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BuzzFeed UK launches #What2Watch live programme on Twitter

The weekly live stream will also leverage Twitter analytics - including the use of emojis - to understand what the TV audiences care about

New training bursary to support young investigative journalists launched in memory of Lyra McKee

To honour the legacy of the murdered reporter, the Centre for Investigative Journalism will provide skills and contacts to help fledgling reporters get employed

Tool for journalists: Thread Reader, for turning Twitter threads into articles

Getting tangled up in messy Twitter threads? Convert those loose posts into simple-to-read articles and save them for later

Full Fact secures $2 million Google AI grant to fight misinformation

The funding will help the independent organisation pinpoint and prioritise fact-checking the most widely-spread claims in the online space

Eight newsroom beats you did not know covered climate change

Find a new angle for reporting on how climate change impacts people's lives, rather than just leaving it to science and environment desks

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How can we improve LGBTQ+ diversity in journalism?

News coverage of LGBTQ+ stories, particularly when it comes to transgender people, risks repeating the same mistakes we did with the HIV/AIDS epidemic - unless we learn to listen to the community voices

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