News Documentaries, disinformation and young reporters: Here is your weekly journalism news update Pushed for time? Catch up with this week's coverage from Journalism.co.uk By Caroline Scott • 4 min read
News What makes readers pay for online news? Twipe's surveys have found that paywalls are not as efficient as you might think, audiences want unlimited access instead By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
News CrossCheck Nigeria targets WhatsApp as a hotspot for fake news 16 news organisations are working together as part of a ‘watchdog project’ to debunk politically motivated mis- and disinformation ahead of the 2019 Nigerian election By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
News Picture News teaches schoolchildren to challenge what they see in the media The project creates visually strong posters to illustrate news stories and helps teachers spark a debate in primary schools By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
News A look inside the Guardian's documentary strand Charlie Phillips, head of documentaries at the Guardian, explains how his team whittles 1,500 pitches a year down to just 20 By Caroline Scott • 2 min read
News Empowering the next generation at BBC Young Reporter The media project works in partnership with schools, colleges, youth organisations and charities to teach young people media literacy and production skills By Caroline Scott • 2 min read
Credit: Journalists are taking steps to prevent becoming frazzled under the weight of emails, pushes and notifications News How to cope with 'overwhelming' information in your newsroom John Crowley's tips to prevent burnout in reporters include turning off 4G By John Crowley • 5 min read
News How your news organisation can share Instagram Stories with a select audience The social platform has launched a new update, enabling users to pick and choose who sees their Story content By Caroline Scott • 2 min read
News Struggling to find podcasts worth listening to? Let Piqd help you The 'slow news' startup launches an audio discovery platform hand-picked by more than 60 curators from more than 20 countries to help audiences find the best podcasts By Marcela Kunova • 2 min read
News How the Engaged Journalism Accelerator empowers journalists to tell community stories Greek non-profit Solomon will train 12 journalists from around the world in slow news with a new European Journalism Centre funding scheme By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
News Fighting misinformation by sending journalists to secondary schools UK charity The Student View brings journalists and underperforming pupils together to help teenagers understand news and develop their leadership potential By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
News Publisher-driven initiative Newsadoo aims to become the 'Spotify for news' The Austrian-based startup uses machine learning algorithms to deliver content from large and small media organisations onto one platform By Caroline Scott • 2 min read
