Journalism.co.uk Podcast

Stepping 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

Researching the challenges facing your audience can give you plenty to write about. Working with commercial partners can help to deliver practical, real-world solutions

Is 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

At 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?

News 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

More 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?

Recruiting predominantly from universities is skewing representation in UK newsrooms. What are the alternatives worth exploring and how do we make them a success?

Rebranding 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

A 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?

The 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

Publisher 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

In these turbulent times, leaders need to show empathy and humility while still being able to make big calls

The 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

The business news publisher is experimenting with a new mobile product, one which serves up eight essential stories of the day to audiences on-the-go or on the fence about paying for news

Last year, a journalist who was the subject of intense online abuse was hired into a new position to focus on under-reported stories from minority racial groups. She reflects on the good, the bad and the ugly that come with the territory

Switching up your digital offering grants you powerful options to cover the news of the day or complex stories. But it can present teething issues for legacy print news organisations

One Substack newsletter publisher is expanding its roster of titles in different parts of the UK - this new offering is not just finding an engaged audience, but forcing its rivals to copy its tactics

Journalists' mental health is at risk when the news cycle is dominated by death, destruction and uprooted lives. Trauma therapist Olivia James shares soothing techniques and aftercare tips for reporters covering the toughest of news stories

CEO Daryna Shevchenko and CFO Jakub Parusinski talk about what is sustaining live reporting: crowdfunding campaigns, encrypted messaging platforms and a lot of anger

Launching and running a community-focused news title is a tough task. So what does it take to get one off the ground?