Three years after the last in-person gathering before the pandemic, hundreds of delegates congregated once more in central London for the Trust Conference, an annual event organised by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Speakers included journalists and human rights experts...
The 2022 LION Local Journalism Awards brought our members together for the first in-person celebration in three years, with more than 45 winners and finalists honored at a dinner ceremony during the Independent News Sustainability Summit in Austin.
Origen: Meet...
Three years ago, publisher analytics firm Chartbeat saw news aggregators becoming the fastest growing traffic referral source. But with the share of traffic from aggregators dipping, that’s not so much the case anymore.
Origen: News aggregators aren't growing like they...
JOURNALISTS LOVE DEBATING what constitutes ethical journalism. Should we show pictures of the shooter in a mass-casualty incident? Is it ever okay to pay a source? Should we use photographs taken without permission? What about publishing classified documents? When...
Ben Smith generates attention anywhere he goes. See: Politico, BuzzFeed, and the New York Times, where his appointment as media columnist and his departure less than two years later were treated as Significant News by the paper of record...
Twitter has great influence for a social media platform. It has a comparatively modest 230 million users, given that the likes of Instagram, Facebook and TikTok have user bases that run into the billions. But Twitter is beloved of...
If your organization is trying to overcome obstacles to achieve more success in SEO, you are not alone. For my RJI Fellowship project, following the first article I was able to talk with at least 15 people who either...
AI tools for journalists are rapidly becoming better. Whether it’s amplifying writing, producing and enhancing visuals, or generating audio versions of text articles – both newsrooms and individual journalists can save time and money by using AI-powered services. Here’s a...
Election results and voter intentions can be tough to visualize for your audiences without a deep understanding of coding or a large design budget. However, independent journalists and small newsrooms can build appealing interactive visualizations ahead of elections using...
Janice Min is widely credited with turning The Hollywood Reporter from an ageing industry newspaper into a glamorous and well-respected magazine for the 21st century.Now she wants to shake up the Los Angeles media scene again with her newsletter...
