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🤩 The BBC and @MyBCU are partnering "to equip the next generation of media professionals with the practical skills and industry experience needed to succeed in the UK's rapidly evolving creative industries" bcu.ac.uk/news-events/news/b…
Factchecking information FullFact tested the accuracy of AI responses and found consistently outdated and misleading information - particularly laws for England being misapplied to the UK as a whole
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Exclusive: Alex Scott has left her role as a presenter of the Women’s Champions League coverage on Disney+. It is understood it was Scott’s decision to walk away and focus on her other projects. #UWCL theguardian.com/football/202…
A newsletter has grown to 5,500 paid subscribers since launching 2 years ago - enough to support a three-person full-time team “with staff paid getting in line with or better than what a lot of nationals pay”
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YouTube’s official blog has shared how it “is helping news orgs”
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“The Independent has said video, AI summary product Bulletin, e-commerce and US growth helped it reduce its reliance on traffic from Google and report record revenue for 2025”
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“Two days of keynotes, panels, workshops and Lightning talks with journalists and technologists from newsrooms around the world.” All online and free.
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“The freedom to report is not optional. Our journalists were clearly identified as members of the press and were doing their jobs. We will challenge what happened and work to ensure reporters can cover matters of public interest without fear of arrest.”
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Journalist and BCU journalism alumnus Barnie Choudhury is crowdfunding legal fees to support his FOI battle against the Judicial Appointments Commission
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Life after SEO: How newsrooms are adapting to the AI search shift
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Laura Davison, NUJ general secretary, said: “We urge the Reform group on Derbyshire County Council to get off its high horse and respect the democratic norms voters and local communities they represent expect. We expect nothing less than for the ‘engagement’ ban it has imposed to be lifted immediately.”
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The Nerve @thenerve_news, the “small and punky” publication launched by five former Observer journalists, has reached 5,000 paying subscribers in its first year
"It was a huge risk but it’s been mind-blowing that we’ve been able to build a successful new title from scratch"
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The NUJ is marking Black History Month by highlighting the role of journalists in broadening perspectives, challenging stereotypes and amplifying the stories, challenges and achievements of Black communities.
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“the article was permanently removed on the same day because it reported criticism of the bare nails trend without sufficient context or challenge and so did not meet our editorial standards.”
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Laura Davison, NUJ general secretary, said: "We urge the Conservative Party to explain why Byline Times journalists have been denied accreditation and to rethink its decision. Once again, the union calls on all political parties to uphold press freedom, freedom of expression and the public's right to be informed."
nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj-resp…
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New: The Guardian is creating 40 new jobs which will feature training on content creator skills across audio, video, photography, text and audience engagement
The scheme will employ 40 journalists on 18-month fixed-term contracts with a salary of £48,000
Changing definitions of news in a digital environment: How the public defines news across six countries
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Must-read analysis of how sport coverage is being transformed at the BBC - and what skills are in demand
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The @bostonglobe Western Mass lesbian bar story pulled in "several thousand" new subscribers in around 72 hours, per a spokesperson this AM. niemanlab.org/2026/09/the-bo…
