Credit: Pixabay News IMPRESS releases new guidance to help journalists report on election polls The British press regulator aims to improve the quality of reporting around survey and polling data ahead of the UK general election By Daniel Green • 2 min read
Credit: Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash News First Draft launches campaign to equip journalists with verification skills ahead of US 2020 election Following fact-checking projects in France, Brazil and Nigeria, CrossCheck plans masterclasses and simulations to prepare journalists for election season in the US By Daniel Green • 3 min read
Credit: Pexels News "This is what local journalism should really look like" US independent publisher Detour Detroit organised 'watchdog workshops' where local residents learned to investigate the landlords buying up property in their neighbourhood By Daniel Green • 2 min read
News First thoughts and early impressions on the Facebook News tab The new feature promises revenue and reach for a selection of news publishers - but does the industry think it is an olive branch or a PR exercise? By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
News Cairncross: 'Experimental’ funding models will teach news publishers what readers are prepared to pay for The media industry should take note of the new approaches by 'micropayment' platform Axate and subscription-only sports publisher The Athletic, says the author of The Cairncross Review By Daniel Green • 2 min read
News App for journalists: Otter.ai, for transcribing interviews on the go This free audio-to-text app saves you the trouble of transcribing quotes from your last interview By Daniel Green • 1 min read
Credit: Flickr News 'Old, educated and politically diverse': why public broadcasters struggle to reach a broader audience The competition posed by social media and online-only news outlets is making public broadcasters, like BBC, increasingly irrelevant to young readers, a RISJ report has found By Daniel Green • 2 min read
News Weekly journalism news update: Podcasting, subscription models and Newsrewired Pushed for time? Catch up with the weekly media news coverage from Journalism.co.uk By Daniel Green • 2 min read
Credit: Pixabay News Six ways to overcome the challenges of mobile journalism Starting out with smartphone reporting but worry about the drawbacks? Check out our practical solutions guide to problems with sound, lighting and shaky hands By Daniel Green • 3 min read
Credit: The Washington Post News Washington Post launches smart TV app to introduce news content onto streaming devices The 'News Reader' app for Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV aims to take advantage of this emerging market to discover new audiences By Daniel Green • 2 min read
News Weekly journalism news update: Newsletter strategies, remote podcasting and deepfakes Pushed for time? Catch up with the weekly media news coverage from Journalism.co.uk By Daniel Green • 3 min read
News Hazel Baker, head of UGC newsgathering at Reuters, on deepfakes, misinformation and verification Ahead of the Newsrewired conference, Baker talks about the challenges posed by misinformation during breaking news events and the emergence of deepfakes By Daniel Green • 5 min read
