cms

You're a professional: learn what's in your digital toolbox

If you don't understand how your CMS works, you run the risk of losing control of how your work appears. Stop excusing digital luddites.

polarisation

Engaged Reading Digest: the unexpected face of polarisation

The assumptions many people make about social media, news consumption and polarisation may not be accurate. Prepare for a surprise…

attention

If you don’t understand attention, you don’t understand digital publishing

Producing less content can be more profitable than creating more - and the reasons why hark back to the fundamental structure of the internet.

podcasting

Spotify is trying to become podcasting's gatekeeper. We musn't let them.

While Spotify's acqusition of The Ringer is good news for the journalists involved, it's part of a worrying trend in podcasting

admin

Welcome to the paid members version of OM&HB

A welcome post for my group of test paid members.

information ecosystems

Depolluting the information ecosystem

Thanks to the internet, our information ecosystem is bigger than ever — but it is becoming polluted and may already be toxic. How do we become the solution, not part of the problem?

BBC

General Election 2019: the news media failed profoundly — but not in the way you think

Reuters Institute research shows that most of what we believe about the general public and politics news is wrong — and that we are profoundly failing to engage them.

TikTok

TikTok is the social media hype cycle on speed

TikTok stars are “fading” already - and the reason why suggests the challenge ahead for the platform.

engaged reading digest

Engaged Reading Digest: Stories, Analytics and Podcast Communities

A bumper load of interesting reading about engaged journalism and journalism development. Enjoy!