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Community engagement 2.0, with Anita Li of The Green Line

Today's episode is supported by Memberful, an all-in-one membership solution for journalists and news publishers. Get started today for free. ...

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Jacob Granger

Substack's new in-app payments frustrate publishers: "One option is terrible for us, the other is terrible for our readers"

Pre-register your interest in joining our new media community  by filling out this brief form Writers and publishers on newsletter platform...

previous day 7

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Jacob Granger

19 sources of free images for journalists

19 sources of free images for journalists

We all know the deal. Your story is good to go, you just need an image to go with it. Where do you head? Depending on your needs, there are a few...

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Jacob Granger

CNN's Ladan Anoushfar on gender reporting, intersectional storytelling and meaningful impact

Pre-register your interest in joining our new media community  by filling out this brief form . What started as a bold three-year digital...

12.08.2025 4

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Jacob Granger

Throwback: Maria Breslin, editor of The Liverpool Echo, on covering the Southport tragedy and UK riots

We originally published this episode on the 14 August 2024, and we’re republishing it on 1 August 2025 It's been one year since public violence...

02.08.2025 2

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Jacob Granger

A one-stop-shop of tools for journalism content creators

There has not been a better time to be an independent journalist in the truest sense. The abundance of digital tools and platforms means it is easy to...

02.08.2025 4

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Jacob Granger

How to report on the anniversary of a tragedy

This week (29 July 2025) marks the one year anniversary of the Southport tragedy, where three young girls were murdered, and many others were fatally...

29.07.2025 6

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Jacob Granger

Throwback episode: Rozina Breen, CEO and editor-in-chief of TBIJ

This podcast was first published on 21 April 2023, marking Rozina Breen’s first year as CEO of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism  ...

26.07.2025 5

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Jacob Granger

You have half a minute to win over your reader - use it smartly

This article was first published on 23 September 2022. We used Axios' free AI rewording tools to update this article, before it was edited by...

24.07.2025 8

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Jacob Granger

How EU-focused news outlets are thriving after Brexit

Julius Fintelmann (right) founder of The European Correspondent speaking at the European Youth Event on 14 June 2025 It's been five years since the UK...

22.07.2025 8

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Jacob Granger

Newsrewired throwback: the CIA's secrets to creative problem solving

This podcast was first published on 27 May 2021 and it has been republished on 18 July 2025 The media industry has its fair share of problems:...

19.07.2025 20

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Jacob Granger

From newsroom to consultancy: a journalist's guide to career transition

Ramaa Sharma (right) networking at our Newsrewired conference in November 2024 Ramaa Sharma did most of the jobs at the BBC in her 17 years there:...

17.07.2025 5

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Jacob Granger

Loretta Chao of American Journalism Project, on getting more survey responses from readers

This podcast was first published on 27 July 2023 and it has been republished on 11 July 2025 Pre-register your interest in joining our new media...

13.07.2025 30

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Jacob Granger

How journalism is finally confronting its mental health crisis

Clarissa Ward (right), chief international correspondent, CNN, speaking at Mediastrong 2 July 2025 Pre-register your interest in joining our new...

12.07.2025 10

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Jacob Granger

AJ+ executive shares essential tips to shield journalists from online harassment

Jon laurence (left) speaking at Mediastrong on 2 July 2025 "It’s better to have a smoke alarm than to put out a fire," says Jon Laurence,...

10.07.2025 4

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Jacob Granger

Four counterintuitive tactics that convert readers into paying customers

Panos Sarlanis, co-founder of I Am Expat, speaking at The Audiencers festival on 24 June 2025 Last month (24 June), The Audiencers Festival brought...

10.07.2025 9

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Jacob Granger

Future-proofing your newsroom, with Lucy Kueng

This podcast was first published on the 2 May 2024, and has been republished on 4 July 2025 News companies cannot be everything to everyone. Not...

05.07.2025 7

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Jacob Granger

'Pay or we'll take it away': an indie newsletter's last chance saloon

Michael MacLeod (above) founder of the Edinburgh and Minute newsletters An independent local newsletter has been saved from the scrap pile simply by...

