News 'Ego is a liability in the newsroom' – Q&A with Greg Barber Curiosity, flexibility, tenacity – three things the director of digital news projects at The Washington Post says are central to the job in this week's interview By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
Credit: Image by Thinkstock. News App for journalists: Pio Smart Recorder This simple app lets you mark audio files as you record and save them to the cloud By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: Image by mjtmail (tiggy) on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Two FOI tricks every UK journalist should know Schedules and correspondence are two often overlooked methods for getting more from official bodies through the Freedom of Information Act By Matt Burgess • 5 min read
Credit: by John Morgan on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Graphic News: Comics journalism is going mobile-first in Italy With illustrated news articles designed to be read on mobile devices, the new site has launched an English-language version with nine new stories to reach a wider audience By Valerio Bassan • 4 min read
Credit: Image by literalis.net on Flickr . Some rights reserved . News Portable and intimate: When can podcasts really shine? Serial 'brought the focus back onto audio', but what are the medium's strengths and where can podcasts best fit in your reporting? By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
Credit: By Alex Liivet on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Advice for hyperlocals from Philadelphia's Billy Penn A smaller newsroom means you can be fast and try 'crazy' things, explains Billy Penn founder Jim Brady By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
Credit: By DFID - UK Department for International Development [CC-BY-2.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons News EJC opens applications for development grants Journalists and media organisations can now apply for up to €20,000 funding until September 9 By Mădălina Ciobanu • 3 min read
Credit: By Mark Fischer on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News Local World wants to reinvent the evening paper with apps The UK regional publisher released ten apps with evening editions of its titles, in partnership with Google By Mădălina Ciobanu • 3 min read
Credit: Image from Thinkstock . News How media outlets are making online video work Experts from Spiegel Online, France24, and BBC News highlight the highs and lows of coming up with online video formats that work By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
News 'It's easier to break the rules when you know them' – Q&A with Mitra Kalita Managing editor for editorial strategy at the LA Times shares her views on skills, career, emoji and how journalists should 'never have a quiet cab ride' By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
Credit: Image by Arbron on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Data journalism: From specialism to 'the new normal' Instead of having a specialist data team in the newsroom, will data journalists themselves specialise in a certain beat and become fully integrated into editorial teams? By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News When should journalists take on the role of activists? Are journalists who are silent on issues of privacy and net neutrality doing their jobs correctly, asks Dan Gillmor of the First Amendment Coalition By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
