Credit: Image by kenteegardin on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News AP uses automation to increase story output tenfold Automating earnings reports for AP business news has freed up staff time by 20 per cent, said the outlet's Lou Ferrara at the World News Media Congress in Washington DC By Abigail Edge • 2 min read
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
News How Radar sources report from deep inside the Ebola crisis Using their new, custom-built and encrypted editorial hub, Radar receive SMS reports from citizen reporters in remote regions to share with the world By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News Huffington Post UK pursues 60-second political news videos In its first foray into short-form video content creation, Huffington Post UK has reported 'more than 25,000' plays of the first eight versions of its minute-long opinion-led videos By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News Daily Mail top for UK web-only readers in November The NRS PADD report found the Daily Mail had the highest number of website-only readers across UK newspapers in November, with just under 8.6 million, while 8.3 million was reported for the Guardian By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
Credit: By katgerste on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News How Guardian Cities engages community beyond the comments The new site will look to its community of readers to influence the editorial direction, and give them ample opportunity to engage with stories. By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
Credit: Image by Thinkstock News GuardianWitness to hold first UGC awards GuardianWitness, launched last year to source and showcase user-generated content, will award contributors in eleven categories By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: By Melissa Marques on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Trinity Mirror to launch 'digital content innovation team' Alison Gow, currently editor at the North Wales Daily Post, will head the team and start recruiting in January By Alastair Reid • 1 min read
Credit: by kodomut on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Long-form journalism publisher Long Play secures €250k prize E-book publisher Long Play first launched in January, with the aim of 'finding a new business model for investigative journalism' By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
Credit: Image by Mark Hakansson News New report charts 20 most-read digital news brands in UK Figures show that in September the Mail Online was the most-read news brand in the UK, followed by the Telegraph and then Guardian, with Newsquest in sixth place By Sarah Marshall • 2 min read
Credit: Image courtesy of Exact Editions News How geolocation is being used to promote magazine apps Music Week is now free when downloaded from Abbey Road and The Gooner is free at the Emirates Stadium By Sarah Marshall • 2 min read
News How Outside Source connects audience and journalists at BBC Outside Source, which launched on BBC World Service Radio today, will discuss ongoing stories with the journalists covering them, as well as share the 'processes behind our journalism' By Rachel Bartlett • 4 min read
