News Google funds 107 projects in the third round of the Digital News Initiative Fund Almost half of the projects funded across Europe in this round have had a collaborative element By Mădălina Ciobanu • 2 min read
News Catalan publication VilaWeb is offering subscribers the option to print the newspaper at home VilaWeb was founded as a digital-only newspaper in 1995, but it has added an evening print product for subscribers By Mădălina Ciobanu • 4 min read
News The Listening Post Collective aims to help newsrooms have more meaningful conversations with their communities The community media initiative offers a collection of free tools and tipsheets designed to help journalists produce stories that reflect people's needs By Mădălina Ciobanu • 4 min read
Credit: Screenshot from Full Fact News Full Fact is developing two new tools for automated fact-checking The organisation is looking for ways to empower citizens with the knowledge and tools required to 'tackle misinformation well' By Mădălina Ciobanu • 4 min read
News Latest report from the European Broadcasting Union outlines challenges for public service media 'Public service news providers in the modern era have to pay attention to their audience to a degree that they’ve never experienced before' By Mădălina Ciobanu • 5 min read
Credit: Image by Journalism.co.uk News Reuters Institute report prompts optimism about readers' appreciation of journalism Speakers from BuzzFeed, BBC, FT and Facebook discussed findings from the latest Digital News Report from the Reuters Institute in London today By Mădălina Ciobanu • 3 min read
News Reach, skills and 'feet on the ground': Benefits for local and national newsrooms to collaborate on stories Whether it's for distribution or access to a certain skill, editorial collaborations between locals and nationals can benefit both parties By Mădălina Ciobanu • 4 min read
Credit: Image from pexels.com News NRS: More than 70 per cent of the national audience of 6 UK papers is mobile-only The number of people who read UK titles on mobile but not on desktop or in print continues to grow By Mădălina Ciobanu • 2 min read
News How NBC News designs digital products with the audience in mind The organisation is taking lessons from the redesign of two of its pop-up verticals and applying them to the wider NBC News brands By Mădălina Ciobanu • 4 min read
Credit: Image from Kaleida News Kaleida launches The Attention Index, an open-source algorithm to measure the impact of stories The index looks at whether a story is featured prominently on the homepage and for how long, as well as how readers engage with it on Facebook, to measure attention By Mădălina Ciobanu • 2 min read
News The Bureau Local held a hack day in five cities to investigate voter power ahead of the UK election 'We're in this era when people read numbers and notice a disconnect, so how does that actually affect their individual lives and those of various communities?' By Mădălina Ciobanu • 4 min read
Credit: Image from pexels.com News Scottish Parliament to debate a motion criticising handling of FOI requests from journalists An open letter in which 23 journalists criticise delays or refusals in FOI requests to the Scottish Government has also received cross-party support from MSPs By Mădălina Ciobanu • 2 min read