Credit: Image by Thinkstock News ONA receives funding to expand local journalism programme The Knight Foundation will invest $800,000 to expand the programme in 20 new communities across the United States By Mădălina Ciobanu • 2 min read
Credit: Screenshot from Banjo News Banjo gives journalists free access to its social media discovery platform Reporters can now use Banjo's 'crystal ball' to find geotagged social media posts and monitor events in their area By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
Credit: By Sam Azgor on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Are messaging apps the next big thing in news or still an experiment? BBC, ITV News and NBC News give insights into the challenges of approaching chat apps as legacy broadcasters By Mădălina Ciobanu • 3 min read
Credit: Image by Patrick Witty for TIME . News Covering the refugee crisis on Snapchat and Periscope as 'a day-by-day documentary' The BBC, Bild and TIME have been using Snapchat and Periscope to broadcast raw, unedited footage of their travels with refugees during their journey through Europe By Caroline Scott • 6 min read
News 'You need a social sixth-sense’ – Q&A with The Next Web's Matt Navarra TNW social media director Matt Navarra explains what it takes to work in social media today and why having a 'social intuition' is important By Catalina Albeanu • 4 min read
Credit: Image by popturfdotcom on Flickr. Some rights reserved News How filmmaking in Denmark is bringing academic insight into storytelling Copenhagen-based producer Jesper Jack is making films and telling stories in a new way – coupling academics with documentary makers By Caroline Scott • 6 min read
Credit: Screenshot of Social Searcher News Tool for journalists: Social Searcher, a search engine for social networks Search multiple social networks at the same time on this free website By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
Credit: Image by alexyv on Flickr. Some rights reserved News ABC: Most titles' daily web traffic drops, The Sun sees digital growth in August More people visited The Independent and The Sun last month than in July, but other national titles struggled By Mădălina Ciobanu • 2 min read
Credit: Screenshot of the Palestine Remix website News How Al Jazeera is building a community around the Palestine Remix project The multimedia platform has evolved from an interactive project to a resource for Palestinian and Middle Eastern history By Mădălina Ciobanu • 4 min read
Credit: By Geralt on Pixabay. Some rights reserved . News Why journalists should participate in communities on social media Social media strategist Andrea Vahl explains the importance of being an active part of other journalists' communities in order to grow one's reputation and expertise By Caroline Scott • 3 min read
Credit: Screenshot of iGrab News App for journalists: iGrab, for multimedia reporting If you need a space to file your multimedia content or piece it together into stories, check out this free app By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
Credit: By Jamie McCaffrey on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Pay-per-article platform Blendle launches in Germany The Dutch micropayment start-up now has over 400,000 users in Holland and hopes to replicate the success in Germany By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
