News Hashtag Our Stories is using Snapchat lenses to turn citizens into more effective storytellers The mobile journalism network is creating digital tools to help more citizen journalists tell local stories for global audiences By Caroline Scott • 4 min read
News University of Birmingham receives WhatsApp grant to find out how to reduce the spread of misinformation during elections The research team will specifically analyse the use of the messaging app in the upcoming Nigerian polls, through in-depth interviews, focus groups and surveys By Caroline Scott • 2 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 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 Voice, Instagram and crowdfunding: Here is your weekly journalism news update Pushed for time? Catch up with this week’s coverage from Journalism.co.uk By Caroline Scott • 3 min read
News Difficulty to monetise content holds publishers back from innovating on voice platforms Although TV and radio broadcasters have a considerable advantage when it comes to producing or adapting content for smart speakers, many are still hesitant to dedicate time and resources to launching on voice activated devices By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
News Subscription models, traditional techniques and open-source initiatives: 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 Election confessions, tools and resources: Here is your weekly journalism news update Pushed for time? Catch up with this week's coverage from Journalism.co.uk By Caroline Scott • 3 min read
News How Buzzfeed reaches audiences at home through their Netflix ‘pop-doc' series Follow This Buzzfeed's Bim Adewunmi and Jess Harrop explained how the episodes help to cover the ‘stories relevant to our time’ By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
News Brand awareness, Snapchat and podcasting: Here is your weekly journalism news update Pushed for time? Catch up with this week's coverage from Journalism.co.uk By Caroline Scott • 3 min read
News ‘Cut out the rubbish and cut to the chase’: Making a news podcast? Here’s how to improve it Nate Lanxon, Bloomberg tech editor and host of the Tech’s Message podcast, gives his advice for engaging listeners for longer By Caroline Scott • 4 min read
