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Posted by Cristiana Bedei on 13/02/25It is time to rethink the media sustainability model
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Posted by Catherine Edwards on 10/02/25The sports journalism career path has changed and teaching must follow suit
Young reporters need to learn how to tell stories fairly, accurately, and compellingly, regardless of who is employing them - news outlets, or as is increasingly the case, sports clubs
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Community engagement 2.0, with Anita Li of The Green Line
Discover a four-step process that can help your nearest and dearest readers not just engage with the news, but engage with the world around them
Posted by Jacob Granger on 06/02/25Perplexity courts publishers with ad revenue share experiment
The AI search engine expands its ad revenue share programme that pays publishers for their content being used in search summaries. But does it really level the playing field or simply create a new form of digital dependency?
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The world is a pretty depressing place right now. Find out what news audiences truly value (and need) when it comes to court, climate and music reporting
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Posted by Jacob Granger on 03/02/25What does it mean to serve a local community? With Ed Jennings and Steven Keevil
A Substack newsletter covering the Medway towns has plans to expand into a county-wide title, so it can deliver on two goals: be a critical friend and champion local successes
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