Credit: By Alex Liivet on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News 10 apps and tools for monitoring a location or local patch A list of resources for regional and hyperlocal reporters keeping watch over a local patch, also useful for tracking breaking news in a specific location By Abigail Edge • 6 min read
Credit: Image courtesy of Washington Post press office News Washington Post partners with Flipboard WaPo announces it will be adding all editorial content to the magazine-style aggregation app – and does not rule out hosting content on Facebook By Abigail Edge • 3 min read
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Credit: Image by andresfranco.net Some rights reserved News How strong is tech's 'disruptive power' over journalism? 'What skills do you need to hold an algorithm to account?' asks author and professor of digital media and global affairs Taylor Owen, discussing his new book By Abigail Edge • 4 min read
Credit: luc legay on Flickr. Some rights reserved News How to: create data visualisations using Tableau's Story Points Present structure and insights into data-driven stories using free software from Tableau By Abigail Edge • 6 min read
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Credit: Tar Sands, Alberta, by howlcollective on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News New site crowdfunds $80k to cover energy conflict in Canada The Vancouver Observer's Linda Solomon explains why the outlet is behind two of Kickstarter's top 25 most-funded journalism campaigns By Abigail Edge • 3 min read
Credit: Image by opensource.com on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News The Times digital team launches 'quoteable' image tool The Times and Sunday Times is following in the footsteps of Vox Media and NPR by releasing its own open-source image creation tool By Abigail Edge • 2 min read
Credit: By Twitter on Flickr. All rights reserved . News App for journalists: TwitShot, for attaching Twitter images from links Automatically grab images from links before tweeting with this nifty app for iOS and web By Abigail Edge • 3 min read
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Credit: Image from Al Jazeera press office News Al Jazeera web doc will mark anniversary of Syrian conflict Life on Hold wants to tell the personal stories of refugees displaced by the crisis in Syria though interactive features and engagement on social media By Abigail Edge • 4 min read
