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Social Media Solutions programme helps Arabic journalists improve online content and cybersecurity
2,500 journalists from the Middle East and North Africa will be trained on social media verification and digital security, as well as audience engagement and video storytelling by The International Center for Journalists
Documentaries, disinformation and young reporters: Here is your weekly journalism news update
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New online resource Discover Leveson aims to help journalists examine their profession
Kingston University released a cutting-edge archive of the landmark public inquiry, inviting press and society to question the role of media in our lives
How the Guardian commissions access-driven documentaries
Head of documentaries Charlie Phillips explains what the publisher looks for in a pitch, and how it aims to publish a range of evergreen content
What makes readers pay for online news?
Twipe's latest survey found that paywalls are not as efficient as many think, and that unlimited access to news is one of the most valued perks of a subscription
Today’s top tip for journalists
Tip: How to start your collaborative reporting project
Use cross-border journalism to write authentically about other countries
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How to get your newsroom ready to fight disinformation in 2019
The current information threat online is not false content, but rather misleading posts and comments designed to deepen existing divisions in society.
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Community Care, the award-winning information service for social care professionals, is looking for an assistant content editor to join its London-based team
PR of the week
Inspire a generation with the new LifeStart challenge from Virgin Money and Galactic UniteThe LifeStart platform is partnering with Virgin Galactic Unite to challenge students on how they could help raise awareness of the benefits of space exploration to life on earth. Prizes include mentoring and a trip to the spaceport in California
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- 66% of UK shoppers plan to spend less this Christmas
- Workers in the sex trade far more likely to suffer PTSD, trauma and issues with addiction
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Mobile journalism gives new freedom of expression
The technology is an important asset to journalists in the developing world
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The art of conversation and why radio is far from dead
'Don’t write off radio just yet; the evidence points to a socially critical role for this sector for some years to come'
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Is media's dependence on Facebook an unavoidable sacrifice on the altar of digital transition?
What repercussions will this voluntary servitude have for the daily operations of newsrooms?
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Redesigning the journalistic economy as if starting from scratch
'The demand for high-quality, curated and trusted content has never been higher than it is today'
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Fresh approaches to the role of journalism at local titles in the Pacific Northwest
How local journalists in the region are adopting solutions journalism and rethinking objectivity
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5 lessons learned from an innovative media organisation
How do innovative firms differ from non-innovative ones?
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Impartiality and the BBC – 'broad balance' in a two-horse race
Broadcasters face a particular structural challenge in their commitment to impartiality
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Journalism versus lies and fake news: Time for a rethink
Journalist and broadcaster Phil Harding suggests some of the steps that should be taken
Features
Get with the program: The benefits of coding skills in the newsroom
Learning HTML, CSS and JavaScript may not be glamorous, but programming knowledge can help you engage audiences in different ways
How Note to Self crowdsourced stories about information overload from 30,000 people
The team behind the weekly podcast convinced listeners to sign up for Infomagical and fight information overload both individually and as a community
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Job of the week
Community Care, the award-winning information service for social care professionals, is looking for an assistant content editor to join its London-based team
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PR of the week
The LifeStart platform is partnering with Virgin Galactic Unite to challenge students on how they could help raise awareness of the benefits of space exploration to life on earth. Prizes include mentoring and a trip to the spaceport in California
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