Credit: Thinkstock News When should journalists take on the role of activists? Are journalists who are silent on issues of privacy and net neutrality doing their jobs correctly, asks Dan Gillmor of the First Amendment Coalition By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
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Credit: Image from Thinkstock News 6 lessons in social storytelling from 6 months of reported.ly The social media reporting platform launched six months ago and has recently developed a website, but social is still at its core By Mădălina Ciobanu • 5 min read
Credit: By wwarby on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News ABC: Telegraph passes 100m in monthly web traffic May proved to be an important month for several news publications, with nationals like The Telegraph, The Guardian and The Independent breaking previous records By Mădălina Ciobanu • 3 min read
Credit: By sergesegal on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News Could virtual reality get young people more engaged with news? With more VR headsets and 360-degree video available, this platform is now open to more people than ever, but how can it work for media? By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
Credit: Image by janitors on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News GENSummit: Think 'journalism first, technology second' Robert Hernandez of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism explains why now is a good time to work with wearables and what news organisations should keep in mind when experimenting with emerging technologies By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
Credit: By digitaldefection on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Google takes three big steps into eyewitness news New initiatives announced today by Google News Labs want to give journalists the necessary resources for discovering and verifying user-generated video By Mădălina Ciobanu • 2 min read
Credit: Image by Mark Hakansson News Announcing the agenda for July's news:rewired Sessions and workshops include: live news, building communities, mobile journalism, social storytelling, smartwatches, virtual reality and more By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: Image courtesy of positive news News Why Positive News wants to become a co-operative The not-for-profit news organisation looking to take a different angle on world events has raised nearly half of its £200,000 crowdfunding target in a week By Alastair Reid • 6 min read
Credit: By Gregg Richards on Flickr. Some rights reserved News How Vox, AJ+ and FOLD are using cards for storytelling The three publishers are innovating in the way they present stories to their audiences By Mădălina Ciobanu • 4 min read
News Emily Bell to give keynote speech at July's news:rewired The director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism will open proceedings at Journalism.co.uk's conference on Thursday 16 July By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
News 'It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness' – Q&A with Alison Gow In the first of a new weekly series, Trinity Mirror Regionals' digital innovation editor Alison Gow discusses her career, the industry and what aspiring journalists should know By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
