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If you are freaking out about the Trump administration ending USAID funding for newsrooms around the world, you may be asking the wrong question

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29 English-language news outlets in Europe to follow

Burst your national news bubble and seek out international news reported by people with local expertise, contacts and understanding

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The 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

Podcast articleCommunity 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

Perplexity 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?

Posted by Marcela Kunova on 05/02/25

Journalism and audiences: Five must-read recent news reports for your newsroom

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

Posted by Jacob Granger on 04/02/25

Revenue and tech: Five must-read news reports for your newsroom

How do you make your paywalls more effective? What do journalists need to engage with AI? How much does Google owe the UK news industry? These questions and more answered

Posted by Jacob Granger on 03/02/25

Podcast articleWhat 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

Slovakia’s Dennik N’s bold campaign brought 10,000 new subscribers in just four days

The news organisation asked readers to pay what they wanted - even nothing - and promised to "keep monitoring depressing news so they wouldn't have to." The result? Its biggest subscription spike ever

Posted by Marcela Kunova on 29/01/25

Community-led listening project offers solutions to journalism’s biggest challenges

'There is not a single user asking for more, cheaper content. They want connection, collaboration and care,' says Shirish Kulkarni, reflecting on a collaborative project between Media Cymru and BBC

Posted by Shirish Kulkarni on 28/01/25

10 new and interesting media launches on our radar

New media companies are developing close-knit relationships with readers, unusual business models and solutions to long-standing industry challenges

Posted by Jacob Granger and Marcela Kunova on 27/01/25

How AI is changing the face of B2B publishing in 2025

Discover how publishers are using AI to create premium products, turn their expertise into goldmines and why waiting on the sidelines could be the riskiest strategy of all

Posted by Marcela Kunova on 27/01/25

Zetland expands into Finland, disrupting the market with audio-first constructive journalism

The Danish media outlet has made a good head start in its neighbouring Nordic country, securing 13k annual memberships in a crowdfunding campaign

Posted by Jacob Granger on 24/01/25

Podcast articleSam 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

Getting started with user needs: lessons from Ringer Media International

Journalists love covering the latest developments and breaking news. Audiences often want completely different content

Posted by Marcela Kunova and Jacob Granger on 22/01/25

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