05.07.2025 8

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Jacob Granger

'Pay or we'll take it away': an indie newsletter's last chance saloon

Michael MacLeod (above) founder of the Edinburgh and Minute newsletters An independent local newsletter has been saved from the scrap pile simply by...

04.07.2025 4

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Jacob Granger

Podcasts, apps and newsletters: how three publishers are discovering new audiences

At the Publisher Summit last month (10 and 11 June), publishers shared brilliant ideas for using podcasts, newsletters and apps to find new audiences...

02.07.2025 10

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Jacob Granger

Talent matters: Global shows the value of a powerful, podcast portfolio

Three years ago, podcasts at commercial broadcaster Global were treated as an afterthought, according to head of factual podcasts, Al Riddell. But...

01.07.2025 9

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Jacob Granger

How writing fiction helped me deal with PTSD, with Northern Irish journalist Leona O'Neill

The Journalism.co.uk Podcast is on a brief hiatus as we begin our transformation journey , we'll be resurfacing our best episodes until further...

28.06.2025 10

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Jacob Granger

UK court reporting is changing: seven ways this impacts your newsroom

Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey Pre-register your interest in joining our new media community  by filling out this brief form The...

28.06.2025 2

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Jacob Granger

Community reactions to the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025

Lea Korsgaard (Zetland, top left), Dmitry Shishkin (Ringer Media International, top right), Mark Frankel (Full Fact, bottom left), Sophia Smith Galer...

21.06.2025 20

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Jacob Granger

2012 vs 2025 in digital media: Nic Newman, lead author of the RISJ Digital News Report

And check out the Journalism.co.uk podcast on  Apple Podcasts  and  Spotify In case you have been living under a rock, the Reuters Institute...

20.06.2025 3

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Jacob Granger

Digital News Report 2025: legacy publishers bet big on AI, subscriptions and transparency

Left to right: Mitali Mukherjee (Reuters Institute), Jane Barrett (Reuters), David Rhodes (Sky News), Basia Cummings (The Observer), Nic Newman...

20.06.2025 4

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Jacob Granger

Ten talking points from the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025

Pre-register your interest in joining our new media community  by filling out this brief form The Reuters Institute has published its 14th...

18.06.2025 10

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Jacob Granger

Four golden opportunities for indie newsrooms, with Joe Mitchell of PINF

Check out the Journalism.co.uk podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify This week is Indie Week, a week-long campaign celebrating the unsung...

14.06.2025 10

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Jacob Granger

Work smarter, not harder: six lessons from Newsrewired

And check out the Journalism.co.uk podcast on  Apple Podcasts  and  Spotify At our Newsrewired conference last month, in our conversations...

09.06.2025 10

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Jacob Granger

Susie Schofield: 'I vowed no journalist would go to their grave again not knowing their true value'

John Schofield was a BBC reporter who was killed whilst covering the former Yugoslavian War in Croatia in August 1995, aged 29. Today, 30 years later,...

04.06.2025 20

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Jacob Granger

Newsrooms called to up their commitment on mental wellbeing

UK and Irish newsrooms are being called to sign up to a new mental health and wellbeing charter. A charter is a formal statement that outlines an...

03.06.2025 10

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Jacob Granger

The autocrat's playbook: How democracy dies and what we can do to stop it

Left to right: James Ball (The New European), Amie Ferris-Rotman (Global New Lines), Kiran Nazish (Coalition for Women in Journalism) The numbers are...

29.05.2025 10

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Jacob Granger

How Britain's most established news brands are reinventing themselves for the digital age

Left to right: Marcela Kunova (Journalism.co.uk), Tracy Yaverbaun (The Times & Sunday Times), Jonathan Levy (Sky News), Simon Robinson (Reuters) A...

28.05.2025 20

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Nurturing the next generation of talent, with the YOJO newsroom

And check out the Journalism.co.uk podcast on  Apple Podcasts  and  Spotify The step between university and the industry is a tricky one....

