Impress writes to political parties over campaign materials disguised as newspapers
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Industry news and trends
Workshop on Community Shares with New Internationalist. This workshop will explore how to run a community shares campaign in independent media, drawing from New Internationalist's success with their funding round. Book your spot
Impress spotlight on Great Central Gazette. The Great Central Gazette, an IMA member, was featured on the Impress blog. Impress is the independent press regulator. Read more
Aid to journalism in Ukraine. Back in July, EJN published a report, Ukraine media: defiance and truth-telling, which also includes a series of essays on the challenges facing media in the current conflict. Read more
Watershed Investigations. Founders of Watershed Investigations write about the experience of establishing their award-winning investigative journalism not-for-profit and discuss their relationship with PINF as their fiscal sponsor. Read more
Scottish Beacon. A look at how Scottish Beacon members are collaborating on and offline. Read more
Latest content from independent media
Covid inquiry finds government wrongly labelled some evidence ‘irrelevant’. Battle to keep Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps and diaries secret is partial success – but some could now be made public. Read more [openDemocracy]
A new story for Kenya’s media. Decolonizing Africa’s media means interrogating its form as well as its content. Read more [New Internationalist]
Two Countries, Two Languages, and Two Generations. Tania Roa shares her family’s story hoping to inspire other migrant women to use their voices, recognising their migration story as a blessing rather than a burden. Read more [Migrant Woman Press]
More than just broken windows – the Clonezone attacks in context. The gay adult store Clonezone has been attacked by vandals – for the fifth time this year. No-one was hurt, but the Manchester queer scene has been rocked by the attacks. An arrest was made in connection on Thursday. Read more [QueerAF]
HeART reunion: Final exhibit showcases Lincolnshire's artistic love. The sculptures will be auctioned off at the end of September. Read more [The Lincolnite]
Funding opportunities
British Journalism Awards. There is just over one week left to submit your entry for the British Journalism Awards, which takes place on Thursday, 14 December 2023 at the London Hilton, Bankside. Read more
Entrepreneurial Journalism Creators Program. A limited number of scholarships are available for remote learning at the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism school to help journalism entrepreneurs develop niche ventures. Read more
The Tarbell Fellowship. A one-year programme for early-career journalists interested in covering artificial intelligence. Read more
Media jobs and opportunities
Senior Editor, Mill Media Co. This role will involve working with a team of staff writers across all of the cities they serve. Apply
Staff Writer, Mill Media Co. This job is for a journalist who believes in The Post’s mission, loves the kind of reporting they do and is passionate about applying their brand of journalism to many more stories in the years ahead. Apply
Senior Environment Editor, The Conversation. The Conversation is looking for an experienced editor to oversee its environment desk. Apply
Updates on media policy and legislation
Impress writes to political parties over campaign materials disguised as newspapers
Impress Chief Executive Officer Lexie Kirkconnell-Kawana has written to representatives of major political parties alerting them to the danger of disguising campaigning materials as legitimate newspapers.
Diversity reading list
Opinion: attaching Black names to racist ghost-written articles is a major media scandal
The revelation that the Daily Mail are attaching Black names and faces to racist articles which have been ghost-written by other journalists – who, based on the make up of most UK newsrooms, are overwhelmingly likely to be white – is (or should be) a major scandal in the media industry."
Practical tips and techniques
Practical AI for Local Media. Media Voices has released a new report, Practical AI for Local Media. The report, sponsored by United Robots, explores the practical opportunities in AI for the industry. Read more
Society of Freelance Journalists. Join an international Slack community of more than 2,600 journalists, editors and content creators. Read more
Share your wins and successes
We want to hear about your achievements and successes in the independent media landscape. Share your stories with us at community@ima.press and inspire others with your journey.
Be featured in the newsletter
If you're working on an exciting project in the independent media industry and would like to be interviewed for our newsletter, get in touch with us at community@ima.press. We look forward to showcasing your work!