Credit: Image by Fotografiche on Shutterstock News Verification and local investigations: Inside two organisations plugging the gaps As some communities suddenly find themselves no longer served by a local news outlet, and some topics remain unexplored in detail by stretched newsroom staff, people without formal journalism training are stepping up to the job By Catalina Albeanu • 8 min read
Credit: Screenshot from ghost.org News Ghost launches journalism development initiative to explore solutions for memberships and subscriptions The non-profit will partner up with three media organisations to explore publishing solutions that will then be open-sourced By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
News Survey: Journalists can now have their say on access to UK Government data How do you use data from gov.uk and how could the process be improved? By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
News Deadline extended: Applications for the Startups for News programme are open If your startup addresses newsroom challenges in an innovative and dynamic way, apply for a chance to win mentorship and exposure to potential partners By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
News Usefulness, community, format: Questions to ask to improve your editorial projects We spoke to community, digital and mobile experts to find out what's on their mind going into the new year By Catalina Albeanu • 8 min read
Credit: Image from Pixabay News Editorial training from Journalism.co.uk in 2017 Need new digital skills to produce more compelling stories next year? Here's what Journalism.co.uk is planning By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
News Quartz is exploring personalisation for its chatty news app After launching the app on Android this month, the team is exploring new features for a second version. Push news editor Adam Pasick explains By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
Credit: Image from Pixabay News DroneHack: Journalism will explore newsgathering and storytelling with drones The one-day hackathon will take place in Manchester on 21 January, and registration is now open By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
News Be flexible and don't sensationalise: Advice for reporting on violence against women In this week's podcast, we take a look at the challenges of covering violence against women and how journalists should approach interviews with survivors By Catalina Albeanu • 1 min read
Credit: Image from newsroom.fb.com . News Using Facebook reactions, Aftenposten's editor-in-chief assesses the network's editorial role What's there to like about Facebook, and what makes Espen Egil Hansen determined to work with the social network after his open letter to Mark Zuckerberg in September? By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
Credit: Image by scyther5 on Shutterstock News 'Too early to surrender' to the post-truth narrative, says Channel 4's Patrick Worrall Worrall, of Channel 4's FactCheck team, says the current 'post-fact' landscape is not irreversible By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
News Great Big Story to launch in the Nordics as CNN explores storytelling that’s not tied to the 24-hour news cycle The news organisation is also planning to launch a new venture with YouTube star Casey Neistat after acquiring Beme By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
