Credit: Image courtesy of positive news News Why Positive News wants to become a co-operative The not-for-profit news organisation looking to take a different angle on world events has raised nearly half of its £200,000 crowdfunding target in a week By Alastair Reid • 6 min read
News Emily Bell to give keynote speech at July's news:rewired The director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism will open proceedings at Journalism.co.uk's conference on Thursday 16 July By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
News 'It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness' – Q&A with Alison Gow In the first of a new weekly series, Trinity Mirror Regionals' digital innovation editor Alison Gow discusses her career, the industry and what aspiring journalists should know By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
Credit: By James Cridland on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News eyeWitness app launches to verify atrocity crimes The new project from the International Bar Association is aimed at prosecutions 'first and foremost' but will work with the media to verify and raise awareness of crimes By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: Alastair Reid/Journalism.co.uk News How BBC Outside Source is forging a new, digital style of live video news As it moves to the main BBC News channel, the innovative programme tries to integrate the complexities of online media into the broadcast By Alastair Reid • 6 min read
Credit: By Das Fotoimaginarium on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News Verifeye Media wants to bring ethics back into eyewitness news The new platform launched by an experienced war photographer seeks to make sure freelancers get paid while giving news organisations verified footage from around the world By Alastair Reid • 7 min read
Credit: Image by florianric on Flickr. Some rights reserved News 20 tools and resources every journalist should experiment with From sourcing and reporting stories to producing and distributing them, here are some tools which will (hopefully) make your life easier By Alastair Reid • 10 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News Success on social media is all about 'speaking to the heart' Frida Boisen, head of social media strategy at Sweden's Dagens Industri, discussed how she fostered more than 1.5m Facebook likes By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News Introducing a global database for 'fixers and facilitators' The new site helps broadcasters and journalists get local expertise from around the world By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
Credit: JonCThompson, all rights reserved News First speakers announced for July's news:rewired Experts from the Guardian, Reportedly, Deutsche Welle, Sanoma Media, On Our Radar, and Smart Film School will all share their advice at this summer's digital journalism event By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: Screenshots from Mirror.co.uk News What Trinity Mirror's new formats taught news about digital As the Guardian reports the imminent closure of UsVsTh3m, Ampp3d and Mirror Row Zed, here's how the projects have benefited the news industry By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
Credit: By Carlos Maya . Some rights reserved . News New Shorthand Social to help writers promote their work The immersive storytelling platform now automatically writes tweets based on an article's chapter headings By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
