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Have you ever wondered if your most-read topics truly align with your audience's needs? Dive into the User Needs Model developed by Dmitry Shishkin, former editor of BBC World Service and current CEO of Ringier Media International, which represents his perspective on how audience data can shape editorial decisions. Discover how understanding your readers' fundamental requirements can transform your content strategy.
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After losing 94% of revenue due to Russia's aggression against Ukraine, Belarusian IT-oriented outlet dev.by had to revise costs and launch projects abroad to pay salaries. But how do they plan to become financially sustainable without outside help? We spoke to dev.by CEO and founder Artiom Kontsevoi about how this independent publisher continues operating amidst political crackdowns.
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✌️ Good evening! Here is the full list of stories we had this week, including how printed newspapers can make a difference in a community, Contexte's experience of introducing an editorial tool, and how generative AI can help analyse data.
🗞 The story of zebra., print with a purpose;
🛠 Contexte's custom tool development case;
🧠 Generative AI for data analysis.
For the latest instalment of our Toolbox series, The Fix spoke with subscription-based outlet Contexte about external tools they rely on and their journey of developing the collaborative editor tool Echo.
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What's Inside The Fix Weekly Newsletter: AI deals; audience building for newsroom leaders
▪️The articles featured pertain to how new media legislation will affect news publishers, a look into development of soft news coverage at a major Ukrainian outlet, tips on growing audience, and different business models used in Portugal;
▪️Interesting insights on how AI deals are shutting out partisan publishers in favour of mainstream outlets, and The Washington Post’s plans to introduce new subscriber tiers, including “a pay-as-you-go option" from our colleagues at Semafor, and A Media Operator;
▪️Great opportunities from Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship, International Media Support, and The Fix.
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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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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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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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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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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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✌️ 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
📻 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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📰 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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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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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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The new EU Media Freedom Act obliges countries to ban spying on journalists and track media ownership. We examine what this means for newsrooms.
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What's Inside The Fix Weekly Newsletter: Models for funding independent journalism
▪️The articles featured pertain to how printed newspapers can make a difference in a community, Contexte's experience of introducing an editorial tool, and how generative AI can help analyse data;
▪️Interesting insights on British editors leading more and more major US newsrooms, and a newsroom backlash at The Washington Post from our colleagues at The New York Times, and The Guardian;
▪️Great opportunities from The Audiencers, JournalismAI, and The Economist.
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🧠 Alberto Puliafito wrote a detailed guide on using AI for data analysis, using survey evaluation as a case study. His advice: prepare the data, work step-by-step and write detailed prompts. Here’s how to do it.
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Priyal Shah spoke to zebra.’s editor Alessio Giordano about how the South Tyrol-based nonprofit outlet supports the marginalised with print newspaper sales.
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✌️ Good evening! Here is the full list of stories we had this week, including how new media legislation will affect news publishers, a look into development of soft news coverage at a major Ukrainian outlet, tips on growing audience, and different business models used in Portugal.
🧑🎓 Media legislation concerning outlets in 2024;
📰 Ukrayinska Pravda's approach to non-hard news;
📣 Announcement of our newsletter course on audience;
🇵🇹 Business models used by Portuguese media.
🌟 How to build and grow your audience: sign up for a course from The Fix 🌟
Join our free newsletter course on building and growing your audience, starting 6th June. Led by Emma Löfgren, editor of The Local Sweden and contributor at The Fix, it is a seven-week course for editorial leaders.
📍 We will cover:
◼ growing your audience
◼ communicating with your audience – and telling truth to your readers
◼ making the most of social media
◼ analysing audience data
The course features insights from industry experts like Johanna Rüdiger (Deutsche Welle), Dmitry Shishkin (Ringier Media International), and Joy Mayer (Trusting News).
🗓️ Sign up for free before 6th June!
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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✌️ 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.
📣 Ukrainian Media Support Announcement 🇺🇦
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
🗓 Apply by the 9th of June.
Learn more about eligibility and how to apply 👇
📰 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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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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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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✌️ 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.
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.
📰 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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