Journalism.co.uk podcast
The Journalism.co.uk editorial team brings you a weekly look at some of the latest innovations in digital journalism, and speaks to industry experts on how newsrooms are approaching key challenges and opportunities in the industry.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Episodes
- 300
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
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
Thu 20 Mar 2025
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
Fri 14 Mar 2025
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 recen…
Thu 20 Feb 2025
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
Thu 30 Jan 2025
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 …
Thu 23 Jan 2025
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
Thu 09 Jan 2025
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
Tue 24 Dec 2024
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
Thu 12 Dec 2024
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 …
Thu 21 Nov 2024
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?
Thu 14 Nov 2024
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
Thu 07 Nov 2024
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
Thu 31 Oct 2024
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…
Thu 24 Oct 2024
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
Thu 17 Oct 2024
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
Thu 10 Oct 2024
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
Thu 03 Oct 2024
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
Thu 26 Sep 2024
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
Fri 20 Sep 2024
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?
Thu 05 Sep 2024
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
Thu 29 Aug 2024
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