News 'Being a generalist will not get you as far as having a niche' – Q&A with Susan Grossman Coach, media mentor and freelance journalist Susan Grossman tells us about her job, and why it is important to have a niche when starting out in the industry By Caroline Scott • 1 min read
News 'Don't become an armchair journalist' – Q&A with Ryan Bassil Noisey's Ryan Bassil tells us why it is important for aspiring journalists to have their own voice and focus on work experience By Caroline Scott • 2 min read
Credit: Image by Freedom House on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Citizen journalists in Syria 'start writing history' Award-winning journalist Zaina Erhaim decided to return to Syria and give basic journalism training to citizens to help them tell their own stories By Mădălina Ciobanu • 4 min read
Credit: Image courtesy of Marc Ellison News The digital graphic novel: A different approach to storytelling Photojournalist Marc Ellison's new graphic novel aims to inform people about the struggles faced by four women in Uganda after spending most of their lives with the Lord's Resistance Army By Mădălina Ciobanu • 5 min read
Credit: Image by Thinkstock. News From lecture to conversation: What's next for community journalism? A new report by the Centre for Community Journalism and innovation charity Nesta looks at the present and future challenges for hyperlocal media By Mădălina Ciobanu • 3 min read
Credit: By Roger H Goun on Flickr. Some rights reserved News 'I am not a victim': Tips for reporting on dementia People living with dementia discuss how the media can better phrase its coverage of the illness By Paul Myles • 6 min read
Credit: Image courtesy of ajplus.net News How AJ+ reaches 600% of its audience on Facebook Posts from Al Jazeera's upstart site for US millennials reach six times more people than already 'like' the page. So what's in the water at AJ+ HQ? By Alastair Reid • 6 min read
Credit: By Sergey Galyonkin on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Why newsrooms should care about virtual reality People are adopting technology a lot faster than before, says Robert Hernandez, so when it comes to VR publishers need to make sure they don't miss the (virtual) boat By Abigail Edge • 6 min read
Credit: By jakerust on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News Online search tips every journalist should know From the basics to some simple tools which will always yield results, multimedia lecturer Murray Dick shared his advice at the Centre for Investigative Journalism Summer Conference By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
News 'Ego is a liability in the newsroom' – Q&A with Greg Barber Curiosity, flexibility, tenacity – three things the director of digital news projects at The Washington Post says are central to the job in this week's interview By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News Trinity Mirror and Media Trust team for community reporting Sixty young reporters offered training and mentoring to tell their stories and bring more diverse voices in the newsroom By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
Credit: Image by luis perez on Flickr. Some rights reserved News When news meets tech: algorithms or human editors? Circa, Blendle and News360 all strike a careful balance between media and technology in the work, and discussed the opportunities and challenges for news By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
