Credit: Public domain News First speakers announced for news:rewired 'in focus' event on newsgathering and verification The first in a new series of half-day events will look at the issue of social media newsgathering and verification skills, tools and best practice By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: By m anima on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News 3 micropayment platforms to help fund the future of news With one-year old start up Blendle poised for launch in Germany next month, we look at the similarities and differences between the platform and two other micropayment services for news By Mădălina Ciobanu • 5 min read
Credit: By r2hox on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Making data more human with DataBasic The new project funded by the Knight Foundation Prototype Fund includes three tools to 'bring some of the fun to the more grimy work' of data journalism By Alastair Reid • 5 min read
Credit: By GotCredit on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News App for journalists: Legend, for animating text Create short GIFs to share on social media by animating text and video By Mădălina Ciobanu • 2 min read
Credit: By Sheila Scarborough on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Quality over quantity: How to make LinkedIn work for you There is no way to cold-call your way to a strong network of online contacts By Caroline Scott • 4 min read
Credit: By pagedooley on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News Voyager wants to help journalists find and illustrate data stories The free, open source tool will have a recommendation system to help users visualise and better understand data By Mădălina Ciobanu • 3 min read
News 'Be fearless and creative' – Q&A with Louise Roug Louise Roug, global news editor at Mashable, shares how she got started in the industry and why asking questions is a key skill in journalism By Mădălina Ciobanu • 2 min read
Credit: Public domain News BBC Trending: When social media is your patch The Trending team share their challenges working with popular stories on social networks, and how to balance the need to be speedy with getting it right By Catalina Albeanu • 4 min read
Credit: By Melissa Marques on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News CrowdVoice wants to help curate and verify crowdsourced news This free open source tool aims to make it easier for news organisations to collect, verify and embed news and data in stories By Mădălina Ciobanu • 4 min read
Credit: Image courtesy of Picjoy News App for journalists: Picjoy, for organising your photos The free app that autotags your images for instant access on the go By Caroline Scott • 2 min read
Credit: by mkhmarketing on Flickr. Some rights reserved News How publishers can make Pinterest work for them Is there room for news on Pinterest, and could its latest update help you get readers to pay for stories? By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
News 'I don't regret learning to code for a single second' – Q&A with Elliot Bentley Elliot Bentley, graphics editor at The Wall Street Journal, shares his take on the levels of digital literacy needed in the newsroom today By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
