📰 What's Inside The Fix Weekly Newsletter: Press freedom in Europe ca. 2024
▪️The articles featured pertain to the glass ceiling of women journalists in Italy, how local news is growing in England, and how to make changes stick in your newsroom;
▪️Interesting insights on what drives audiences’ trust in news media, and publishers partnering with and suing generative AI companies from our colleagues at Schibsted, and Press Gazette;
▪️Great opportunities from the Global Investigative Journalism Network, and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
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▪️The articles featured pertain to the glass ceiling of women journalists in Italy, how local news is growing in England, and how to make changes stick in your newsroom;
▪️Interesting insights on what drives audiences’ trust in news media, and publishers partnering with and suing generative AI companies from our colleagues at Schibsted, and Press Gazette;
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How to enhance journalistic research with AI: chatbots and tools like Perplexity can transform and improve your research techniques, ensure accuracy, and maintain ethical standards, Alberto Puliafito writes in his latest article for The Fix.
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Generative Artificial Intelligence for advanced search online - The Fix
How to use chatbots like ChatGPT or advanced search tools like Perplexity AI for search in journalism: practical tips for integrating AI effectively and responsibly in journalistic workflows
Engaging audiences and driving revenue are two major challenges journalism faces today. But solutions journalism may hold the key, according to experienced editor Emma Löfgren.
Her Solutions Journalism Newsletter Course explores how this approach, which focuses on reporting potential responses to problems rather than just the problems themselves, can deeply resonate with readers. Data shows solutions stories leave a more positive impression, are more trusted, and keep audiences more engaged.
In the final instalment of The Fix's course, the author explores smart strategies for leveraging solutions journalism to better serve your audiences.
Her Solutions Journalism Newsletter Course explores how this approach, which focuses on reporting potential responses to problems rather than just the problems themselves, can deeply resonate with readers. Data shows solutions stories leave a more positive impression, are more trusted, and keep audiences more engaged.
In the final instalment of The Fix's course, the author explores smart strategies for leveraging solutions journalism to better serve your audiences.
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Solutions journalism course: How to leverage solutions journalism to engage audiences and boost revenue - The Fix
The hardest truth marketers have to learn is that no one cares about their product. People care about their own lives and about the product no more than the impact it has on their lives.
As more and more Gen Z journalists enter the workforce, news leaders must adapt to their unique traits and skills. From prioritising flexibility and mental well-being to being mobile and resourceful, Gen Z journalists bring a fresh perspective to the industry. In her latest article for The Fix, Priyal Shah explains what news leaders should keep in mind when hiring Gen Z journalists and helps uncover the advantages of bringing on board this generation.
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What news leaders should keep in mind when hiring Gen Z journalists - The Fix
This generation no longer takes salary and pension benefits as key motivators to do their job.
✌️ Good evening! Here is the full list of stories we had this week, including how generative AI can power up your online searches, using solutions journalism to engage audiences, and tips on working with Gen Z journalists.
🧠 Generative AI for advanced search online;
📈 Making the most of solutions journalism;
🧑🎓 What to bear in mind when hiring Gen Z journalists.
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📰 What's Inside The Fix Weekly Newsletter: Playbooks for sustainable local journalism
▪️The articles featured pertain to how generative AI can power up your online searches, using solutions journalism to engage audiences, and tips on working with Gen Z journalists;
▪️Interesting insights on the winners of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize, and ZEIT ONLINE's Europe Talks initiative from our colleagues at Nieman Lab, and Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism;
▪️Great opportunities from International Fund for Public Interest Media, Reuters Institute, and The Fix.
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▪️The articles featured pertain to how generative AI can power up your online searches, using solutions journalism to engage audiences, and tips on working with Gen Z journalists;
▪️Interesting insights on the winners of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize, and ZEIT ONLINE's Europe Talks initiative from our colleagues at Nieman Lab, and Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism;
▪️Great opportunities from International Fund for Public Interest Media, Reuters Institute, and The Fix.
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Reaching younger audiences is crucial for the future of news media. Meeting readers where they are by embracing platforms like TikTok, highlighting individual journalists and letting them build an online presence all help to connect with the audiences of today and tomorrow, Anton Protsiuk writes.
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How publishers can get better at reaching younger readers - The Fix
Meet readers / listeners / viewers where they are. News organisations should embrace the platforms where their target audiences spend time.
📻 Independent Russian media makers have come up with countless ways to circumvent their country’s censorship. One of them redefines the radio format, Veronica Snoj writes in her latest article for The Fix.
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How Russian media makers in exile are redefining the traditional radio format - The Fix
Podcast radios are becoming a new media niche in the Russian media landscape challenged by war-reinforced oppression.
We spoke with Maciej Okraszewski, founder of one of Poland’s most successful independent podcasts Dział Zagraniczny, about how he gained a wide audience reporting on niche foreign topics.
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Turning podcasting into profit: Dział Zagraniczny's €140,000 yearly income - The Fix
Interview with founder of Dział Zagraniczny, Polish podcast which earned €140,000 in 2023, showcasing the power of niche journalism and quality content in the podcasting landscape.
✌️ Good evening! Here is the full list of stories we had this week, including tips on engaging younger audiences, how exiled Russian outlets are leveraging the radio format, and a case of turning podcasting into a profitable business.
