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Supporting Southport's recovery after tragedy, with Andrew Brown of Stand Up For Southport

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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?

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How 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

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Laura 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

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 06/02/25

What 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 30/01/25

Sam 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 23/01/25

Daniel 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 09/01/25

Christmas 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 24/12/24

Jasper 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 12/12/24

Newsrewired 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

Posted by Jacob Granger on 09/12/24

Newsrewired throwback: fact-checking, Gen Z and public interest news

In May, our flagship journalism conference explored new threats around misinformation, how to combat political apathy among young readers and how to sustain essential journalism. We look at the main takeaways before next week's event

Posted by Jacob Granger on 21/11/24

Abbianca Nassar: 'What I learned from running an online investigative journalism outlet'

AWP Magazine could not survive on self-financing and a few grants, despite its noble ambitions. So what could it have done differently?

Posted by Jacob Granger on 14/11/24

Newsrewired study tour sneak peek with Fortune and Metro UK

Fortune’s executive editor for Europe Alex Wood Morton, and Metro UK's head of growth Martina Andretta lift the lid on their successful revenue growth strategies

Posted by Jacob Granger on 07/11/24

How journalists can become media consultants, with Ramaa Sharma

A former BBC executive with 17 years at the broadcaster shares how she made a career change into consultancy - and how you can too

Posted by Jacob Granger on 31/10/24

Brian Whelan from Times Radio on growing a successful YouTube news channel

The digital radio broadcaster has amassed 1m subscribers on the social video platform - but a vanity metric does not pay the bills. We learn that revenue comes from longer watch time and reaching the right markets

Posted by Jacob Granger on 24/10/24

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