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
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 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
News So you want to be a science journalist? Health and science journalist Deborah Cohen tells us what a career in medical journalism looks like By Caroline Scott • 1 min read
Credit: Image by Journalism.co.uk News Speakers from CNN and Reuters to share insights at newsrewired, 7 March Eliza Mackintosh, digital producer at CNN International, and Tessa Kaday, senior product manager for video at Reuters, will discuss mobile-first journalism and best practices for online video respectively By Mădălina Ciobanu • 3 min read
News Quartz's Davos Daily Brief is the latest in a series of pop-up newsletters The temporary newsletter had a 44 per cent open rate and the organisation is planning more pop-up email briefings this year By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
Credit: Image from pexels.com News German publishers are concerned the EU's ePrivacy Regulation is putting their digital advertising revenue at risk, study finds The Association of German Magazine Publishers (VDZ) found news websites expect their revenue from native and programmatic advertising, as well as digital subscription sales, to drop By Mădălina Ciobanu • 2 min read
