Credit: By Julo (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons News Free book to help journalists 'get a handle' on verification Tools, tips and techniques for verifying user-generated content, images, video all feature in a free book released next week By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
News Journalists can use Storehouse to build media-rich stories The new iPad app, launched last week, allows anyone to integrate large images, video and text into immersive articles for free By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
Credit: By Janitors on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Smartwatches and the digital future of news From the Pebble and Samsung's Galaxy Gear to the oncoming influx of Android-based smartwatches, will the new devices change how news is produced and consumed? By Alastair Reid • 6 min read
Credit: By Mark Fischer on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News 4 ways Rough Guides has 'quadrupled' its traffic Rethinking its digital approach has allowed the travel book publisher to significantly increase traffic and reader engagement – on a budget By Alastair Reid • 6 min read
Credit: Image by Thinkstock News GuardianWitness to hold first UGC awards GuardianWitness, launched last year to source and showcase user-generated content, will award contributors in eleven categories By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: By lawrencegs on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Could Google Glass change the face of journalism? Glass and other wearable computers are fast becoming a consumer product, but what are the potential implications for journalists? By Alastair Reid • 9 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News Sources and tools for data journalism A speedy guide for journalists on finding data and tools for visualising it – with minimum coding skills required By Daniel Ionescu • 9 min read
Credit: By mikeymckay on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News How The News Hub wants to revolutionise online publishing The publishing platform, due to launch in the coming months, hopes to 'offer content for free, pay journalists and make a profit' By Alastair Reid • 5 min read
Credit: By lawrencegs on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News How Google Glass captured two very different communities Project 2x1, a documentary premiered in December, filmed the West Indian and Hasidic Jewish populations of Brooklyn's Crown Heights using Google Glass By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
Credit: r-z on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News Why Forbes is going social with 'Stream' in iOS app The new feature on the Forbes Magazine Newsstand app allows users to share clippings of pages to an in-built newsfeed By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: Joe Shlabotnik on Facebook. Some rights reserved. News Personalisation and engagement key in NYTimes.com revamp The New York Times website will be relaunched with new features tomorrow, providing customisation to the reader and flexibility to the organisation By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
Credit: Image by owenwbrown on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Facebook shares: Top 10 stories of 2013 from UK outlets What were the most popular stories on Facebook last year? By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
