Credit: Screenshot from BBC Viber News BBC launches Nepal 'lifeline' on Viber to aid quake survivors The channel will deliver public service information for relief and rescue services to the '3 to 4 million' Nepalese Viber subscribers By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: Journalism.co.uk. Some rights reserved News Why it might be time to rethink the role of social media editors Being able to create content on the spot is becoming a requirement for the role, as emerging social platforms centre around instant reactions By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News What two media outlets think of Facebook Vox Media considers native storytelling on a variety of platforms a new core competency for publishers By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
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Credit: By LindsayEnsing on Flickr. Some rights reserved News How to enhance your stories with data Independent journalist Sandra Fish shared some tips on number-crunching at the recent Society of Professional Journalists Conference in Denver By Abigail Edge • 3 min read
Credit: By Carlos Maya . Some rights reserved . News BuzzSumo Trending, for tracking most-shared content on social media A new feature from the social analytics organisation allows journalists to track trending stories around a particular topic or domain By Abigail Edge • 2 min read
Credit: Image from Thinkstock . News Quick and confident: Advice for online video from ISTV The online video arm of Finnish media outlet Ilta-Sanomat is only two years old, but now half of the outlet's stories include relevant video By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
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Credit: By Jason Howie on Flickr. Some rights reserved News 6 social media trends for publishers from Johnston Press Data, emoji and more: Jeff Moriarty, chief digital and product officer, shares his six observations about social publishing, speaking at Digital Media Europe By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
Credit: By refeia on Flickr . Some rights reserved News Building Lenses: An open-source tool for mobile data viz Justin Hendrix, executive director of NYC Media Lab, explains the idea behind an upcoming drag-and-drop data viz tool for journalists By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News It takes commitment: Lessons from Piano Media's paywalls Piano chief executive Kelly Leach outlines key factors that determine the success of a paywall By Catalina Albeanu • 2 min read
