Community-Centered Journalism doesn’t hold all the solutions, but it can play a role in helping to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing the industry today — The future of journalism cannot look like the past. If we fail to do things differently then we will not address some of the biggest issues facing our industry today. …

These five key issues highlight why local news is struggling — This is the second part in a series of work-in-progress articles outlining the background to the local news crisis in the United States and what can be done about it. …

How to prepare your newsroom for the next phase of disruption — It’s hard to believe, but ChatGPT was only released to the public late last year (November 2022), sparking an AI arms race and spurring adoption across a range of sectors, including the media. So, how can media leaders best harness these developments? …

Potential remedies for tackling the erosion of local journalism — This is the first part in a series of work-in-progress articles outlining the background to the local news crisis in the United States and what can be done about it. …

El proceso, las métricas y las personas correctas son clave cuando se trata de implementar nuevas ideas y transformación digital. Esta es la segunda de una serie de tres partes que analiza la innovación en el periodismo y los medios de comunicación. La Parte Uno exploró las características de la…

This emerging technology will quickly impact issues around workflow, trust and original journalism — When it comes to thinking about the impact of AI on the media, few are as immersed in this space as Professor Charlie Beckett. “I know more about this than I have known about anything in my life,” he told us when we met in his office last week. The…

How policymakers can support the viability and long-term future of local news — This is an extract from a report on media policy and local news in the USA. Co-authored with Dr. Nick Mathews, I’m publishing the report on a chapter-by-chapter basis here on Medium. Read the Executive Summary, chapters exploring the scope of media policy, key challenges and opportunities. …

Viable solutions for US policymakers and others around the world — This is an extract from a report on media policy and local news in the USA. Co-authored with Dr. Nick Mathews, I’m publishing the report on a chapter-by-chapter basis here on Medium. Read the Executive Summary, a chapter exploring the scope of media policy, and another exploring key challenges. …

The most pressing issues for policymakers to navigate — This is an extract from a report on media policy and local news in the USA. Co-authored with Dr. Nick Mathews, I’m publishing the report on a chapter-by-chapter basis here on Medium. Read the Executive Summary, and a chapter exploring the scope of media policy. …