Credit: Thinkstock News 10 social media tips for local news organisations Experts in social media for local news share their tips and advice in what works on a regional level By Alastair Reid • 11 min read
News Screencast: getting Bitly analytics from Tweetdeck A visual guide to syncing Tweetdeck with Bitly in order to get personalised link data By Abigail Edge • 1 min read
News Developments in digital thinking at CNBC International Following a visit behind-the-scenes at CNBC International, we discuss recent changes and evolutions in digital at the outlet By Rachel Bartlett • 6 min read
Credit: Manchester Metropolitan University News Advertorial: MMU student awarded scholarship for MA Multimedia Journalism Sameera Rafiq is the first recipient of the Al-Habeeb Scholarship for MA Multimedia Journalism at Manchester Metropolitan University By Manchester Metropolitan University • 4 min read
Credit: By PhotoAtelier on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News A whistle-stop tour of the new Guardian app The Guardian's new app for iOS and Android allows users to personalise their homepage and directly submit user-generated content By Abigail Edge • 5 min read
Credit: By Carlos Maya . Some rights reserved . News Tool for journalists: Muck Rack social sharing reports Muck Rack has launched a new tool to enable journalists to see how widely their articles are being shared on social media. By Abigail Edge • 3 min read
Credit: By tristam sparks on Flickr. Some Rights Reserved. News 7 engaging ways news outlets covered the European election Europe took to the polls over the weekend to elect a new European parliament, giving news outlets an opportunity to engage and inform an increasingly apathetic electorate By Alastair Reid • 5 min read
Credit: By Dave Catchpole on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News How Niuzly wants to put control into the hands of journalists New publishing platform Niuzly, which launched last month, allows writers to sell their articles to readers on for individual micropayments By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
Credit: By Mark Fischer on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News Express Newspapers continues digital growth through April Express.co.uk and DailyStar.co.uk were the only national newspaper sites to report growth in web traffic for April, according to new figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulation, while all other audited publishers record a fall By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
News Advertorial: Scoopshot makes smartphone users part of the newsgathering process Growing numbers of media outlets and international brands purchase user-generated content By Scoopshot • 3 min read
Credit: By Julo (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons News First Look Media site to investigate corruption Speaking at the London Social Media Summit, Andy Carvin of First Look Media announced the outlet's plans to launch a new investigative site led by former Rolling Stone journalist Matt Taibbi By Abigail Edge • 3 min read
News Screencast: using online tools to transcribe audio A video guide demonstrating two tools journalists can use to transcribe audio By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
