News Alchemists #5: "Maybe more isn't better. Maybe deeper is better."

This post was originally published on LinkedIn.

5th edition of the News Alchemists newsletter-in-the-making, in which I share 7 readings about change in journalism – and about audience, community and sustainability – that made me think and gave me hope 📚 Because journalism needs to change if we want to heal the broken relationship between our industry and the people we aim to serve – a challenge that will be less daunting if we face it together and learn from one another. 

1. Let's think about user needs in community 👉 LINK

By 🧞Lars K Jensen. (Don't stop at the post: there's gold in the comments.)

2. Could we give audiences a different entry point into a news story? 👉 LINK

By 🧞Sannuta Raghu of 🧩 Scroll.in.

3. Maybe more isn’t better. Maybe deeper is better. 👉 LINK

The post is not about journalism but made me think: What does “deeper is better” mean for us? How do we use the idea of "critical connections" to catalyse our work towards positive change?

4. Breaking old habits 👉 LINK

🧞Andrea Faye Hart's 2025 Prediction for Nieman Journalism Lab

5. The content designer's checklist 👉 LINK

Shared by 🧞Annemarie Dooling / found through 🧞Rishad Patel's Splice Frames newsletter (Do yourself a favour and sign up now.)

6. Beyond the splash: measuring impact in a changing world 👉 LINK

By 🧞Carmen Nicoara of Syli

7. Insights into journalism and advice for student reporters heading into 2025, from ICFJ Knight Fellows 👉 LINK

Collected by IJNet: ❝This year, [we have the opportunity] to demonstrate that journalism, as a public service, can also be a sustainable business.❞ – 🧞José Jasán Nieves of 🧩 elTOQUE.