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
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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
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Credit: By LindsayEnsing on Flickr. Some rights reserved News 5 news startups to watch from Collision tech conference From geolocated news to social video platforms, here's our pick of the most interesting media startups showcasing at the Collision technology conference in Las Vegas By Abigail Edge • 4 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News How has the UK media innovated in its election coverage? From poll trackers to vote match quizzes and interactive maps, we look at the digital projects the UK press have been working on to enhance their election coverage By Alastair Reid • 10 min read
Credit: By Twitter on Flickr. All rights reserved . News Twitter working with local media for #GE2015 Twitter's head of news and government partnerships Joanna Geary explains what Twitter users are looking for during the UK election campaign and how local outlets could offer these answers By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
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Credit: By Mike on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Hyperlocal Brixton Blog crowdfunds new editor Founding editor Zoë Jewell shares her plans for more news coverage and investigations after 5 years of Brixton Blog, and advice for crowdfunding as a local outlet By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
