Sinopse
The Journalism.co.uk editorial team brings you a weekly look at some of the latest innovations in digital journalism, and speaks to industry experts on how newsrooms are approaching key challenges and opportunities in the industry.
Episódios
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Federica Cherubini, head of leadership development at RISJ, on hybrid newsrooms
02/12/2022Nearly two thirds of newsrooms now offer a mix of physical and virtual work set-ups. How can we get the best of both worlds?
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Reporting LGBTQ+ stories from Qatar, with sports journalist Michael McCann
25/11/2022The World Cup has forced the media to scrutinise the poor LGBTQ+ rights record of the Gulf state. How can coverage continue beyond the sports event?
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Platforms and public interest journalism, with Sameer Padania
21/11/2022The Twitter chaos, Meta's receding support for news, Google's privacy payouts. Disruptions to big tech hurt digital media the most - so where do we go from here?
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Shivani Dave, TikTok host at Openly, on growing an LGBTQ+ brand on the platform
11/11/2022The LGBTQ+ news publication has amassed 100k subscribers in one year, from a variety of videos geared for social audiences: trends, language trivia and even serious news
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Dougal Shaw, senior video innovation journalist of BBC News, on creating news series
04/11/2022CEO Secrets has been developing a loyal online following for over seven years. Its creator shares tips on keeping long-running stories fresh and useful to your audience
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Nick Huber, journalist and consultant, on 'expert syndrome'
26/10/2022The two biggest pitfalls to an expert interview are journalists' insecurities and specialists' arrogance. Learn how to overcome both
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Gina Chua, executive editor of Semafor, on a new brand of transparent journalism
20/10/2022The startup founded by media stars launches this week, aiming to tackle low trust and high news avoidance. But have we not heard that before?
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Leona O'Neill, journalism lecturer, on dealing with trauma
13/10/2022The Northern Irish journalist talks about the support reporters need when covering violence and sad human stories
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Tara Lajumoke, managing director of FT Strategies, on digital transformation
07/10/2022As news organisations pivot to a digital-first model, we look at what we can learn from other sectors that thrive online
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David Taylor, editor of Tortoise, on slowing down during breaking news
29/09/2022Less is sometimes more. This slow news startup turned to a six-piece podcast series, three live events and its standard newsletter when Britain faced a historic news event
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Newsroom strategist Ethar El-Katatney on younger news audiences
15/09/2022With incessant and monumentous news events, Gen Z is increasingly finding it all too easy to switch off from mainstream news coverage. Learn how to cater for an audience who needs you more than ever
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Freelance journalist Nicola Kelly on reporting on the UK Home Office
09/09/2022A government PR-turned-journalist reveals how to gain access to ministerial departments prone to leaks, scandals and sources wanting to speak out (at the risk of their careers)
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Paul O'Mahony, editorial product manager of The Local Sweden, on product thinking
01/09/2022When your core audience are foreigners settling into a new country, how does that shape the news formats and mediums they want and need?
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Sara Kehaulani Goo, editor-in-chief of Axios, on "smart brevity" in text articles
26/08/2022The news US outlet has built its success (and earned recent investment) through breaking the status quo of classic news writing: out with inverted pyramids, in with summaries and bullet-points
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Drew Hyndman, researcher for BBC News, on short-form vs long-form audio
19/08/2022Producing a two-minute news bulletin or a two-hour podcast requires many of the same technical skills, but a different approach to interviewing prep and technique
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Jen Maxfield, broadcast journalism veteran, on perfecting the interview
11/08/2022A US anchor, reporter and author shares all the lessons (and rookie errors) from 20 years in local TV news
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Michelle Fyrne, group editor of SoGlos, on revamping regional media
29/07/2022This independent publication is leveraging 15 years of local coverage, the cookieless future and a new pandemic-prompted editorial focus to realise its revenue potential
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Rachel Hamada & Vicky Gayle, The Bureau Local on getting out of the newsroom
22/07/2022Stepping outside your newsroom and taking a step back from the news agenda can provide unexpected stories with true local value while turbo-charging your audience engagement
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Claire Sanderson, editor-in-chief of Women's Health UK, on purpose campaigns
15/07/2022Researching the challenges facing your audience can give you plenty to write about. Working with commercial partners can help to deliver practical, real-world solutions
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Salla-Rosa Leinonen, producer at Yle, on journo-influencers
06/07/2022Is it really a journalist's job to influence the behaviour of online users? The author of a new paper argues that this is what reporters have always done, and that social media audiences need credible voices now more than ever