This American Life’s retraction highlights the importance of truth

Mike Daisey

This American Life, the long-running radio series, has retracted claims made on one of its shows about working conditions in Chinese factories that produce Apple devices Read more »

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Journalism students talk about the future of media

At a time when the media is so publicly on trial, jobs are few and print is struggling, The Journalism Foundation spoke to the next generation of student journalists about why, at this point, they feel drawn to a
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Digital

Blair Jenkins: Better journalism in a digital age

Journalism is a profession based on trust. In the wake of phone-hacking scandal, Carnegie fellow Blair Jenkins discusses how journalism may regain its good name Read more »

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Simon Kelner: Smartphones and Arsenal in deepest Tanzania

Simon Kelner was in Tanzania last week to investigate support for the Daraja project which publishes two newspapers in Iringa and Njombe
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Mark Borkowski

Mark Borkowski: The death of print journalism will open new opportunities

Mark Borkowski, one of the UK’s leading publicists, says that as print media declines, the hard-bitten skills of journalism must be passed on to a new generation Read more »

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Sienna Miller

The theatrics of Leveson must not distract from the central issue

The question of press regulation is a live one, but as News International takes to the stand the theatrics of star testimony should not distract from the critical issues under investigation Read more »

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Want to report on politics? Then get out of the classroom

With fractious community tensions in Luton and little reportage on local government, the University of Bedfordshire improve public debate and contribute to the quality of local journalism Read more »

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inside m60

Keeping it local: is grass roots journalism the future?

Inside the M60 is a community run news site for the people of Manchester that believes that hyperlocal news has a crucial role in the future of journalism, writes Nigel Barlow Read more »

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Local newspaper project puts the community first in rural Tanzania

In rural Tanzania, there was little oversight of local democracy until a brave project brought news to the people, writes Ben Taylor Read more »

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TJF

The challenges we face after a year of living dangerously

The Journalism Foundation is only a month old, but already we are firmly on the radar for organisations and individuals who are seeking support Read more »

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