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Victoria Hutton, freelance videographer, on how to become your own boss

Scratching your head over invoicing? Unsure how to plan your workload? The former head of video at Hello! magazine talks about her leap into the world of freelance and shares her tips for success

Connor Stringer, journalism student, on landing scoops while at university

Getting bylines can be tough when you are short of contacts and confidence. We find out how one Bournemouth University student uncovered a shocking exclusive story that made the front page of his local newspaper

Dan McGarvey, reporter at CBC Calgary, on connecting with local communities through mobile journalism 'pop-up bureaus'

Big TV cameras can be intimidating to the public - so one Canadian community reporter uses just his smartphone to produce stories from underreported neighbourhoods

Posted by on 24/01/20

Kevin Donnellan, social media consultant, on the dos and don'ts of social media reporting

"A handful of tweets doesn't constitute a groundswell of opinion"

Posted by on 17/01/20

Christmas podcast: Journalism.co.uk looks back at 2019's hot (and not) topics in the media industry

What have we learned from 2019 and what is in store for 2020? Editor Marcela Kunova reflects on what topics journalists care about the most but also what content they share without reading

Posted by on 20/12/19

Annie Gouk, data journalist at Reach plc, on turning databases into human stories

The North in Numbers podcast is a new series of data-led interviews that shows there is a personal story to be told in every large database. The tricky part is to ensure listeners do not get information overload

Posted by on 13/12/19

Suchandrika Chakrabarti, host of Freelance Pod, on what to do before, during and after a live podcast event

When your biggest fans come face-to-face with the hosts of their favourite shows, it can be a whole new experience for them - learn some firsthand tips from the host of Freelance Pod

Posted by on 05/12/19

Caroline Scott, freelance videographer, on using mobile journalism for small publishers and local news organisations

Can your smartphone be the ideal piece of kit for reporting breaking news and shooting vox pops in the street? Yes — so long as you bring a charger bank and a gimbal

Posted by on 22/11/19

Leon Fryszer, director of Krautreporter, on what audience engagement really means

Engaged journalism has become a buzzword. One German co-operatively owned publisher drills into the meaning, how readers can be part of the editorial process and why they buy into the concept

Posted by on 15/11/19

Tom Collinger, Ed Malthouse and Tim Franklin, of the Medill Local News Initiative, on shifting trends in US local news

At the halfway point of the project, three research leaders reflect on their findings so far. They identify how local news publishers are responding to 'the big sea change' of increasingly individual reader needs and habits

Posted by on 07/11/19

David Leigh, veteran investigative journalist, on what reporters of tomorrow need to know about investigative journalism today

What lessons from the past can help in the modern digital post-truth era? A journalist with 40 years of experience offers a survival guide

Posted by on 31/10/19

Newsrewired sneak peek podcast: diversity, artificial intelligence, and future-proofing journalism

Take a glimpse behind the curtain of our upcoming Newsrewired conference with speakers from Birmingham City University, Reach plc, CNN and First Draft

Posted by on 24/10/19

A guide to beat reporting and developing a local patch

When MyLondon launched last year, it started from the ground up to report on community issues in the capital. We find out how reporters started to build contacts and land story scoops in their new surroundings

Posted by on 17/10/19

Talk The Vote: How Richland Source is taking a 'resident-powered' approach to local election coverage

The US regional news website has embarked on a six-stop 'listening tour' in Mansfield, Ohio, to gauge what citizens want from their elected officials and publish the findings

Posted by on 11/10/19

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