Credit: Image by petesimon on Flickr. Some rights reserved News 5 things Flappy Bird can teach news outlets about mobile Mobile tips the news industry can take away from the smash-hit smartphone game, 80s graphics notwithstanding, from David Ho, the Wall Street Journal's editor of mobile, tablets and emerging technology By Abigail Edge • 4 min read
Credit: By ruurmo on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Venezuela Decoded to find 'signal in the noise' of conflict Using a curated timeline and filtered Twitter lists, the new site hopes to provide reliable information on civil unrest in Venezuela without taking sides By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
Credit: ThinkStock News Bleacher Report co-founder to launch 'deep-interest' titles Social media, mobile and analytics will play a major role in new publications from David Nemetz, co-founder of sports site the Bleacher Report By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: By kiwanja on Flickr. Some rights reserved News BBC using WhatsApp and WeChat at Indian elections BBC News India are sending messages to users of private mobile messaging services, distributing news and crowdsourcing information By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: By yellow book on Flickr. Some Rights Reserved. News Bringing long-form journalism to North East regional news The Northern Correspondent, which goes to press next week, intends to tell deep and detailed stories from the North East of England By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: By Melissa Marques on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News How The Bristol Cable wants to 'democratise local media' With a co-operative funding model, shared editorships and free workshops for contributors, The Bristol Cable wants to give a voice to those who are 'marginalised' by the media at present By Alastair Reid • 6 min read
Credit: By pheaber on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News 'Video-checking' the Clegg and Farage debate Following its liveblog last week, fact-checking a debate between Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage, Full Fact has launched a 'videocheck' offering detailed analysis of the claims made By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Round-up: The best April Fools' Day news hoaxes on the web Newrooms went to town with April Fools' hoaxes again this year. Here are some of the best – and most imaginative – news-themed 1 April pranks By Abigail Edge • 2 min read
News Sheffield student wins Generation Video Challenge Master's student Adam Page won the Generation Video Challenge run by Associated Press in partnership with Journalism.co.uk, which was focused on video produced for an online audience of 16-24 year olds By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News How BuzzFeed uses lists to make news more accessible The list format is being used by BuzzFeed to not only bring together collections of funny animal photos, but to also explain confusing news subjects or illustrate the impact of a breaking news event By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
Credit: By Tristan Schmurr on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News City students hope to launch site for 'slow news' The Charta will wait two weeks after a major news event before publishing a story in order to present a fuller picture By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: Image from Thinkstock News Tool for journalists: Zapier, for automating web apps Manage web data and work more efficiently by using this tool to automate actions between apps By Abigail Edge • 3 min read
