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  The autocrat's playbook: How democracy dies and what we can do to stop it

  Reporters who have worked under Putin, Erdogan and the Taliban share what they have learned about how autocrats consolidate power and how communities can fight back against the erosion of democratic freedom

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  How Britain's most established news brands are reinventing themselves for the digital age

  Leaders from The Times, Sky News and Reuters reveal why chasing fewer but more engaged readers - and embracing AI as a creative tool rather than a threat - is proving more profitable than old-school mass reach strategies

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  How UK local news entrepreneurs are building sustainable businesses

  A TikTok master with 100m views, a paywall pioneer with 3,000 subscribers, and a community visionary backed by local businesses share their strategies for making independent journalism pay beyond ads

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  Breaking through the growth ceiling: how The New Statesman and Dennik N went from stagnant to soaring

  Slovakia's Dennik N broke three years of subscriber stagnation with an innovative anniversary campaign, while The New Statesman transformed podcasts from a side project into a powerful growth engine – both offering valuable lessons for media companies hitting plateaus