Journalist’s Trade

8 Ways to Build Your Newspaper’s Digital Reader Revenue

8 Ways to Build Your Newspaper’s Digital Reader Revenue

The successes of news outlets in the U.K. and Spain provides valuable lessons, according to a new publication from the Reuters Institute
Former Esquire Editor’s New Site Offers Short Stories Inspired by Today’s Headlines

Former Esquire Editor’s New Site Offers Short Stories Inspired by Today’s Headlines

The Chronicles of Now, which launched today, marries fiction and journalism to intriguing effect. Publishing short stories inspired by news headlines, the site invites readers overwhelmed by the news (and…
Audio Services for the Disabled Recalibrate as Local News Shrinks and Tech Advances

Audio Services for the Disabled Recalibrate as Local News Shrinks and Tech Advances

Stations broadcasting for the visually and otherwise impaired seek ways to stay relevant
The Trump Impeachment and Why FOIA Matters for Good Government

The Trump Impeachment and Why FOIA Matters for Good Government

Access to unredacted emails related to the Ukraine aid halt is essential to understand the actions of the president and his administration
Covering and Reducing Political Polarization and Conflict

Covering and Reducing Political Polarization and Conflict

Conflict and polarization are rampant today, both in the United States and around the world. According to polls and surveys, we are more divided now in our views than at…
What Journalists Can Do To Report More Effectively — and Compassionately — on Gun Violence

What Journalists Can Do To Report More Effectively — and Compassionately — on Gun Violence

Ten ways to constructively cover gun violence by applying a “public health model”
Journalists-Turned-Entrepreneurs on How They Built Their Businesses

Journalists-Turned-Entrepreneurs on How They Built Their Businesses

A look at the challenges and opportunities for prospective media entrepreneurs
Reporting the Climate Crisis through (Really) Slow Journalism

Reporting the Climate Crisis through (Really) Slow Journalism

A new time-lapse documentary will chronicle four communities on the front lines of the climate crisis every five years until 2050
Gina McCarthy’s Advice to Climate Journalists: “Talk about Solutions and Build Hope”

Gina McCarthy’s Advice to Climate Journalists: “Talk about Solutions and Build Hope”

The former EPA director on how to make climate journalism “relevant, personal, and actionable”
Five Tips for Better Coverage of the Climate Crisis

Five Tips for Better Coverage of the Climate Crisis

Focus on relevance to everyday life, include all beats, emphasize potential solutions, highlight the visual, make it local