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Online privacy has long been a topic of fierce debate. The usual push and pull between the interests of users, publishers, brands, and advertisers has been disrupted by the increasing wariness from the public about how its data is collected, stored and used. This in turn has led to a …

Although Pinterest has been around for more than a decade, it has been largely ignored by publishers. Maybe we are missing a trick though - with more active monthly users than Twitter, the visual search platform may be an untapped reservoir of audience and revenue growth. Pinterest functions on the …

They say hindsight is a wonderful thing. If given the chance, many of us would love to start over and re-enter the industry with all the knowledge we now have. Sadly, time does not work that way. But the coronavirus pandemic has made us rethink newsroom processes and focus on …

Although data journalism may sound complicated, it is actually easier than we imagine. A degree in media studies - or any journalistic background - are not always needed. To help you get started, Octoparse has created a useful guide on how to become a data journalist. Self-teaching is one of …

The podcast market is saturated, so if you want to try and crack it, make sure you do so with a great idea and a solid gameplan. David Ciccarelli, the founder and CEO of Voices.com, provides ten steps to plan a podcast before launching. "While many podcasts sound like natural, …

If you are the founder of a new startup, or you have a great personal experience to share, you will need to pitch your story to journalists if you want to gain press coverage. Henley Wing, the co-founder of BuzzSumo, has spoken to six journalists at Techcrunch, Mashable and the …

What does it take to break into the news industry? It is a question many a journalism student has racked their heads thinking about. To help, Bright Network has put a list together of the top skills journalists need to get into the sector and what employers look for in …

Update: This article was updated by Ella Cotton on 9 March 2021 to reflect changes in women's career history. The original version published on 7 June 2016 You only need glance at the All Male Panels Tumblr to see the lack of gender diversity still evident in public events. And …

Around this time last year, journalists had to respond quickly to a very new and unprecedented issue: the coronavirus pandemic. One year later, Damian Radcliffe, Carolyn S. Chambers Professor in Journalism at the University of Oregon, provides lessons learned when reporting on covid-19, in a piece for The Thomson Reuters …

The news is saturated with statistics and medical jargon that are hard to understand even for us, let alone our audiences. To help you out, Laura Dixon, the associate editor for the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN), summed up 10 tips for reporting on the pandemic that are part of …

With governments imposing lockdowns, planes grounded, and travel corridors continuously opening and closing like a revolving door, this year the travel writing industry has been paralysed by the pandemic. Despite this, many writers have found innovative ways of continuing their work. "Dream now, go later" From reflective pieces on past …

John Crowley conducted a global survey at the start of the pandemic to assess how journalists were coping during lockdown. His findings are published in a report entitled ‘Journalism in the Time of Covid’. The report urges news leaders to heed concerns from staff about their mental well-being. Journalism was …

John Crowley writes on tech, business, newsroom management, burnout and disinformation. He is a trustee of the Journalists’ Charity. Newsrooms are an essential but romanticised part of our industry fabric. They are quieter than in the days of clattering typewriters, hot metal and so-called ‘copy boys’. But journalists still thrive …

I spoke with Head of Social Strategy and Storytelling for Vogue International and Condé Nast about growing youth audiences and the importance of interaction and sharing on social media.

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Journalists in modern newsrooms risk succumbing to “anxiety and exhaustion” because of the need to monitor the “seemingly endless sources of potential sources” now available to them. That is the view of Sally Warren, a Fleet Street journalist turned psychotherapist, on the pressure journalists feel to process emails, tweets, push …

One of the reasons why the public increasingly mistrusts the media is that journalists are spending less time outside of their London offices, losing touch with what interests, inspires and bothers people outside the capital. To see whether local reporting can bring the media and their audiences closer together, HuffPost …

For years, many people assumed that the decisions algorithms made were objective and neutral. But this is not the case, explained Julia Angwin, a former investigative journalist at ProPublica who is currently working to start up a newsroom analysing the impacts of technology on society, speaking in a session at …

Many journalists decide to go freelance for the freedom the position can offer – you can choose your own stories and working hours, and the ability to work from anywhere you want is certainly an attraction. But having to constantly pitch story ideas to editors and to seek funding for …

Since September 2015, I have been managing the programme for Journalism.co.uk’s newsrewired digital journalism event. In that period of time, Journalism.co.uk has organised four full-day conferences, and one-half day event. I have also been involved with the organisation of one event prior to taking the lead (July 2015). It’s International …

As audience consumption habits continue to evolve as the digital media industry grows, newsrooms have been experimenting with bold new projects to engage audiences. A selection of these special projects were the topic of discussion at the newsrewired digital journalism conference on 8 February, where delegates heard about The Guardian’s …

Speaking at newsrewired in London yesterday (8 February), Martin Stabe, head of interactive news at The Financial Times, and Colleen McEnaney, graphics editor at The Wall Street Journal, shared some advice for making sure data visualisations work on mobile. Less is more • Make sure all information is available so …