News How Boston Globe's Instagram wall feeds its journalism The Boston Globe has a wall showing every Instagram picture posted locally and is using it as a source of stories By Sarah Marshall • 4 min read
News Hash Gordon allows news sites to embed collections of images Guardian's n0tice launches Hash Gordon, a tool that allows news sites to search for images by tag and embed the collection in a news story By Sarah Marshall • 2 min read
Credit: By Wiertz Sébastien on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News NCTJ chief executive warns of 'bogus qualifications' Chief executive of the National Council for the Training of Journalists claims 'many young people' are 'completing expensive courses and passing bogus qualifications that simply don’t provide them with the vocational skills they need to get jobs' By Rachel McAthy • 2 min read
Credit: Image by MTA Long Island Rail Road on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News How WSJ reporters are tweeting the commute after Sandy The Wall Street Journal is using its 'new streaming story technology' to pull together a 'scattered snapshot of the morning commute' from its own reporters, continuing to highlight the impact of Hurricane Sandy on travel By Rachel McAthy • 2 min read
Credit: Image by mozillaeu on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Mozilla releases Popcorn Maker 1.0, a web-native video tool The free editing tool allows journalists with no coding skills to create 'contextual video' by including elements from the web, such as tweets, Google maps and live feeds By Sarah Marshall • 2 min read
News Knight-Mozilla announces eight new Open News fellows The eight fellows will be embedded in newsrooms across the world at outlets including the New York Times, the BBC, the Guardian, Zeit Online and La Nacion By Rachel McAthy • 1 min read
Credit: Image by kodomut on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News IPC Media launches digital magazines on Kindle Fire The replica editions are priced in line with print, ranging from £1.49 to £4.99 per edition By Rachel McAthy • 1 min read
Credit: jsawkins on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Johnston Press to create new role to lead video development The publisher will recruit a new head of video to drive 'more and better video' and a 'more co-ordinated approach' By Rachel McAthy • 1 min read
Credit: By Sue Adair on Geograph. Some rights reserved . News Responsive design: Opportunities and challenges for news sites Digital experts from the Guardian, Time.com, the BBC and the Midland News Association share some key considerations for news outlets planning a responsive redesign By Rachel McAthy • 12 min read
Credit: Image by mozillaeu on Flickr. Creative commons licence. Some rights reserved News A look back at the work of the first OpenNews fellows We speak to the five winners of the first Knight-Mozilla OpenNews fellowships to find out what they have been working on By Sarah Marshall • 9 min read
News Winchester students cover election in link up with US college Winchester News Online, which is run by students at the University of Winchester, teamed up with students at its sister college in Eastern Illinois to cover the election live and produce a reaction programme By Rachel McAthy • 1 min read
Credit: Image by MTA Long Island Rail Road on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News Searching the social web during Hurricane Sandy: Challenges, lessons and reflections Social media and UGC experts from the Guardian US, Associated Press and Storyful discuss the challenges faced during Hurricane Sandy and the impact of the storm hitting 'one of the most media-savvy cities in the world' By Rachel McAthy • 7 min read