Credit: By mikeymckay on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News How to improve your writing: free tools and resources A collection of resources and advice from around the web on bad habits, false starts and ways to become a better writer By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: By jared on Flickr. Some Rights reserved. News Digital First Media gathers social content with CrowdyNews More than 70 dailies around the US now feature locally-curated social media content and news reports from other sources on the front page of their site By Alastair Reid • 6 min read
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Credit: Image by Thinkstock News CNN International site to emphasise 'human curation' The broadcast site is to promote correspondents' voices and long-form content alongside breaking news, as well as a more visual focus By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
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Credit: Image by Thinkstock News Report: Hyperlocals can bridge gaps in communities Interim report of Nesta's Destination Local project highlights ways hyperlocals offer 'an effective alternative to more traditional ways of communicating' By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
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Credit: Image by michael clarke stuff on Flickr. Some rights reserved News New York Times mobile app to launch metered paywall New model will allow non-subscribers three articles per day to realign with website paywall system By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: By Mark Fischer on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News Traffic to Evening Standard website up 20% in May The Standard's website records largest increase for monthly and daily visitors across UK news outlets in May By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
News Guest post: 'The rise and rise of social discovery' Author of the Digital News Report 2013 Nic Newman summarises the evidence and explores the implications for the industry and for the quality of our information ecosystem By Nic Newman • 4 min read
Credit: By derekGavey on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News AP purchases minority stake in video app Bambuser Investment intends to strengthen the agency's live UGC capabilities and provide a broadcast tool for first-responder journalists By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: Image by Racy Bouknight on Flickr. Some rights reserved News ABC launches new measurement model for B2B publishers The Total Audience Certificate will offer the ABC's first "hybrid" model of net audience figures across different platforms By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
