Digital magazine The Ascender raising funds on Kickstarter

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The Ascender, which is hoping to raise $16,000 through Kickstarter, will carry in-depth, investigative pieces around the theme of 'the future'

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New York Times brings magazine experience to the web

The New York Times Magazine has been re-imagined for the web, built with HTML5 technologies and following a responsive design

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Study: Unique visits 'most important measure' of a journalist's work

A study of more than 500 journalists across 15 countries also found a third consider their publishers to be digital-first

The Wire launches digital archive of all 350 issues

All 25,000 pages of the underground music magazine's history are available to subscribers through the publication's app

Posted by Alastair Reid on 11/06/13

How Future builds an audience before launching a new title

Facebook first: Before launching a new magazine, the publisher builds communities on social media and sets up a blog

Posted by Sarah Marshall on 11/06/13

How the Frontline Club plans to help conflict freelancers

By launching the Frontline Freelance Registry, this London-based organisation seeks to provide the 'safety net that staff journalists already have'

Posted by Alastair Reid on 10/06/13

Why The Global Mail has focused in on data and investigations

The not-for-profit investigative outlet launched data visualisation Behind the Wire today, as part of a new focus on data and 'more editorially ambitious' stories

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 10/06/13

Why the Guardian has 'given bloggers the keys' to its website

The Guardian's new environment blog network brings writers from around the world to add expert commentary alongside news reporting

Posted by Alastair Reid on 07/06/13

Computer security: How to avoid being hacked

Online security advice for journalists, including how to protect your sources

Posted by Sarah Marshall on 06/06/13

How newsrooms manage UGC in breaking news situations

Pocket-sized cameras and social media have led to user-generated content becoming a permanent fixture of breaking news, but how can journalists find the signal in the noise?

Posted by Alastair Reid on 05/06/13

Washington Post's metered paywall to be 'phased in' from 12 June

The Post has also now announced it will charge $9.99 a month for access to the site on desktop and mobile, or $14.99 for complete digital access, including apps

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 05/06/13

EJC names winners of grant for innovative development reports

The Gates Foundation-supported programme will fund 16 projects investigating issues around the Millenium Development Goals

Posted by Alastair Reid on 05/06/13

Why ProPublica turned to Kickstarter for intern investigation

ProPublica wants to crowdfund $22,000 to support a cross-country investigation and multimedia investigation on intern experiences

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 05/06/13

#editors13: 'Do what you do best and link to the rest'

Jeff Jarvis delivers keynote 'challenging industrial assumptions' at the World Editors Forum, warning delegates to 'beware of the sudden golden pill'

Posted by Sarah Marshall on 05/06/13

#editors13: Why a Swedish news group created a pop star site

Markus Pettersson of Sweden's Stampen tells the World Editors Forum how the media group is engaging with a young and mobile audience

Posted by Sarah Marshall on 05/06/13

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