The Guardian, The Economist and The Financial Times share insights on how the newsletter format is being used to deepen reader relationships and bolster subscription offerings
What does the future hold for newsletters?
Podcast: training and retaining new journalists
Recruiting mostly from universities is skewing representation in UK newsrooms. What are the alternatives worth exploring and how do we make them a success?
Podcast: Angie Lau, founder of Forkast.News, on developing a business mindset
Journalists have the skills, contacts and opportunities to have a successful career but they do not always realise it. Unlock your potential with tips from a former Bloomberg anchor turned entrepreneur
How to identify new audience growth opportunities
The Daily Star, The Times and Sunday Times, The Economist and The South China Morning Post have all created strategies to discover and attract younger and more diverse readers
The CIA’s secrets to creative problem solving
Just like journalists, the CIA agents deal with stress, deadlines and tasks, leaving little time for creative thinking. Get inspired by their four techniques that can increase your own solution-generating power
What is the future of work in our newsrooms?
Kevin Delaney, co-founder of Reset Work and Quartz, spoke at Newsrewired about the unique chance to improve the way our organisations work in the post-pandemic world.
Six tips for setting up your home studio with a smartphone
Bye bye choppy audio and dark video while working from home. Learn how to create professional content using mobile gadgets and DIY hacks
RISJ trust report: redefine your public image or bad actors will do it for you
The latest Trust in News Project paper finds that journalists and readers are not always on the same page when it comes to building a trusting relationship.
Podcast: Penelope Jones, founder of My So-Called Career, on building a resilience toolkit
2020 has cast doubt over many areas of the journalism industry. Newsroom revenue, job security, even our own health; these all feel precarious during a global pandemic.
In the face of uncertainty, you have two options. You can sit and wait for the worst to happen or you can start to work on a plan so you are not taken aback if the worst-case scenario came true.
At our digital journalism conference Newsrewired this week (8 December 2020), one workshop explored this idea. Workshop leader and career coach Penelope Jones has spent 17 years in the media industry, holding leadership and strategic roles at The Guardian and Condé Nast. She later founded a career development company My So-Called Career that helps early and mid-career journalists achieve their potential.
Podcast: Julie Posetti, global research director of ICFJ, on post-pandemic future
From battling disinformation to dealing with online abuse and mental health crisis, journalists around the globe are feeling the impact of the covid-19 pandemic.
At our digital journalism conference Newsrewired this week (1 December 2020), Julie Posetti, global research director of the International Centre for Journalist (ICFJ), gave a keynote speech on how covid-19 has impacted both journalists and news organisations, with one eye on how to enter 2021 with renewed strength and determination.