Credit: By kiwanja on Flickr. Some rights reserved News BBC using WhatsApp and WeChat at Indian elections BBC News India are sending messages to users of private mobile messaging services, distributing news and crowdsourcing information By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: By yellow book on Flickr. Some Rights Reserved. News Bringing long-form journalism to North East regional news The Northern Correspondent, which goes to press next week, intends to tell deep and detailed stories from the North East of England By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: By Melissa Marques on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News How The Bristol Cable wants to 'democratise local media' With a co-operative funding model, shared editorships and free workshops for contributors, The Bristol Cable wants to give a voice to those who are 'marginalised' by the media at present By Alastair Reid • 6 min read
Credit: By Tristan Schmurr on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News City students hope to launch site for 'slow news' The Charta will wait two weeks after a major news event before publishing a story in order to present a fuller picture By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: By Melissa Marques on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Publishing platform launches collaborative newsroom function Newsrooms are the latest update from publishing and portfolio platform Jurnid, intended to streamline digital publishing and help aspiring journalists connect with professionals By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News How 'newsroom 3.1' will change Trinity Mirror's local titles Digital content is to become the primary focus for the local publisher as it tests out a new editorial structure in its North East newsrooms before rolling out to titles across the country By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
Credit: By sanyambahga on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Why Quartz is launching an Indian edition As internet and mobile penetration continues to rise on the Indian subcontinent, business news site Quartz is looking to set up offices for local and global relevance By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: By You As A Machine on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News 4 new ways to use social media for newsgathering Mobile technology and social networks have changed how news is distributed, but are becoming an increasingly important source for news By Alastair Reid • 11 min read
Credit: By jeff_golden on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News ABC report: Metro web traffic up 20 per cent in February ABC reports a 20 per cent month-on-month increase in traffic for Metro.co.uk in February, and an increase of almost 350 per cent year-on-year, as decreases or negligible growth are reported for other audited sites By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: Image by DeaPeaJay on Flickr. Some rights reserved News How ReadWave wants to be a 'YouTube for writers' The publishing platform, which limits articles to 800 words, hopes to build a community around topics and challenges for aspiring journalists By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: By mac_ivan on Flickr. Some rights reserved News How journalism is facing its own battle in Ukraine As Ukrainian and Russian television channels exchange a war of words, many are turning to social media for their news By Alastair Reid • 7 min read
Credit: Image by va1berg on Flickr. Some rights reserved News BuzzFeed and BBC most socially-shared outlets in February BuzzFeed content received more than 50 million interactions on Facebook in February, while BBC articles were shared almost 25 million times on Twitter, according to data released by Newswhip By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
