News How Voice of San Diego is helping five newsrooms bring memberships into the revenue mix InsideClimate News, NJ Spotlight, Honolulu Civil Beat, The Lens and Politifact will receive support from the Voice of San Diego to develop their own membership models By Mădălina Ciobanu • 5 min read
News 'Visitors in another realm': How Fusion, CNN and Mic use video on Instagram Three media organisations share how they use video on the platform to engage with audiences and establish their brands By Caroline Scott • 5 min read
Credit: Image by Fotografiche on Shutterstock News Centre for Community Journalism launches network to represent independent news publishers The network will provide an online forum, training and advocacy for its members By Mădălina Ciobanu • 2 min read
Credit: image by Pocket Reporter News App for journalists: Pocket Reporter, for guiding trainee journalists through the newsgathering process This free Android app helps with the basics of reporting, prompting journalists to ask the right questions for their story By Caroline Scott • 1 min read
News Hitting the reset button: The Economist aims to reach new audiences with 'ambassadorial' video The publisher has made a change to its digital distribution strategy while experimenting with different kinds of video formats in its Daily Watch feature By Caroline Scott • 3 min read
Credit: Image by on Lassedesignen on Shutterstock. News 'We are going after our future readers' – Snapchat Discover and Facebook Live experiments at WSJ The publisher has been experimenting in the last year, gaining loyal readers and changing the newsroom's culture By Caroline Scott • 3 min read
Credit: Image from pexels.com News Why The Boston Globe is experimenting with livestreaming its website on Facebook The outlet sees live events that are of interest to a larger audience, such as the Super Bowl, as an opportunity for streaming its website on the social network By Mădălina Ciobanu • 3 min read
News In Europe, digital-born news outlets are more prominent in countries where legacy media is weaker, report finds Latest RISJ research highlights that newer publishers seem to be thriving in countries such as Spain and France, rather than the UK and Germany By Mădălina Ciobanu • 4 min read
Credit: Image from newsroom.fb.com . News Using Facebook reactions, Aftenposten's editor-in-chief assesses the network's editorial role What's there to like about Facebook, and what makes Espen Egil Hansen determined to work with the social network after his open letter to Mark Zuckerberg in September? By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
News 'You're holding a device that looks like a gun' – The dangers of mobile journalism in war zones Reporters often extol the benefits of mojo techniques and equipment, but Nick Garnett of BBC 5Live explains where this workflow can prove challenging and potentially dangerous By Caroline Scott • 4 min read
News The Bay Area Video Coalition aims to make the process of digitising analogue video more accessible to the public With funding from the Knight Foundation, BAVC will expand QCTools to help media organisations, filmmakers and academic institutions preserve analogue video footage By Mădălina Ciobanu • 4 min read
News Great Big Story to launch in the Nordics as CNN explores storytelling that’s not tied to the 24-hour news cycle The news organisation is also planning to launch a new venture with YouTube star Casey Neistat after acquiring Beme By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
