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
Freelance journalist Nicola Kelly on reporting on the UK Home Office
A government PR-turned-journalist reveals how to gain access to ministerial departments prone to leaks, scandals and sources wanting to speak out (at the risk of their careers)
Fri 09 Sep 2022
Paul O'Mahony, editorial product manager of The Local Sweden, on product thinking
When your core audience are foreigners settling into a new country, how does that shape the news formats and mediums they want and need?
Thu 01 Sep 2022
Sara Kehaulani Goo, editor-in-chief of Axios, on "smart brevity" in text articles
The news US outlet has built its success (and earned recent investment) through breaking the status quo of classic news writing: out with inverted pyramids, in with summaries and bullet-points
Fri 26 Aug 2022
Drew Hyndman, researcher for BBC News, on short-form vs long-form audio
Producing a two-minute news bulletin or a two-hour podcast requires many of the same technical skills, but a different approach to interviewing prep and technique
Fri 19 Aug 2022
Jen Maxfield, broadcast journalism veteran, on perfecting the interview
A US anchor, reporter and author shares all the lessons (and rookie errors) from 20 years in local TV news
Thu 11 Aug 2022
Michelle Fyrne, group editor of SoGlos, on revamping regional media
This independent publication is leveraging 15 years of local coverage, the cookieless future and a new pandemic-prompted editorial focus to realise its revenue potential
Fri 29 Jul 2022
Rachel Hamada & Vicky Gayle, The Bureau Local, on getting out of the newsroom
Stepping outside your newsroom and taking a step back from the news agenda can provide unexpected stories with true local value while turbo-charging your audience engagement
Fri 22 Jul 2022
Claire Sanderson, editor-in-chief of Women's Health UK, on purpose campaigns
Researching the challenges facing your audience can give you plenty to write about. Working with commercial partners can help to deliver practical, real-world solutions
Fri 15 Jul 2022
Salla-Rosa Leinonen, producer at Yle, on journo-influencers
Is it really a journalist's job to influence the behaviour of online users? The author of a new paper argues that this is what reporters have always done, and that social media audiences need credibl…
Wed 06 Jul 2022
Mary Walter-Brown, CEO of News Revenue Hub, on loyalty strategies
At a time of low trust in the news and a lack of willingness to pay for it, what can be done to encourage reader donations - even for the most resource-scarce newsrooms?
Fri 01 Jul 2022
Nic Newman of RISJ on the Reuters Digital News Report 2022
News avoidance on the rise, young people not fussed about traditional media and audiences guarded over data. We pour over the main headline findings from the annual landmark media research paper
Thu 16 Jun 2022
Farrah Storr of Substack's insider tips on the newsletter platform
More writers are turning to Substack newsletters as a side hustle or a new day job. What are the must-use features and best practices if you want to make it a success?
Thu 09 Jun 2022
Newsrewired special: training and retaining new journalists
Recruiting predominantly from universities is skewing representation in UK newsrooms. What are the alternatives worth exploring and how do we make them a success?
Tue 31 May 2022
Yusuf Omar, co-founder of Seen, on wearable technology in journalism
Rebranding from Hashtag Our Stories, this media publication is betting that news consumers of the near future will access content through gadgets they wear on their faces - and it has big plans to ma…
Fri 20 May 2022
Nadine Ajaka of The Washington Post on the visual forensics team
A pandemic-born team has been getting millions of views for reconstruction videos of major news stories. But how do you wrestle a time-sensitive story against a time-intensive medium?
Fri 13 May 2022
Hollie Wong of GAY TIMES, on community building and resilience on social media
The LGBTQ+ publication has carved out 4m social media followers, catering to audiences who have been historically let down by the press. But being online also makes them a target of abuse and trollin…
Thu 05 May 2022
James Hewes, CEO of FIPP, on the legacy of the pandemic on digital media
Publisher headaches as well as opportunities have emerged out of the crisis of the pandemic. Learn how to weigh up what to do about the cookieless future, investing in audio vs video and diversifying…
Thu 28 Apr 2022
Leadership lessons from Perugia: Leading during uncertainty (part 2)
In these turbulent times, leaders need to show empathy and humility while still being able to make big calls
Thu 21 Apr 2022
Leadership lessons from Perugia: The environment for leaders (part 1)
The need for effective and strong leadership has never been clearer than during the pandemic, as newsrooms battle with ongoing digital transformation and the need to support employee wellbeing
Wed 20 Apr 2022
Malcolm Moore, editor of FT Edit, on the publication's latest news app
The business news publisher is experimenting with a new mobile product, one which serves up eight essential stories of the day to audiences on-the-go or on the fence about paying for news
Thu 07 Apr 2022
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