24.05.2025 8

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Jacob Granger

How UK local news entrepreneurs are building sustainable businesses

Left to right: Jaldeep Katwala (Bristol Cable), Daniel Jae Webb (Wiltshire 999s), Sarah Bosley (Newbury News), Oliver Rouane-Williams (Ipswich.co.uk)...

23.05.2025 10

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Jacob Granger

Breaking through the growth ceiling: how The New Statesman and Dennik N went from stagnant to soaring

Chris Stone, The New Statesman (left) and Patricia Vol'anska, Dennik N (right) So your exciting new growth strategy has hit a ceiling and you cannot...

22.05.2025 10

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Jacob Granger

Naja Nielsen, media director of SVT: 'We don't have decades to get used to AI'

News organisations have spent decades adapting to digital transformation, but do not have the same luxury of time to get used to AI. That was the...

21.05.2025 10

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Jacob Granger

How Mill Media and Zetland scaled their membership models

Left to right: Lisa MacLeod (FT Strategies), Lea Korsgaard (Zetland), Joshi Herrmann (MIll Media) Two European media companies have one thing in...

20.05.2025 20

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Jacob Granger

SLAPPs, Assange and the Trump effect: Fiona O'Brien of Reporters Without Borders on UK press freedom

And check out the Journalism.co.uk podcast on  Apple Podcasts  and  Spotify Reporters Without Borders has released its annual World Press...

16.05.2025 10

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Memberships, homepage and video: The Sun's three priorities for digital growth

The Sun outlined its three major growth areas, as it attempts to find a balance between high-volume traffic acquisition and deeper reader engagement. ...

15.05.2025 10

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Jacob Granger

What does it really mean to serve a community today?

In a nutshell: The full story: Community engagement projects often rely on quizzing people about their needs or news habits, and then...

10.05.2025 10

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Jacob Granger

Newrewired spotlight | Chris Stone: 'The news industry has a lot to learn from podcast creators'

News podcasts are an incredible opportunity to discover and develop new audiences. Far from being just a standalone digital product, podcasts can...

09.05.2025 20

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Jacob Granger

Newsrewired throwback: Sean Gourley on why technology is dictating newsroom strategy

This podcast was first published on 9 December 2024 and was republished on 2 May 2025 with minor changes Check out the Journalism.co.uk podcast on...

03.05.2025 10

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Jacob Granger

Newsrewired speaker spotlight: Naja Nielsen on innovation, leadership and Nordic media

Naja Nielsen spent six years at the BBC as digital director, where she led the newsroom's digital journalism through the pandemic, the invasion of...

03.05.2025 10

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Jacob Granger

Ethics, diversity, influence and digital transformation: 10 trends to watch in UK journalism

A new report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism provides a detailed breakdown of the state of the UK journalism industry, based on a...

01.05.2025 30

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Jacob Granger

AI, ethics and editorial power: voices from the IQ Media Conference

And check out the Journalism.co.uk podcast on  Apple Podcasts  and  Spotify Last week, we were in sunny Athens attending the IQ Media...

25.04.2025 10

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Jacob Granger

The climate crisis is being misreported — and there is no legal way to stop it (yet)

If a journalist writes an inaccurate news story that damages the reputation of an individual, one of their options is to take up a complaint with a...

23.04.2025 10

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Jacob Granger

How to use Telegram for online journalism investigations

The Wall Street Journal's (WSJ) investigation into Russian theft of Ukrainian grain was made possible by a job posting on the private messaging...

17.04.2025 10

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Jacob Granger

Perugia highlight: how to learn from failure in your newsroom

Left to right: Shirish Kulkarni, Chris Moran (Guardian), Anita Zielina (Better Leaders Lab), Steffi Dobmeier (STERN) If we are being honest with...

16.04.2025 20

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Perugia highlight: sustaining public interest news in a dicey media market

Speaking: Rawan Damen (Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism) Public interest journalism is under siege across the world and news organisations...

16.04.2025 10

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