Credit: By kiwanja on Flickr. Some rights reserved News BBC using WhatsApp and WeChat at Indian elections BBC News India are sending messages to users of private mobile messaging services, distributing news and crowdsourcing information By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: By yellow book on Flickr. Some Rights Reserved. News Bringing long-form journalism to North East regional news The Northern Correspondent, which goes to press next week, intends to tell deep and detailed stories from the North East of England By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: By Melissa Marques on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News How The Bristol Cable wants to 'democratise local media' With a co-operative funding model, shared editorships and free workshops for contributors, The Bristol Cable wants to give a voice to those who are 'marginalised' by the media at present By Alastair Reid • 6 min read
Credit: By pheaber on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News 'Video-checking' the Clegg and Farage debate Following its liveblog last week, fact-checking a debate between Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage, Full Fact has launched a 'videocheck' offering detailed analysis of the claims made By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Round-up: The best April Fools' Day news hoaxes on the web Newrooms went to town with April Fools' hoaxes again this year. Here are some of the best – and most imaginative – news-themed 1 April pranks By Abigail Edge • 2 min read
News Sheffield student wins Generation Video Challenge Master's student Adam Page won the Generation Video Challenge run by Associated Press in partnership with Journalism.co.uk, which was focused on video produced for an online audience of 16-24 year olds By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News How BuzzFeed uses lists to make news more accessible The list format is being used by BuzzFeed to not only bring together collections of funny animal photos, but to also explain confusing news subjects or illustrate the impact of a breaking news event By Rachel Bartlett • 3 min read
Credit: Image from Thinkstock News Tool for journalists: Zapier, for automating web apps Manage web data and work more efficiently by using this tool to automate actions between apps By Abigail Edge • 3 min read
Credit: Image by JanetR3 on Flickr. Creative commons licence. Some rights reserved. News Journalists 'need to wake up' to online security Speaking at the Polis conference today, Guardian editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger said journalists should not promise sources they are confidential unless they understand the technology By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
Credit: Image by bredgur on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News How 3 publishers are innovating with online video A look at different approaches to video at Huffington Post, the Washington Post and BuzzFeed, as shared at the FT Digital Media conference this week By Abigail Edge • 3 min read
Credit: By Melissa Marques on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Publishing platform launches collaborative newsroom function Newsrooms are the latest update from publishing and portfolio platform Jurnid, intended to streamline digital publishing and help aspiring journalists connect with professionals By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News How 'newsroom 3.1' will change Trinity Mirror's local titles Digital content is to become the primary focus for the local publisher as it tests out a new editorial structure in its North East newsrooms before rolling out to titles across the country By Alastair Reid • 4 min read
