News Bureau Local announces fund to support local reporting from journalists and members of the public Successful applicants will receive up to £5,000, as well as support from the Bureau Local's team and network, to work on their stories By Mădălina Ciobanu • 2 min read
News BBC's VR Hub launches its first news documentary to explore the water politics of the river Nile The filming was done with a drone and a selection of stereoscopic and 360-degree cameras, combined with fully spatialised audio for a more immersive feel By Caroline Scott • 3 min read
News Tool for journalists: Flourish, for creating data visualisations without coding Haven't yet learned to code? Use this free tool to increase the quality and quantity of your visual and interactive output By Caroline Scott • 2 min read
News Speakers from Quartz and NOA join newsrewired in March to discuss news on voice devices Sharpen your digital media skills at Reuters on 7 March By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
Credit: A snapshot of the news game. Image from Coventry University. News New talk and demo at newsrewired: A news game in virtual reality What does a news game look like in VR? Find out at newsrewired from Bianca Wright of Coventry University By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
News Seattle's KUOW is hosting 'Ask A...' conversations to foster empathy and understanding between communities The engagement initiative facilitates discussions between groups of people that have been 'othered' by the media, politicians or the public By Mădălina Ciobanu • 3 min read
News The Humanitarian News Research Network aims to help journalists and communications teams improve their work There have been many discussions about the right or wrong way to cover issues such as the refugee crisis, but what does the research say? By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
Credit: Screenshot from The Upside on the Guardian News With its latest series The Upside, the Guardian will focus on solutions journalism in five key areas The project will feature the people and innovations tackling climate, healthcare, gender, science and technology, and community leadership By Mădălina Ciobanu • 2 min read
News Tool for journalists: The Snap Map is now available on the web, outside of Snapchat Looking for eyewitness media? Search and embed public posts from the Snap Map on map.snapchat.com By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
News One day, 5 cities, 160 people: Inside the Bureau Local's investigation into local budgets 'I think the important part for us to bring to this community gathering is that journalism isn't about the what, it's about the why' By Mădălina Ciobanu • 3 min read
News An alternative to the mobile internet as we know it? CAST tests hyperlocal news network Could a decentralised news network better serve communities, and 'do we always have to go large when we're actually trying to achieve local'? By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
Credit: Image by Journalism.co.uk News The Washington Post’s latest augmented reality game brings the Winter Olympics into your living room The publisher hopes the game will help audiences better engage with the different sports while becoming more familiar with AR technology By Caroline Scott • 2 min read
