Why the history of news explains its future

Researching how news has changed from the 17th century to the present makes two scholars sanguine about its future.

John Maxwell Hamilton and Heidi J. S. Tworek, The Conversation

· May 21, 2016 · 10:30 pm

Bad news: Why TV is going the same way as print journalism in UK

The latest research shows that people are deserting TV for digital media. This is especially true of broadcast news.

Richard Sambrook, The Conversation

· Apr 26, 2016 · 11:30 pm

The Guardian’s costly gap between traffic and profits

With ad blockers hurting digital and print readership declining, The Guardian's plans to take on the world face strong headwinds.

Colleen Murrell, The Conversation

· Mar 07, 2016 · 06:30 am

Will crowdfunding save journalism?

The likes of Der Correspondent and Kickstarter raise the prospect of a new funding model for journalism. To some extent, we are kidding ourselves.

Angela Phillips, The Conversation

· Feb 26, 2016 · 06:30 am

Are paywalls saving journalism?

Comment may be free, but newspapers have got to make money somehow.

Tom Felle, The Conversation

· Feb 23, 2016 · 06:30 am

Watch TV news anchor Ravish Kumar's powerful statement of conscience (made over a symbolically dark screen)

'Yeh andhera hi aaj ki TV ki tasveer hai (this darkness is the picture of television today).'

Shubhra Dixit

· Feb 20, 2016 · 12:24 pm