News The Guardian's latest virtual reality experience shows viewers what life in the UK is like for asylum seekers The experience compliments the publisher's long-term project 'New Arrivals', which follows the lives of refugees as they settle in Europe By Caroline Scott • 2 min read
Credit: Image by nicknormal on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News Journalism 360 Challenge funds 11 projects that explore best practices for immersive storytelling in news The projects have been awarded a total of $285,000 to expand on the narratives, ethics and production of virtual reality, augmented reality and 360-degree video By Mădălina Ciobanu • 2 min read
Credit: Image by Enlight Photofox News App for journalists: Enlight Photofox, for creative photo editing This free iOS app helps you turn your camera roll photos into eye-catching graphics for social media By Caroline Scott • 2 min read
Credit: By Neom Tommy on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Landing your dream internship: 3 tips from WSJ’s Ryan Knutson Write the stories you care about and stick with them, and more advice for journalism students looking to secure their first job or internship By Francesca Fontana • 3 min read
News Lydia Polgreen, editor-in-chief of HuffPost, on inspiring innovation: 'We need to get better at telling our own story' 'News organisations who survived the first round of disruption are now ready for the next wave, wherever it washes up', Polgreen said at the Google DNI Fund conference in Amsterdam By Mădălina Ciobanu • 2 min read
Credit: Image by playability_de News Many newsrooms have data teams but few reporters have formal data training, study finds Initial results of the first Global Data Journalism survey, studying and analysing the current state of data journalism in newsrooms internationally, were released this week By Caroline Scott • 2 min read
News How an RTÉ mobile journalist covered 'Ireland by bike' using his iPhone and a set of wheels Reporter Cian McCormack told Journalism.co.uk about his cycling trip around the country, producing daily radio reports for RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland programme By Caroline Scott • 4 min read
News Google funds 107 projects in the third round of the Digital News Initiative Fund Almost half of the projects funded across Europe in this round have had a collaborative element By Mădălina Ciobanu • 2 min read
News The Listening Post Collective aims to help newsrooms have more meaningful conversations with their communities The community media initiative offers a collection of free tools and tipsheets designed to help journalists produce stories that reflect people's needs By Mădălina Ciobanu • 4 min read
News 5 'must dos' for producing captivating podcasts 'Stories that transport your audience into the story or make them feel empathy are the types of stories that people remember' By Jackson Phonsopha • 4 min read
News Tasked with innovation research, the APA-medialab goes from idea to prototype in five days 'In one week we have the problem and the magic moment of swiping something or clicking an interface which works' By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
News Reach, skills and 'feet on the ground': Benefits for local and national newsrooms to collaborate on stories Whether it's for distribution or access to a certain skill, editorial collaborations between locals and nationals can benefit both parties By Mădălina Ciobanu • 4 min read
