepping onto stages and into neighbourhood halls to tell their stories live, raw and unfiltered

By Vera Penêda • 6 min read

Why personality-led journalism isn’t just branding – it's revenue infrastructure

Why personality-led journalism isn’t just branding – it's revenue infrastructure

SMS continues to prove that audiences want brief and trustworthy updates that haven't been tainted by algorithms

By Mike Donoghue • 5 min read

How AI killed my 44-year career in journalism

How AI killed my 44-year career in journalism

I've survived four decades in journalism, through redundancy and quitting on principle. But I now face a new challenge I cannot surmount: AI is asking me to part with my expertise for last-century rates of pay

By Chris Boiling • 4 min read

How EenVandaag built an interaction team that strengthens journalism

How EenVandaag built an interaction team that strengthens journalism

A Dutch current affairs programme transformed its newsroom by making real-time audience interaction a core editorial practice, using chat products to surface questions, clarify reporting, and build trust

By Gerson Veenstra • 4 min read

Beyond the hype: Three cultural traps blocking AI adoption — Alvaro Liuzzi, a digital media consultant, journalist, and lecturer specialising in media strategy and innovation.

Beyond the hype: Three cultural traps blocking AI adoption

Between 2023 and 2025, I worked on AI adoption with three Argentine newsrooms. The tools evolved. The need for cultural change remained constant. This is what I learned in the process.

By Alvaro Liuzzi • 6 min read

Humans in journalism

Deep connection and human stories

From manosphere to femicide: Investigating misogyny and violence against women — Left to right: Gabriela Keller, Laís Martins, Polina Bachlakova and Mayya Chernobylskaya

From manosphere to femicide: Investigating misogyny and violence against women

What links football stars, spyware, and Spanish influencers? Explore how journalists are uncovering the hidden systems that enable violence against women — and the dangers they face in the process

By Ana P Santos • 9 min read

Humour and survival: A visual essay of US local newsrooms — Ann Hermes, photojournalist and visual storyteller

Humour and survival: A visual essay of US local newsrooms

Ann Hermes has spent six years photographing the fading world of US local news, capturing the humour and humanity of newsroom life alongside the melancholy of an industry in retreat

By Katerina Voutsina • 9 min read

Ipswich.co.uk arrives in the town centre: "We wanted somewhere that could be transformed" — The new Ipswich.co.uk community newsroom on Upper Brooks Street, Ipswich town centre

Ipswich.co.uk arrives in the town centre: "We wanted somewhere that could be transformed"

£85k has been invested to put news desks and a professional sound-engineered studio in the middle of prime footfall traffic

By Jacob Granger • 6 min read

Training

Hosting interviews for podcasts, panels and social media

Hosting interviews for podcasts, panels and social media

20 May + 21 May 2026 - A two-day live course covering all the interview skills and techniques you'll need to host everything from podcasts to panels to fireside chats with confidence

By Paul Connolly • 2 min read

Sub-editing skills: live Zoom course

Sub-editing skills: live Zoom course

23 June 2026 - This highly practical one-day Zoom course teaches all the skills needed to edit copy to the highest standard

By Martin Lloyd • 2 min read

Proofreading for journalists, PRs and comms

Proofreading for journalists, PRs and comms

20 May 2026 - This highly interactive one-day live Zoom course will teach you how to proofread to a high standard

By Martin Lloyd • 2 min read

Hands-on AI for Journalists: an intensive bootcamp

Hands-on AI for Journalists: an intensive bootcamp

3 June 2026 - Build confident, ethical, day-to-day AI workflows — from brief, research and pitching to editing and publication — in one hands-on day

By Harriet Meyer • 2 min read

Discover

Deep thinking and expert analysis

RISJ report: Video is expanding the podcasting audience, not replacing it — Reuters Institute senior research fellow Nic Newman speaking at Newsrewired, 15 November 2023. Credit: Marten Publishing

RISJ report: Video is expanding the podcasting audience, not replacing it

Big publishers are launching audio-only subscriptions, while podcast specialists turn to events, merch, and bonus content to beat paywall resistance

By Jacob Granger • 3 min read

Journalism and media events in 2026 — Newsrewired May 2025 - credit: Marten Publishing

Journalism and media events in 2026

Conferences and study weeks are fantastic opportunities to get the latest updates on the industry and network with your peers

By Marcela Kunova • 7 min read

Truth is not enough - journalism now needs more than facts — A man browsing newspapers at a kiosk in Perugia. Photo: Sara Bertoni

Truth is not enough - journalism now needs more than facts

Notes from a roundtable on information integrity, and why journalists need to stop assuming people care about facts

By Marcela Kunova • 5 min read

10 lesser-known talks at IJF Perugia

10 lesser-known talks at IJF Perugia

Sometimes, star speakers can overshadow important voices that the journalism industry needs to hear. We spotlight sessions that perhaps didn't get the attention they deserved

By Jacob Granger • 10 min read

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Explore our archive of articles, interviews, and creative projects

Survey: How would you spend £12m to revive UK local news? — Photo by Daniela Paola Alchapar / Unsplash

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Survey: How would you spend £12m to revive UK local news?

Your views on the latest digital innovation scheme will be heard by the UK government

By Jacob Granger • 2 min read

Journalism and media events in 2026 — Newsrewired May 2025 - credit: Marten Publishing

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Journalism and media events in 2026

Conferences and study weeks are fantastic opportunities to get the latest updates on the industry and network with your peers

By Marcela Kunova • 7 min read

How do you break into journalism if you can't afford to work for free? — Photo by RUT MIIT / Unsplash

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How do you break into journalism if you can't afford to work for free?

When exposure doesn't pay the bills, try investing in the things that don't cost the earth: your network, your stories and most importantly, yourself

By Kara Evans • 3 min read

Quick reads

New SLAPP guidance and advice hub for journalists facing legal intimidation

SLAPPstraining.org provides case studies and interviews with prominent journalists who have faced legal threats designed to silence their work

By Jacob Granger • 1 min read

11 publications that allow you to republish their work for free — Photo by Umberto / Unsplash

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11 publications that allow you to republish their work for free

These news outlets, networks and blogs publish content under Creative Commons licences, giving you free access to qualified and specialist knowledge under certain conditions

By Jacob Granger • 6 min read

'Don’t shoot the messenger': My call to defend press freedom in a global crisis — Journalist, media safety and mental health expert Hannah Storm

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'Don’t shoot the messenger': My call to defend press freedom in a global crisis

Journalists around the world face increasing difficulty, despair and danger in the line of duty - we must continue spotlighting these voices because silencing reporters endangers democracy itself

By Hannah Storm • 4 min read

Quick reads

UK press freedom: RSF Index reveals global crisis and rising risks at home

The average global score for press freedom is at its lowest since the Index began in 2002 - as legal threats emerge as the fastest-growing silencer of journalism

By Jacob Granger • 2 min read

MediaStrong launches toolkit to help newsrooms manage trauma exposure — Leona O'Neill, founder of MediaStrong

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MediaStrong launches toolkit to help newsrooms manage trauma exposure

A new practical toolkit aims to help newsrooms address the psychological risks of trauma-exposed journalism, offering editors and journalists clear, actionable support without medicalising the profession

By Jacob Granger • 4 min read

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