🧑🎓 How to ensure your reporting reaches young readers;
📻 Russian media organisations reinventing the radio format in exile;
🎙 How an independent Polish podcast reached €140,000 yearly income
📻 Russian media organisations reinventing the radio format in exile;
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Meet readers / listeners / viewers where they are. News organisations should embrace the platforms where their target audiences spend time.
📰 What's Inside The Fix Weekly Newsletter: New audio ventures
▪️The articles featured pertain to tips on engaging younger audiences, how exiled Russian outlets are leveraging the radio format, and a case of turning podcasting into a profitable business;
▪️Interesting insights on Argentina’s largest newspaper's approach to converting readers into digital subscribers, and how American publication The Intercept surpassed its fundraising goal from our colleagues at The Audiencers, and Nieman Lab;
▪️Great opportunities from the Kurt Schork Memorial Fund, European Commission, and The Guardian.
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▪️The articles featured pertain to tips on engaging younger audiences, how exiled Russian outlets are leveraging the radio format, and a case of turning podcasting into a profitable business;
▪️Interesting insights on Argentina’s largest newspaper's approach to converting readers into digital subscribers, and how American publication The Intercept surpassed its fundraising goal from our colleagues at The Audiencers, and Nieman Lab;
▪️Great opportunities from the Kurt Schork Memorial Fund, European Commission, and The Guardian.
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Ahead of the EU elections we spoke with The European Correspondent and Voxeurop about their approach to covering this major event and how it fits with their editorial strategy.
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How pan-European news organisations are approaching EU election coverage - The Fix
Ahead of the EU elections, European Correspondent and Voxeurop share their approach and discuss how it fits with their editorial strategy.
The Fix Foundation and European Centre for Press and Media Freedom have partnered to launch "Voices of Ukraine" – a new programme providing equipment assistance to media operating inside Ukraine.
The goal is to ensure journalists can work safely and share crucial stories from conflict zones and local communities.
Here are the key details:
📍 Open to all Ukrainian media: print, online, TV, radio
📍 Priority for small regional/frontline/hyperlocal outlets
📍 Grants up to €10K per outlet for equipment
Learn more about eligibility and how to apply
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The programme offered by The Fix Foundation and ECPMF focuses on providing equipment to small regional publications operating directly from Ukraine.
In the latest piece of The Fix’s series on media careers, we look at Mar Cabra’s journey from being a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist to becoming an impact-driven co-founder and executive director of The Self-Investigation.
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A burned-out journalist’s journey of creating better mental health practises in the industry – interview with Mar Cabra - The…
Mar Cabra talks about her mental health struggles, the pressures of being a journalist and her journey in co-founding The Self-Investigation.
✌️ Good evening! Here is the full list of stories we had this week, including approaches to election coverage, a new support programme for Ukrainian media, and a talk with mental health expert Mar Cabra.
🗳 Pan-European news media's approach to EU election reporting;
🇺🇦 Grants for Ukrainian media;
🧠 Interview with a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist-turned-entrepreneur.
🗳 Pan-European news media's approach to EU election reporting;
🇺🇦 Grants for Ukrainian media;
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Ahead of the EU elections, European Correspondent and Voxeurop share their approach and discuss how it fits with their editorial strategy.
What's Inside The Fix Weekly Newsletter: Opportunities in elections coverage
▪️The articles featured pertain to approaches to election coverage, a new support programme for Ukrainian media, and a talk with mental health expert Mar Cabra;
▪️Interesting insights on news outlets that make money on Apple News, and The New Yorker’s successful push to improve audience engagement from our colleagues at Semafor, and Digiday;
▪️Great opportunities from The Fix Foundation and the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, Open Archive, and European Journalism Centre.
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▪️The articles featured pertain to approaches to election coverage, a new support programme for Ukrainian media, and a talk with mental health expert Mar Cabra;
▪️Interesting insights on news outlets that make money on Apple News, and The New Yorker’s successful push to improve audience engagement from our colleagues at Semafor, and Digiday;
▪️Great opportunities from The Fix Foundation and the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, Open Archive, and European Journalism Centre.
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Recent media policy provisions imposed more obligations on platforms. It may either facilitate mainstream journalism or widen the gap between user-generated content and quality verified news content — let’s take a closer look.
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Media legislation that affects news publishers in 2024: Platforms - The Fix
Recent media policy provisions imposed more obligations on platforms. It may either facilitate mainstream journalism or widen the gap between user-generated content and quality verified news content.
In our latest article, we looked at how Ukrayinska Pravda, Ukraine’s leading digital news publisher, is betting on new verticals like tech and sports to diversify revenue.
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How Ukraine’s leading publisher Ukrayinska Pravda is growing its non-hard news coverage - The Fix
Executive director Andrey Boborykin says it’s important for their efforts to diversify revenue as other major sources have waned amidst declining foreign readership.
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Portugal has three journalism platforms as part of Reference - the European Independent Media Circle. In a country with traditionally very low financial contributions from the state and civil society to journalism, how do these projects manage to work sustainably? Francisca Valentim explains.
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Independent publishers showcasing different business models in Portugal - The Fix
In a country with traditionally a very low financial contribution from the state and civil society to journalism, how do independent platforms manage to work sustainably?