Credit: Thinkstock News How the BBC, WBEZ Chicago, The Ferret crowdsource stories How would the newsgathering and storytelling process be different if the audience could actually shape the reporting? By Mădălina Ciobanu • 4 min read
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Credit: By m anima on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News 3 micropayment platforms to help fund the future of news With one-year old start up Blendle poised for launch in Germany next month, we look at the similarities and differences between the platform and two other micropayment services for news By Mădălina Ciobanu • 5 min read
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Credit: By pagedooley on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News Voyager wants to help journalists find and illustrate data stories The free, open source tool will have a recommendation system to help users visualise and better understand data By Mădălina Ciobanu • 3 min read
News 'Be fearless and creative' – Q&A with Louise Roug Louise Roug, global news editor at Mashable, shares how she got started in the industry and why asking questions is a key skill in journalism By Mădălina Ciobanu • 2 min read
Credit: By novecentino on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Readers annotate WashPo's coverage of GOP debate The newspaper experimented with annotation technology Genius for the first time during last night's Republican presidential debate in the US By Mădălina Ciobanu • 2 min read
Credit: By Melissa Marques on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News CrowdVoice wants to help curate and verify crowdsourced news This free open source tool aims to make it easier for news organisations to collect, verify and embed news and data in stories By Mădălina Ciobanu • 4 min read
Credit: By StudioKanu on Flickr. Some rights reserved News FireChat's new off-grid messaging could help in news The 'peer-to-peer mesh networking' software means users can send messages without an internet connection By Mădălina Ciobanu • 3 min read
Credit: Image by Francois Schnell on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News How 5 news outlets are finding success with podcasts The Financial Times, BuzzFeed, Quartz, BBC and The Guardian give some insight into how they're approaching podcasts By Mădălina Ciobanu • 5 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News 5 online databases for journalists to find new sources These resources can help you find people for your story when you're struggling with your own contacts By Mădălina Ciobanu • 3 min read
