Credit: by John Thompson. All rights reserved News 'Independence, integrity' key to news for millennials Digital news brands need to take a stand on issues they feel are important to build legitimacy in the eyes of young audiences, according to editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast John Avlon By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: Image by andresfranco.net Some rights reserved News How strong is tech's 'disruptive power' over journalism? 'What skills do you need to hold an algorithm to account?' asks author and professor of digital media and global affairs Taylor Owen, discussing his new book By Abigail Edge • 4 min read
Credit: Screenshot from the Mydio YouTube video News Meet Mydio: Personalised radio for music and news mix The stand-out entry for news at the Media Hack Day in Berlin yesterday lets users combine their Spotify account with automated news articles By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
News Announcing the next news:rewired digital journalism conference The one-day event will focus on developments in the industry and practical advice to help journalists at any stage in their career learn together By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: Tar Sands, Alberta, by howlcollective on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News New site crowdfunds $80k to cover energy conflict in Canada The Vancouver Observer's Linda Solomon explains why the outlet is behind two of Kickstarter's top 25 most-funded journalism campaigns By Abigail Edge • 3 min read
News The Sun launches free site to 'disrupt' online politics coverage Sun website editor Tim Gatt explains what drives the SunNation experiment and what space the site wants to fill online By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
Credit: by John Fischer on Flickr. Some rights reserved News 5 startup apps for journalists from SXSW Accelerator These ideas from the SXSW startup competition have the potential to be on every journalist's mobile device By Jack Shepherd • 3 min read
Credit: By James Cridland on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News How Fusion aims to reach a young, diverse audience Fusion no longer waits for people to find their stories but goes out on different platforms to find their audience By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
Credit: By KamrenB Photography on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News 'It's not radical': The case for 'central content hubs' in news Johnston Press chief executive Ashley Highfield explained how the organisations centralised content hub works alongside staff journalists and contributors By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
News Media Diversified experts directory launches to combat 'male, pale and stale' media landscape The project aims to media plurality with commentators from a variety of backgrounds By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: By Rocio Lara on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Contributoria 'Topics' allow the public to commission stories NGOs, media outlets and commercial companies can now set briefs for independent journalists using the collaborative publishing platform By Abigail Edge • 2 min read
Credit: By pheaber on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Full Fact set to fact-check this year's UK general election Having hit their crowdfunding target, the watchdog organisation is committed to a six-week monitoring operation over political and media claims By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
