By Three prominent British journalists who know all about creating data-driven work are: John Burn-Murdoch, Senior Data-Visualisation Journalist at The Financial Times; Ashley Kirk, Visual Projects Editor at The Guardian; and Alex Homer, Senior Journalist at the BBC Shared Data Unit. Here are their top tips for getting to grips with data-driven journalism.
By Work-from-home wellbeing: How the UK’s leading health and fitness journalists are getting through the pandemic
For journalists working through the pandemic and the changes it sparked, it can seem impossible to balance a career and still take care of their mental and physical health.
But what about the people who write about these topics for a living? We spoke to some leading health journalists to find out how they stay happy and well when working from home – and what they’ll do going forward.
Substack revolution: Five best independent newsletters to follow
Imagine opening up your email and there’s something you actually want to read. Substack is a platform that allows anyone to start their own newsletter, with every article sent directly to their subscribers’ inbox. Substack attracts around 16 million people to their website every month, with over 500,000 subscribers paying for a flood of distinct newsletters. Here are five top-tier newsletters to get you started.
By Inside XCity Podcast: Episode 3
Today Jake Helm and Nicola Blackburn are joined by Aisha Rimi and Sophie Laughton, chatting all about Black Lives Matter protests and an investigation into City’s spending on PPE.
By Six photojournalists that revolutionised their craft
The storming of the Capitol; the tangled tubes of an intensive care unit; the latest snaps of the prime minister’s dog – rarely is an event (or non-event) left uncaptured by photojournalists.
In the modern age, with a camera in every pocket, it’s never been easier to be a photojournalist. But who were the true innovators of photojournalism: those that pioneered new styles and techniques, or irreversibly altered what was acceptable to be photographed?
Substack creates newsletter opportunities for freelance journalists hit by the pandemic
Sophie Yeo thought she might never work again. Having finished her last commissioned article on 7 April 2020, Yeo was without any environmental writing opportunities for the first time since she became a full-time freelancer three years earlier.
By Shaking up the art world: The age of digital art criticism
On a crinkled billboard outside of Stepney Green underground station in east London, a row of posters outlines The White Pube’s manifesto for a future art world. It was one of many manifestos that popped up across London, Liverpool, and Instagram in early 2021, as part of a public campaign to confront various inequalities in the global art ecosystem.
By Journalism for the greater good: Q&A with journalists about how to run a successful media campaign
In recent times, it feels like journalism has taken a beating. With allegations of fake news and misinformation constantly swirling around the journalistic landscape (often aided by the toxic environment of social media), it’s sometimes easy to forget what sits at the heart of journalism: reporting in the public interest.
By Food writers reveal which ingredient they’d like to eradicate from the earth
Do preserved lemons taste like toilet cleaner? Is it a crime to eat cottage cheese out of the tub? Should you ever trust someone who eats tongue? Ella Doyle discovers which ingredient food writers would like to eradicate from the earth.
Quiz: Which work-from-home journalist are you?
Which work-from-home journalist are you? Take Chiara Wilkinson’s quiz to find out what kind of journalist you’ve turned into over lockdown.
By A piece of Faima’s mind: Video series
For the second instalment of ‘A Piece of Their Minds’, Charlotte Rawlings speaks to Faima Bakar, a lifestyle journalist turned freelancer and a staff writer for Journo Resources.
By The best journalism ever written, as recommended by journalists
There are moments in every journalist’s career when you feel at a loss for inspiration, struggling to fill the blank page with words. When the ideas falter, inspiration can be found from fellow writers. Hadley Freeman, Simon Hattenstone, Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff and Helena Lee reveal their recommended reads.
