Credit: By amslerPIX on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Why Zeit Online created team to lead investigative and data stories The German outlet has established a senior editorial team to drive big stories, partnering with the rest of the newsroom and acting as a hub for investigations By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
News First Look Media: The journalists behind the new organisation First Look Media, the new venture by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, launches its first digital magazine The Intercept today, but who are the journalists behind the outlet and where will the organisation be heading? By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: By PeterJBellis on Flickr News How Quartz passed 5m traffic record in January Editor-in-chief Kevin Delaney explains how the site creates content 'optimised for the free, open social web', and is now recording 15 per cent UK traffic By Abigail Edge • 3 min read
Credit: Image by petesimon on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Tool for journalist: Snapbird, for searching Twitter Track down old tweets in your timeline, as well as favourites, mentions and direct messages By Abigail Edge • 1 min read
Credit: Image by DeaPeaJay on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Wannabe Hacks launches journalist mentoring scheme Young journalists can register for the mentoring scheme designed to offer advice and guidance to those just starting out in the industry By Abigail Edge • 2 min read
Credit: By tableatny on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News How Project Relay wants to rethink the live blog for mobile The experimental, open-source platform from the US government-supported Broadcasting Board of Governors lets readers browse content on 'cards' and journalists submit reports directly by email By Alastair Reid • 6 min read
Credit: Image by ybot84 on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Europe's first newsgame hackathon to be held in May Organisers are seeking applicants to the event, to be held in Cologne, who will be able to work together to build prototype newsgames on a tight schedule By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: Image by kaibara87 on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Buzzfeed to appoint news editor to growing UK team The new addition to the team will represent more than a five-fold increase on Buzzfeed UK's editorial staff since launch last March By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
Credit: Image by Thinkstock News Mention launches collaborative feature for social monitoring Journalists using the social monitoring tool will now find it easier to work collaboratively to track news and breaking stories By Abigail Edge • 2 min read
News Snapchat Super Bowl: Experiments at The Washington Post Executive producer and senior editor for digital news at the Post Cory Haik, discusses the Post's recent use of Snapchat and opportunities for other 'in the moment' engagement with the app By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News CNN teams up with Dataminr to create 'bespoke' news tool The new platform is designed to give journalists a head start on breaking news and getting a scoop from Twitter By Abigail Edge • 2 min read
Credit: By Das Fotoimaginarium on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News How the BBC and Guardian are innovating on Instagram A look at two Instagram-focused projects launched in January, including Instafax at the BBC and GuardianCam, the Guardian's 'first truly global-from-the-start social account' By Rachel Bartlett • 6 min read
