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JournalismUK Podcast
by JournalismUK
A weekly interview-based show with media experts exploring major trends in the UK and international news industry
Episodes
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Covering the climate community, with Waqas Ejaz of the Reuters Institute
Policymakers, scientists and even disruptive protest groups all largely want the same thing: to save the planet. They just go about it in different ways - here is how the media fits in
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Understanding and serving the neurodiverse community, with Nick Ransom
Diversity of thought can create many divisions within its own community on how experiences are referred to. So, what chance does the media have to get it right?
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Engaging with student and early-career professionals, with Dazed Media
Young people looking to break into the creative industries need practical guidance, solidarity and a confidence boost, say Jack Sunnucks and Harry Slater
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Throwback episode: Why journalists risk their lives for a story, with Dr Anthony Feinstein
A leading psychiatrist explains why some reporters go to extraordinary lengths to hold power to account and what they do to mitigate risks
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Community engagement 2.0, with Anita Li of The Green Line
Discover a four-step process that can help your nearest and dearest readers not just engage with the news, but engage with the world around them
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How to listen to people who avoid the news, with Shirish Kulkarni, Abdi Yusuf and Rhiannon White
“If you want people to trust you, do trustworthy things," say the organisers of a six-month project between BBC and Media Cymru to understand why marginalised groups do not engage with journalism
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Throwback: Covering a community's recovery, with Andrew Brown of Stand Up For Southport
The Merseyside holiday town of Southport is trying to reclaim its identity as a place of happy memories after witnessing three horrific murders and riots. How can news providers help the local community get back on its feet?
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Throwback: Maria Breslin, editor of The Liverpool Echo, on covering the Southport tragedy and UK riots
"We're still here when the national media goes home, so the weight of responsibility is quite heavy"
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Throwback episode: Rozina Breen, CEO and editor-in-chief of TBIJ
Investigative journalism is grappling with SLAPP lawsuits, new formats and inspiring a new wave of diverse news leaders
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Newsrewired throwback: 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
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Loretta Chao of American Journalism Project, on getting more survey responses from readers
A three-prong approach of community ambassadors, focus groups and text messages encourages more constructive insights from local news audiences
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Future-proofing your newsroom, with Lucy Kueng
Media companies can no longer be something for everyone - but we can be everything to someone instead
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How writing fiction helped me deal with PTSD, with Northern Irish journalist Leona O'Neill
Writing a story about a supernatural hero serving justice to those whose crimes have gone unpunished helped Leona cope with witnessing the senseless murder of her peer, Lyra McKee
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2012 vs 2025 in digital media: Nic Newman, lead author of the RISJ Digital News Report
As Newman reflects on more than a decade of documenting journalism's most turbulent transformation, we explore the uncomfortable truths his research revealed: Why has building audience trust remained journalism's most elusive goal? What made tablets the industry's most expensive false dawn? And...
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Four golden opportunities for indie newsrooms, with Joe Mitchell of PINF
When there are precious few resources to spare, how do you decide what to prioritise?
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Work smarter, not harder: six lessons from Newsrewired
From user needs frameworks to community-driven subscription campaigns, we uncover practical strategies that help publishers achieve remarkable growth despite shrinking resources
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Nurturing the next generation of talent, with the YOJO newsroom
Fancy honing your skills in Athens? A bold new initiative offers on-the-job training, tools and mentorship for English-speaking university graduates. Relocation support is on offer, too
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SLAPPs, Assange and the Trump effect: Fiona O'Brien of Reporters Without Borders on UK press freedom
The annual World Press Freedom Index ranks the UK as 20th out of 180 countries. We reflect on the big trends and turning points from the last 12 months
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Newsrewired throwback: Sean Gourley on why technology is dictating newsroom strategy
Generative AI is advancing at an unprecedented speed and newsrooms will find it harder to keep up if they completely reject the tech, says the physicist and serial entrepreneur
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AI, ethics and editorial power: voices from the IQ Media Conference
Can AI free journalists to do better work? Will it deepen inequalities? And what happens when the line between human and machine-generated content starts to blur? These questions and more answered
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How journalists can cover LGBTQ+ stories, with Enrique Anarte Lazo of Context
Inspiring and relatable news content can create a connection with people who often have a shared experience of discrimination, prejudice and abuse
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Michael MacLeod, founder of The Edinburgh and London Minute, on growing a curated, community newsletter
This journalist left a comfy job at Meta to launch two Substack titles that bring essential news and updates to local audiences. The formula has proved a hit, and many others now follow suit
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Laura Bartlett: 'Dragons' Den rejection led me to building a successful media brand'
The popular TV show for aspiring entrepreneurs tore a lifestyle magazine business pitch to shreds 12 years ago. But the young founder used the feedback to create a better publication, which she recently sold for a sum that set her up for life
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What does it mean to serve a local community? With Ed Jennings and Steven Keevil
A Substack newsletter covering the Medway towns has plans to expand into a county-wide title, so it can deliver on two goals: be a critical friend and champion local successes
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Sam Morshead, founder of CounterPress, on a new business model for local sports news
Regional reporting has a problem: it is chasing volume for advertisers, instead of value for audiences. A new publishing platform seeks to reverse the trend, starting with an outlet covering Swindon Football Club
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Daniel McLaughlin, Reach plc podcast editor, on growing a community show
The job is not done once you hit publish or clip up soundbites for social. To keep local listeners interested, you must remain fresh and interesting
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Christmas special: 2024 in review, with Simon Owens
The big expansions, closures and acquisitions of 2024 tell us one thing: you cannot afford not to listen to your audience in the year to come
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Jasper Hamill, founder of Machine, on the 'payeewall' - an alternative to paywalls
A new tech journalism co-operative publication launches with an ambitious concept: rewarding readers for engaging with content instead of asking them to pay
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Newsrewired throwback: fact-checking, Gen Z and public interest news
In May, our flagship journalism conference explored new threats around misinformation, how to combat political apathy among young readers and how to sustain essential journalism. We look at the main takeaways before next week's event
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Abbianca Nassar: 'What I learned from running an online investigative journalism outlet'
AWP Magazine could not survive on self-financing and a few grants, despite its noble ambitions. So what could it have done differently?
