Credit: Thinkstock News FOI Directory updated with appeal templates and more The resource for Freedom of Information requests now helps journalists deal with potential rejections and better understand the law By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: Tableau visualisation created by We Ain't Got No History News Watch: Visual journalism and what makes a good infographic Freelance designer and trainer Lulu Pinney shared her tips on telling visual stories as part of last week's digital journalism conference news:rewired By Alastair Reid • 1 min read
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Credit: By johncthompson on Flickr. All rights reserved . News Listen: How BuzzFeed will be covering the UK general election BuzzFeed UK deputy editor Jim Waterson spoke about mobile reporting tips and political coverage at this week's news:rewired conference By Alastair Reid • 1 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News If UK newspapers wrote unhinged Twitter poetry New site Poetweet automatically writes poems from any given Twitter account, so here are the results for the British press By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: Image by Thinkstock News Women outnumber men on UK journalism degrees Despite the higher number of women accepted onto full-time, undergraduate journalism courses, men's applications are more successful By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: By Horia Varlan on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Advice on innovating in journalism from new media outlets As part of a lecture series at City University London, journalists from Vice, BuzzFeed, Business New Europe, Quartz and Huffington Post shared their tips By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: By julianlimjl at Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Timeline app launches for stories 'through a historical lens' Launched yesterday, the app has gone straight to the top of the App store with its detailed take on current news events By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
Credit: Image by Images_of_Money on Flickr. Some rights reserved News 'We need real stories': Applications open for development reporting grants Nearly $2 million available for 'innovative, original' approaches to covering development issues By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: Image by Thinkstock News Crowdynews receives €2.5m to 'socialise' news reading New investment will help the social media curation platform further complement articles with posts and tweets By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: By Valentina Cala on Flickr . Some rights reserved. News How cartoonists reacted to the Charlie Hebdo shooting The murder of nine journalists, two police officers and a maintenance worker at the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has inspired an outpouring of grief, resilience and solidarity among the world's artistic community. By Alastair Reid • 1 min read
Credit: Screenshot from CharlieHebdo.fr News Find a #JeSuisCharlie gathering near you with this map Peaceful gatherings of solidarity are being organised worldwide in support of murdered journalists at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo By Alastair Reid • 1 min read
