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. That includes rebuilding trust, tackling news avoidance, and addressing long-term inequities in terms of whose stories get told and who…

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. This analysis will continue to be developed, added to, and refined, prior to publication of a more comprehensive report on…

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? What are the steps they need to have…

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. This analysis will continue to be developed, added to and refined, prior to the publication of a more comprehensive report…

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. You can also…

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. You…

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. You can also read the…