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
Credit: By shawncampbell on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Five social media tips from The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal's Liz Heron shares her advice for social media success as the WSJ reaches four million Twitters followers and almost two million Facebook fans By Abigail Edge • 5 min read
Credit: Image by owenwbrown on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Facebook at 10: Tips and tools for journalists As the world's biggest social network reaches its tenth birthday, here are 10 ways journalists can use Facebook to reach readers, find sources and better connect with their audience By Alastair Reid • 8 min read
News How The Debrief delivers timely content to readers The digital-first lifestyle brand for young women aims to match reader behaviour throughout the day by providing content relevant to 'what our girl wants at what time' By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: Photo by raspberreh on Flickr News Rippla relaunches as 'Google News on steroids' New aggregation platform, launching in beta, aims to surface the news content being discussed by 'influential people' and sort hard news from click bait By Abigail Edge • 4 min read
Credit: By jeanbaptiseteparis on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News App for journalists: Together, for shooting and sorting video Shoot, edit, organise, share and store video with this handy app By Abigail Edge • 1 min read
Credit: By James Cridland on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News Contributors to fuel new Washington Post online opinion section The new site section, which is expected to launch within around a month, will aim to 'be fast and responsive' By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
