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Media strategy

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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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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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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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Audience research and segmentation

In a rapidly shifting media landscape, where consumers have more choice than ever, a deep understanding of the audience has become essential for all media companies.
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Preparing a media corporate plan

The corporate plan is the most important tool in a media chief executive’s toolbox. Without it the media organisation can become lost and directionless.
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The project management process

In this example, we were asked at short notice to help produce a televised debate between political candidates before a general election. We had three-and-half weeks to make it happen.
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Project management in media

A media organisation must always remain alert to changing audience demand and behaviour. This involves continually examining what is produced to ensure that it is relevant to those who consume it.
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Newspaper audience research

Audience research is essential if a newspaper is to remain relevant and generate revenue, but some publishers fail to gather adequate audience feedback.
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Collaborative journalism explained

Newsroom collaboration empowers diverse media outlets to produce original, in-depth investigative reports, broadening the reach and impact of modern journalism.
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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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The uneasy but essential evolution of news

Empowered audiences now act as superusers, creating and sharing content to offer alternative information channels beyond mainstream media providers.
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Establishing a market differential

This article sets out the process for producing original, in-depth, issue-led journalism designed to inform the public debate.

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