News How to get your next podcast commissioned Before sending in your next podcast pitch, commissioning editors from BBC and Podfront share their inside-tips on what they look out for By Daniel Green • 3 min read
Credit: Wikimedia Commons News Facebook funds community journalists to gain NCTJ diplomas at UK universities Bournemouth University will offer 20 Community News Project reporters boot camp training sessions in shorthand, media law and data journalism By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Credit: BBC North West Tonight News #GIForecast and selfie-style updates: reporting weather with mobile journalism To help social audiences prepare for rain or shine, one BBC weatherman experiments with short-form clips on Twitter and Instagram By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
News Google rolls out algorithm changes to reward news organisations for original reporting Since news went online, a scoop that took months to produce can be recycled by another website in minutes to get an easy share of web traffic. Google is set to change that By Marcela Kunova • 1 min read
News Weekly journalism news update: Citizen journalism, tackling misinformation and Google algorithms Pushed for time? Catch up with the weekly media news coverage from Journalism.co.uk By Daniel Green • 2 min read
Credit: Pixabay News Just how effective is YouTube's new fact-checking feature? Piloted in India, the news verification function alerts users when their search topic is a hoax. But measuring its success can be tricky By Daniel Green • 2 min read
Credit: Pexels News Live-streaming app Happs is set to innovate breaking news The app enables citizen journalists and news curators to source and produce real-time content for Twitter and Periscope By Daniel Green • 3 min read
Credit: Pixabay News New grassroots group aims to bridge the gap between tech and newsrooms Hack the Press helps journalists understand technology through expert talks and hands-on experience of creating new tools By Daniel Green • 2 min read
News Robyn Vinter, editor-in-chief at The Overtake on diversity, business growth and investigative journalism for millennials Ahead of the Newsrewired conference, Vinter talks about how recruiting diverse talent makes it easier to grow her new brand, be trusted by the readers, and receive exclusive tip-offs By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Photo by Timothy L Brock on Unsplash News Freelancer launching online platform that promises to treat writers and sources with respect New digital magazine Lacuna Voices will feature underrepresented stories while paying freelancers upon submission - not publication - of their articles By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
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