Journal
Field notes, not a lecture on “the future of media”
Pieces from the Church End desk on how media audience engagement and content performance reporting actually lands in a UK newsroom.
13 May 2026 · Harriet Keene
What a Tuesday conference can actually use
A chart that cannot be read from the back of the table is a decoration. Notes from sitting in on planning meetings in regional dailies and magazine weeklies.
1 April 2026 · Priya Chandran
Reading BARB and RAJAR beside the CMS
Broadcast currencies and on-site counts answer different questions. Mixing them in one graphic without a caption is how a programme team talks past a digital desk.
17 February 2026 · Harriet Keene
Dwell time is not a moral score
A short service piece that solves a reader’s problem in forty seconds can be a better use of the masthead than a meandering feature that traps a cursor.
8 January 2026 · Owen Mallory
Preparing files before a quarterly pack
What to export, what to leave out, and why a named editorial contact saves a week of polite chasing.