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A two-person Substack newsletter got 550 people to turn up to local election events

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Medway's indie title, Local Authority, had packed out rooms for candidates to respond to voter questions ahead of the UK general election

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Five audience growth and revenue strategies from outside the UK

How do you move print readers to digital? Are there other ways to hold on to subscribers besides a last-ditch deal?

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Tick the right inboxes: six tips to save a failing newsletter

Before giving up on an under-performing newsletter, consider these steps from The Telegraph to see if you can turn it around

Podcast articleRISJ Digital News Report 2024: User needs with Vogue and The Conversation

The annual study into media trends found that audiences are not getting the inspirational and entertaining news they need. Two newsrooms with mature user needs strategies offer their perspective on how to address this mismatch

Posted by Jacob Granger on 20/06/24

Local news 'walk-ins' could enrich general election debate

Newsrooms must open themselves back up to wild and wonderful stories from members of the public

Posted by Alex Morrison on 20/06/24

Video meets podcast: Five tips for making a successful 'vodcast'

Discover a wider audience for your audio content by doubling up with video at the same time

Posted by Adia May on 19/06/24

How The Bristol Cable raised membership revenue by 25 per cent in a year

The local media cooperative is on course for hitting its £60k campaign target, attracting big-spending patrons and asking existing members to up their contributions

Posted by Eliz Mizon on 18/06/24

RISJ Digital News Report 2024: Three essential points for your newsroom

Top insights about paying for news, audiences' views on AI, social and video platforms, user needs and trust in news

Posted by Jacob Granger on 17/06/24

RISJ Digital News Report 2024: Five trends to watch in the UK

When it comes to the news, Britons are reluctant to pay for it, worn out by it and are not sold on the idea of AI helping it (yet)

Posted by Jacob Granger on 17/06/24

Why TikTok star Sophia Smith Galer created an AI tool to help journalists make viral videos

In this special series that focuses on journalism rather than algorithms, we look at Sophina, the chatbot that turns text into viral video scripts, based on the success of a journalist and content creator with 17 million likes

Posted by Marcela Kunova on 13/06/24

Social media-inspired content strategies for your newsroom

Young people like authentic, bite-sized content on their news feeds

Posted by Naomi Owusu on 11/06/24

Keeping the conversation clean: How AI helps the Financial Times moderate comments

In this special series that focuses on journalism rather than algorithms, we look at how automation steps in to clean up comment sections, freeing human moderators to find hidden gems and help build a thriving reader community

Posted by Marcela Kunova on 10/06/24

Nimble, disciplined and different: How The Mill is swimming against the tide of journalism hardships

The Substack startup will have six regional publications by the end of 2024, following investment last year, expanding and hiring at a time of newsroom closures and job layoffs

Posted by Jacob Granger on 10/06/24

'My colleagues helped me through the hardest story of my career'

Sky News senior producer James Scurry says that trauma-informed journalism matters for people both inside and outside the newsroom

Posted by Jacob Granger on 07/06/24

Podcast articleIndie News Week: Hani Barghouthi of PINF on galvanising local communities

40 independent publishers are taking part in online campaigns and in-person events up and down the UK, in a combined effort to generate interest and revenue for community journalism

Posted by Jacob Granger on 06/06/24

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