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Strategy

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Winning audience trust and loyalty

A media organisation needs to be clear about what it stands for in order to win the trust of the audience.
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The value of audience research

Knowing your audience and understanding the issues they face are essential factors in developing a compelling editorial proposition.
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Adapting to changing audience behaviour

Media organisations need to ensure that the content they produce is available on every device the audience turns to for information.
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Community radio project plan

Launching a community radio station is a complicated exercise with lots of overlapping elements. The most important thing to do, before you do anything else, is to stop and think.
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Convergence: transforming news production

Introducing a converged news operation is rarely easy. Those trying to introduce changes in workflows, roles and responsibilities are often met with resistance.
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Creating a converged newsroom

A converged news operation offers improved quality control, more efficient workflows, cost savings, a steady flow of original journalism across all devices, and new resulting business opportunities.
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Creating a current affairs programme

In this article we look at the steps involved in creating a radio news and current affairs programme based on the needs of the target audience.
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Setting up a media business

A media business is like a table with four legs - the target audience, the editorial proposition, values, and the market.

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