Credit: Image by Thinkstock News Key points from Pew's State of the News Media report Mobile traffic and podcast audiences are up, but desktop visitors still spend longest on-site, according to Pew's annual report By Abigail Edge • 2 min read
Credit: Journalism.co.uk. Some rights reserved News Why it might be time to rethink the role of social media editors Being able to create content on the spot is becoming a requirement for the role, as emerging social platforms centre around instant reactions By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
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Credit: By Steven Depolo on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News 'Let's be careful where we step': In praise of slow journalism John Esslin, a reporter at The Record in New Jersey used the story of the 'stolen Batmobile' as a cautionary tale for journalists who publish without first checking the facts By Abigail Edge • 2 min read
Credit: By Carlos Luna on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Why Google set up the Digital News Initiative in Europe It's Google atempt to stop working 'in isolation' from the media industry and foster collaboration By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
Credit: Image by Thinkstock News Upworthy: It's about storytelling, not just platform Upworthy co-founder and chief executive explains the outlet's social startegy, but says the art and skill of storytelling are more important By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
Credit: By othree on Flickr. Some rights reserved News WSJ builds VR 'roller coaster' of Nasdaq highs and lows Interactive team from The Wall Street Journal creates virtual reality experience to 'viscerally emulate the experience of an investor' By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
News How 7News hopes to livestream video to reach new audiences Phil Tenser of 7News explains how the Colorado-based TV station is using livestreaming to engage online audiences and cover the trial of one of America's largest mass shootings By Abigail Edge • 3 min read
Credit: By LindsayEnsing on Flickr. Some rights reserved News How to enhance your stories with data Independent journalist Sandra Fish shared some tips on number-crunching at the recent Society of Professional Journalists Conference in Denver By Abigail Edge • 3 min read
Credit: Image by janitors on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News 3 things media outlets should know about smartwatches A new platform for news has arrived – but what should publishers keep in mind before sending that first push notification? By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
Credit: By Carlos Maya . Some rights reserved . News BuzzSumo Trending, for tracking most-shared content on social media A new feature from the social analytics organisation allows journalists to track trending stories around a particular topic or domain By Abigail Edge • 2 min read
Credit: by JohnCThompson on Flickr. All rights reserved News Training courses announced for July's news:rewired conference Workshops in open source investigations, mobile journalism and social media strategy are all available as part of a day of training following the main event By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
