News The benefits of using voice-controlled devices for news distribution Smart speakers have had a fast adoption rate, but are they a good vehicle for news delivery and storytelling? By Aimee Louise Gabay • 2 min read
Credit: Image from pexels.com News Women's Advancement Deeply is using WhatsApp to let readers experience the lives of women in developing countries The experiment will run on International Women's Day, giving people an insight into the life of women in Myanmar, Nigeria and Pakistan By Mădălina Ciobanu • 4 min read
News Applying for the Digital News Initiative Innovation Fund? Here’s Google’s advice Ludovic Blecher, head of the DNI fund, gives his tips to those looking for financial support for their projects By Caroline Scott • 2 min read
News The Startups for News pitch battles have started You can now vote for your favourite startup that offers an innovative solution or service to newsrooms By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
Credit: Image from pexels.com News 5 ways newsrooms covered the Winter Olympics 2018 with interactives and data visualisations Graphs, illustrations, and conversational interfaces have all featured in publishers' coverage over the past few weeks By Vanessa Kress • 3 min read
Credit: Image from pexels.com News How audio journalism can boost engagement Data indicates that NOA's listeners love opinion and analysis style pieces, and a news-centric headline is unlikely to attract as much traffic By Guest author • 6 min read
Credit: Image from Pixabay.com News City A.M. employs micropayments in the fight against ad blocking The publisher is hoping to gain back some of the advertising revenue lost to ad blockers, by offering readers a choice in how they want to support the newspaper By Caroline Scott • 2 min read
News Just a week to go until newsrewired! What's on the agenda? New speakers from Bloomberg, Facebook and BBC News Labs join our conference to discuss the latest trends and techniques in digital journalism By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
News Looking 24 hours ahead: Q&A with cartoonist Matt Pritchett on his 30th anniversary at The Telegraph 'Many cartoonists feel like they are commentators on events.... I'm not like that, I feel my role is just to try as hard as I can to make people laugh' By Mădălina Ciobanu • 5 min read
News With $5 million in funding, Civil is building a journalism marketplace on blockchain What can blockchain bring to journalism? By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
News Bureau Local announces fund to support local reporting from journalists and members of the public Successful applicants will receive up to £5,000, as well as support from the Bureau Local's team and network, to work on their stories By Mădălina Ciobanu • 2 min read
News BBC's VR Hub launches its first news documentary to explore the water politics of the river Nile The filming was done with a drone and a selection of stereoscopic and 360-degree cameras, combined with fully spatialised audio for a more immersive feel By Caroline Scott • 3 min read