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Newsrewired study tour sneak peek with Fortune and Metro UK
Fortune’s executive editor for Europe Alex Wood Morton, and Metro UK's head of growth Martina Andretta lift the lid on their successful revenue growth strategies
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How journalists can become media consultants, with Ramaa Sharma
A former BBC executive with 17 years at the broadcaster shares how she made a career change into consultancy - and how you can too
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Brian Whelan from Times Radio on growing a successful YouTube news channel
The digital radio broadcaster has amassed 1m subscribers on the social video platform - but a vanity metric does not pay the bills. We learn that revenue comes from longer watch time and reaching the right markets
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How did women's magazines from the 1970s remain relevant?
Franki Cookney and Lucy Douglas of the Mag Hags podcast take a flick through 50 years of glossy magazines and examine what has - and has not - stood the test of time
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Sky News producer and psychotherapist James Scurry: 'Journalists are a decade behind the latest knowledge about mental health'
Depression, schizophrenia and narcissism are all terms that are widely misunderstood and misreported, allowing myths to persist and those affected to feel hopeless
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Why The Lincolnite closed down, with Daniel Ionescu
The independent local news organisations innovated plenty and invested heavily. But in the end, there was not enough public support to keep it going
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Dmitry Shishkin, new CEO of Ringier Media International, on leading growth across 80 media brands
Shishkin plans to align diverse newsrooms and tackle the challenges of expanding into new markets with a clever internal document that brings audience and data teams on the same page
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Rachel Duffy, senior social media editor of The Telegraph, on using Reddit for news
Sub-reddits, karma, AMAs and more all jargon-busted and explained how they can help your newsroom get closer to highly engaged audiences
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Tackling new challenges for data journalism, with DC Thomson's Lesley-Anne Kelly and Ema Sabljak
How do you sort through murky ownership data when telling stories about vacant high street properties in Scottish cities?
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How to smash a fundraising campaign target, with Eliz Mizon of The Bristol Cable
The independent, co-operative local news organisation just hit its target to increase membership revenue by £60k in one year
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Media analyst Thomas Baekdal: 'News publishers must stop fighting for the scraps of ad revenue'
As Google decides not to phase out third-party cookies after all, the news industry needs to reinvent its advertising model instead of competing with big tech head-on
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Oliver Rouane-Williams of Ipswich.co.uk: 'I spent my life savings on launching a local news site'
A radical alternative to local newspapers has just launched in Suffolk: its writing is Axios-inspired, its domain names cost £25k and it has no ads, paywalls or cookies
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Five podcast and newsletter lessons from leading publishers, with Media Voices
News organisations of all sizes can dip into niche topics and tap into to specialist audiences by going direct to people’s inboxes and earbuds
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Banseka Kayembe of Naked Politics, on engaging Gen Z with political journalism
It is not enough to report on what is happening with politics. Young people want actionable information delivered to schools and colleges
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The legacy of WikiLeaks, with award-winning journalist James Ball
Although Julian Assange is famously difficult to work with, he will be ironically best remembered for transforming investigative journalism into a collaborative field
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RISJ Digital News Report 2024: User needs with Vogue and The Conversation
The annual study into media trends found that audiences are not getting the inspirational and entertaining news they need. Two newsrooms with mature user needs strategies offer their perspective on how to address this mismatch
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Indie News Week: Hani Barghouthi of PINF on galvanising local communities
40 independent publishers are taking part in online campaigns and in-person events up and down the UK, in a combined effort to generate interest and revenue for community journalism
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Newsrewired sneak peek: the guide to life after the newsroom, with Alison Gow and Mark Frankel
Whether you have been made redundant or need a fresh challenge, journalists can find work in non-reporting roles, self-employment, and other sectors. Here is how
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Newsrewired throwback with Media Voices: leadership, AI and business models
What’s top of mind for today’s news leaders? Evolving at pace, finding your USP - but not burning out in the process
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Regulation, innovation and future-proofing: takeaways from Perugia on generative AI
Have news organisations learned the right lessons from working with platforms? Are newsrooms being too short-sighted in their applications for the tech? These questions and more were discussed at the International Journalism Festival
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