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Engaging with student and early-career professionals, with Dazed Media
Young people looking to break into the creative industries need practical guidance and confidence boosts, say Jack Sunnucks and Harry Slater
Understanding and serving the neurodiverse community, with Nick Ransom
Diversity of thought can create many divisions within its own community on how experiences are referred to. So, what chance does the media have to get it right?
Michael MacLeod, founder of The Edinburgh and London Minute, on growing a curated, community newsletter
This journalist left a comfy job at Meta to launch two Substack titles that bring essential news and updates to local audiences. The formula has proved a hit, and many others now follow suit
Posted by Jacob Granger on 20/03/25Covering the climate community, with Waqas Ejaz of the Reuters Institute
Policymakers, scientists and even disruptive protest groups all largely want the same thing: to save the planet. They just go about it in different ways - here is how the media fits in
Posted by Jacob Granger on 14/03/25Supporting Southport's recovery after tragedy, with Andrew Brown of Stand Up For Southport
The Merseyside holiday town is trying to reclaim its identity as a place of happy memories after witnessing three horrific murders and riots. How can news providers help the local community get back on its feet?
Posted by Jacob Granger on 06/03/25How to listen to people who avoid the news, with Shirish Kulkarni, Abdi Yusuf and Rhiannon White
“If you want people to trust you, do trustworthy things," say the organisers of a six-month project between BBC and Media Cymru to understand why marginalised groups do not engage with journalism
Posted by Jacob Granger on 27/02/25Laura Bartlett: 'Dragons' Den rejection led me to building a successful media brand'
The popular TV show for aspiring entrepreneurs tore a lifestyle magazine business pitch to shreds 12 years ago. But the young founder used the feedback to create a better publication, which she recently sold for a sum that set her up for life
Posted by Jacob Granger on 20/02/25Community 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 06/02/25What 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
Posted by Jacob Granger on 30/01/25Sam Morshead, founder of CounterPress, on a new business model for local sports news
Regional reporting has a problem: it is chasing volume for advertisers, instead of value for audiences. A new publishing platform seeks to reverse the trend, starting with an outlet covering Swindon Football Club
Posted by Jacob Granger on 23/01/25Daniel McLaughlin, Reach plc podcast editor, on growing a community show
The job is not done once you hit publish or clip up soundbites for social. To keep local listeners interested, you must remain fresh and interesting
Posted by Jacob Granger on 09/01/25Christmas special: 2024 in review, with Simon Owens
The big expansions, closures and acquisitions of 2024 tell us one thing: you cannot afford not to listen to your audience in the year to come
Posted by Jacob Granger on 24/12/24Jasper Hamill, founder of Machine, on the 'payeewall' - an alternative to paywalls
A new tech journalism co-operative publication launches with an ambitious concept: rewarding readers for engaging with content instead of asking them to pay
Posted by Jacob Granger on 12/12/24Newsrewired special: Sean Gourley on why technology is dictating newsroom strategy
Generative AI is advancing at an unprecedented speed and newsrooms will find it harder to keep up if they completely reject the tech, says the physicist and serial entrepreneur
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