What is a News Club?

A news club is a lot like a book club
…but for news.

It’s a model for bringing people together — in living rooms, libraries, parks cafés, or even online. We discuss the stories that matter, uncover what’s missing from the headlines, and ask the crucial question: what can we do about it?

Get Involved

For more information and advice on how to join a news club or get started on your own:

1. Register for our online news club this September: NEWS CLUB LIVE

2. Check out our 101 Guide & the upcoming workshops

3. Listen to our podcast: The Rebel Citizens

4. Subscribe to the newsletter:

News Club

A place to talk about the news and what to do about it! We bring together rebels, citizens, dreamers, writers, organisers and more to take the conversation from what is happening to what we are doing to change it.

Join a community that shares your interests. Connect in the comments, support our work with a subscription, and enjoy exclusive benefits. Subscribers get our regular newsletter, podcast, and the chance to share questions, comments, and ideas for stories you’d like us to explore.

Who are we?

We (a UK-based collective) run the News Club Podcast and bi-weekly Substack newsletter to promote this model, keep dicussions alive, and connect clubs to one another.

We work closely with Media Revolution who see transforming the media landscape as the route for creating real change worldwide. Together, we support existing news clubs and set them up alongside others (NI, PJP, MR), promoting the format worldwide.

The Podcast

This is where we talk about the news and, more importantly, what to do about it.

Each episode we bring together rebels, citizens, dreamers, organisers and more to take the conversation from headlines to action. And on this second series, we’re focused on how to get organised.

The Newsletter

Written by the brilliant Tom Chivers — co-host of the podcast and researcher for the Media Reform Coalition — this newsletter pairs sharp, witty titles with unique takes on stories that matter.

Each edition offers tools, provocations, and invitations to get involved, helping you discover the news you care about, connect with exciting movements, and shine a light on stories overlooked by mainstream media.

Why News Club?

There are lots of places to read, watch, comment on, or share the news. But most of them serve the same broken media system. At News Club we want to offer something more radical, a place for unique analysis of the news, backed by arguments and ideas for changing the news media.

Our vision is for a media system and a world that is independent, accountable, democratic and founded in community. A system where information flows without gatekeepers, where people decide together what matters, and where news connects us instead of dividing us.

And News Clubs are one way to start building it.