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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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
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Mary Walter-Brown, CEO of News Revenue Hub, on loyalty strategies
01/07/2022At a time of low trust in the news and a lack of willingness to pay for it, what can be done to encourage reader donations - even for the most resource-scarce newsrooms?
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Nic Newman of RISJ on the Reuters Digital News Report 2022
16/06/2022News avoidance on the rise, young people not fussed about traditional media and audiences guarded over data. We pour over the main headline findings from the annual landmark media research paper
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Farrah Storr of Substack's insider tips on the newsletter platform
09/06/2022More writers are turning to Substack newsletters as a side hustle or a new day job. What are the must-use features and best practices if you want to make it a success?
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Newsrewired special: training and retaining new journalists
31/05/2022Recruiting predominantly from universities is skewing representation in UK newsrooms. What are the alternatives worth exploring and how do we make them a success?
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Yusuf Omar, co-founder of Seen, on wearable technology in journalism
20/05/2022Rebranding from Hashtag Our Stories, this media publication is betting that news consumers of the near future will access content through gadgets they wear on their faces - and it has big plans to make it financially sustainable
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Nadine Ajaka of The Washington Post on the visual forensics team
13/05/2022A pandemic-born team has been getting millions of views for reconstruction videos of major news stories. But how do you wrestle a time-sensitive story against a time-intensive medium?
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Hollie Wong of GAY TIMES, on community building and resilience on social media
05/05/2022The LGBTQ+ publication has carved out 4m social media followers, catering to audiences who have been historically let down by the press. But being online also makes them a target of abuse and trolling
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James Hewes, CEO of FIPP, on the legacy of the pandemic on digital media
28/04/2022Publisher headaches as well as opportunities have emerged out of the crisis of the pandemic. Learn how to weigh up what to do about the cookieless future, investing in audio vs video and diversifying your revenue streams
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Leadership lessons from Perugia: Leading during uncertainty (part 2)
21/04/2022In these turbulent times, leaders need to show empathy and humility while still being able to make big calls
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Leadership lessons from Perugia: The environment for leaders (part 1)
20/04/2022The need for effective and strong leadership has never been clearer than during the pandemic, as newsrooms battle with ongoing digital transformation and the need to support employee wellbeing