Credit: By Sam Azgor on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Why the Oxford Mail is experimenting with WhatsApp The regional daily has received positive feedback for its WhatsApp service after experimenting with new ways to reach its audience more directly By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
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Credit: Image by Thinkstock News ONA launches project to 'build your own ethics code' The new project from the Online News Association gives journalists, editors and publishers a fundamental foundation of core principles and a selection of documents on areas that may be more subjective By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: By Horia Varlan on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News 10 tips for successful newsroom experiments A panel of digital journalism experts discuss innovation pointers at the World Editors Forum in Italy, including 10 tips from Professor George Brock, head of journalism at City University London By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
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Credit: By huangjiahui on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News Visual journalism: beyond data visualisations in news At the Digital Editors Network VisualDEN conference in London yesterday, a designer and digital storyteller shared their views on how visual journalism can be most effective By Alastair Reid • 5 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News 10 social media tips for local news organisations Experts in social media for local news share their tips and advice in what works on a regional level By Alastair Reid • 11 min read
Credit: By Jpatokal on Wikimedia Commons . Some rights reserved . News How Hostwriter wants to connect journalists around the world The recently launched platform lets vetted journalists contact each other for world-wide collaboration opportunities By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: By Luke Legay on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Report: Guardian had most web-only UK readers in March New figures from the National Readership Survey's PADD Report offer combined print and web readership, and web-only traffic By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: By tristam sparks on Flickr. Some Rights Reserved. News 7 engaging ways news outlets covered the European election Europe took to the polls over the weekend to elect a new European parliament, giving news outlets an opportunity to engage and inform an increasingly apathetic electorate By Alastair Reid • 5 min read
Credit: By Dave Catchpole on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News How Niuzly wants to put control into the hands of journalists New publishing platform Niuzly, which launched last month, allows writers to sell their articles to readers on for individual micropayments By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
