Credit: Image from Pixabay.com News 16 women paving the way in digital media and technology Our pick of some of the most inspiring women in media and tech, plus some suggestions from our community on Twitter By Abigail Edge • 4 min read
Credit: Image by Nan Palmero on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News How the BBC is using virtual reality to help audiences engage with history The broadcaster is producing a virtual reality documentary about the 1916 Easter Rising to make learning about historical events more accessible By Caroline Scott • 3 min read
Credit: Screenshot from the AP's 360-degree video documentary, Seeking Home News How AP wants to help 'democratise virtual reality' AP wants to reach both viewers with VR headsets and those who watch 360-degree videos on their phones By Mădălina Ciobanu • 3 min read
Credit: Image by nrkbeta on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News How to get involved in the rise of 360-degree video With the range of commercially available cameras, headsets and apps, there is no greater time to immerse yourself in VR storytelling – and produce some content yourself By Caroline Scott • 2 min read
Credit: Image from Pixabay News 3 experiments for interactive mobile news from Hackastory A Telegram chat bot for talking to refugees and a web app that presents the news in an alternative way are two of the prototypes developed at the hackathon By Mădălina Ciobanu • 4 min read
Credit: Image by Maurizio Pesce on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News Disrupting the narrative: Telling stories with 360-degree video What do audiences want from immersive news stories – and what works? By Caroline Scott • 6 min read
Credit: By Serge Kij on Flikr. Some rights reserved . News 50 blogs by journalists, for journalists 2016 A list of journalists, photographers and academics blogging about the media industry, updated for 2016 By Jonas Redemann • 7 min read
Credit: By tradingacademy.com . Some right reserved . News Report: 5 digital journalism and technology predictions for 2016 Digital media consultant Nic Newman highlighted the technology and industry trends to watch, in his 2016 report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University By Caroline Scott • 4 min read
Credit: Screenshot of Digital Me. Image courtesy of Sandra Gaudenzi News How the Digital Me prototype tells interactive, personalised stories The experiment allows users to start a conversation with their digital alter ego, based on data about their activity on Facebook and Twitter By Mădălina Ciobanu • 4 min read
Credit: Joe Shlabotnik on Facebook. Some rights reserved. News The New York Times to launch virtual reality app The news outlet will also distribute Google Cardboard viewers with the print newspaper in November By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News How will the media landscape look in 10 years? Attitudes towards new technologies and trust in public institutions will shape the media landscape by 2025 – here is one way to prepare for uncertainty and change By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
Credit: Image by Thinkstock. News Binaural sound is back: Making audio an immersive experience This way of creating immersive audio is back in the spotlight as interest in virtual reality grows – but what else can it be used for, and will it stick around? By Caroline Scott • 4 min read
