Credit: Thinkstock News When should journalists take on the role of activists? Are journalists who are silent on issues of privacy and net neutrality doing their jobs correctly, asks Dan Gillmor of the First Amendment Coalition By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
Credit: By James Cridland on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News NewsLynx launches to help newsrooms measure 'impact' The open source analytics platform from Tow Center research fellows launched yesterday as an alternative to traditional metrics By Mădălina Ciobanu • 3 min read
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Credit: By Anton S . on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Social-first BBC service to continue for another year BBC Thai, launched as a pilot project after international news channels were temporarily taken off-air in Thailand earlier this year, has been given the go-ahead until late 2015 By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
Credit: By JacobEnos on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News AP report: Video is preferred medium for news in MENA Audiences in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) say trust in a news provider is more important than fast delivery of news, and video is the best medium to get accurate reports By Catalina Albeanu • 4 min read
Credit: Image by Thinkstock News How Deca is taking a collaborative approach to longform An international co-operative of award-winning journalists are working together to tell the stories they feel are most important, despite most having never met in person By Abigail Edge • 5 min read
Credit: By Anton S . on Flickr. Some rights reserved News BBC launches Facebook-first news service in Thailand Using the Facebook Notes feature as a CMS, World Service journalists hope to provide news 'without fear or favour' to a population in political turmoil By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News 8 tips for fact-checking from PolitiFact Editor of PolitiFact Angie Holan shared her checklist for fact-checking statements at the recent Poynter Fact-Checking Global Summit in London By Marcela Kunova • 5 min read
Credit: By Amanda on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News How TownFizz aims to offer a new hyperlocal model Hyperlocal platform TownFizz, which is currently in development, aims to gather 'high-quality geotagged content' from different sections of the community By Abigail Edge • 3 min read
Credit: By Steve Snodgrass on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News What are the alternatives to pageviews? At the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, a panel of experts and editors discussed the continued use of pageviews as a measurement of success among news outlets and whether there are some more relevant alternatives By Alastair Reid • 6 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News How BuzzFeed uses lists to make news more accessible The list format is being used by BuzzFeed to not only bring together collections of funny animal photos, but to also explain confusing news subjects or illustrate the impact of a breaking news event By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News 5 tips for reporters entering the digital journalism world A collection of pointers shared by a panel at the NCTJ's Journalism Skills Conference, held this year at Bournemouth University By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
