Credit: Screengrab from Hacks/Hackers Connect News Hacks/Hackers launches program for media entrepreneurs The free event series called Hacks/Hackers Connect, developed in collaboration with the News Lab at Google, will offer support and mentoring By Mădălina Ciobanu • 2 min read
Credit: Image by Thinkstock News New DW app will have geolocated push alerts for eyewitness media The German outlet hopes the new approach will generate more contributions and story ideas from all over the world By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News Introducing a global database for 'fixers and facilitators' The new site helps broadcasters and journalists get local expertise from around the world By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
Credit: JonCThompson, all rights reserved News First speakers announced for July's news:rewired Experts from the Guardian, Reportedly, Deutsche Welle, Sanoma Media, On Our Radar, and Smart Film School will all share their advice at this summer's digital journalism event By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: Image by DeaPeaJay on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Tool for journalists: Hemingway, for better writing A text editor featuring Markdown formatting and a focus on "bold, clear writing" By Abigail Edge • 2 min read
Credit: Screenshot from Inside Housing's longform feature News How a trade mag made online features more immersive Two Inside Housing editors talk through the process of piecing together an interactive longform story as their first truly digital-first project By Catalina Albeanu • 4 min read
Credit: By Horia Varlan on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News 5 formats BBC uses in the 'hunt for new audiences' Social media editor Chris Hamilton outlines five BBC formats and projects focused on social and mobile, and explains why they were set up By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News US politics adapts to media fact-checking, study finds Study commissioned by the American Press Institute shows politicians are distorting fact-checking reports as weapons against their opponents By Abigail Edge • 2 min read
Credit: Image: Justgrimes News 5 ways news outlets can make sense of audience data From the big questions to the right tools, two data experts shared advice for organisations to manage and monitor analytics at the recent Collision conference in Las Vegas By Abigail Edge • 2 min read
Credit: Image from Thinkstock News PayDesk broadens global network of freelancers PayDesk now has a network of over 2000 freelance journalists and works as a one-stop shop for news editors to find, commission and pay reporters By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
Credit: Image from Thinkstock News Why LV Review-Journal brought comments back When a group of commenters began 'stifling' other voices on the Journal website, online director Graydon Johns decided to give them a 'cooling-off period' By Abigail Edge • 4 min read
Credit: Screenshots from Mirror.co.uk News What Trinity Mirror's new formats taught news about digital As the Guardian reports the imminent closure of UsVsTh3m, Ampp3d and Mirror Row Zed, here's how the projects have benefited the news industry By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
