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WhatsApp Channels moment in the spotlight to arrive
Plus: Social media usage for news fragmentation continues + all the learnings from the Publisher Newsletter & Podcast Summits
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Personality, usefulness and building a community drive newsletter success
Some learnings from the Publisher Newsletters Summit and Awards
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Six things learned from Making News Work – Community, Collaboration and Change
Lessons from Lisbon, Manchester, Ipswich, Edinburgh and beyond when it comes to the future of journalism
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May 2025

Google Discover on desktop appears imminent
Plus: BBC director-general signals stronger linking to local sources + FullFact's custom gen-AI tool helping to police the internet and media
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Lessons from covering the local elections in 2025
As Lancashire turned Reform, what it's been like covering the local political scene in recent weeks
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Narrative journalism isn't dead, despite the surge of AI 'slop' content
Plus: A big media watchers newsletter and website merger + lessons from Canada on how local media can be supported
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April 2025

The personal touch remains key to newsletters
Plus: Influencers as journalists (or journalists as influencers?) + lessons learned from Politico's growth and influence
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Podcast award nominations, local election hustings and a breathless start to 2025
A few reflections after trying (and failing) to take a breather over Easter...
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Warm words on local media, now time for action
Plus: Minute-inspired digest newsletters start to bloom + a shift in where political classes get their info and engage
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March 2025

Call for innovation fund to stimulate a new decade of local news
Plus: Gen-AI changing the 'bell curve' of digital content + value of news and publishers in search results row escalates
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A newsletter for everything
Plus: The changing nature of media (Chris Maguire gives his life lessons) + what's driving subscriptions for a diverse range of publishers
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Local media as a social glue for communities
Plus: Social listening to find the trends and discussions within niches + signature journalism driving subscriptions and audiences
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