Credit: By Guwashi999 on Flickr. Some rights reserved. News Huffington Post launches Japanese edition The partnership between HuffPo and newspaper Asahi Shimbun seeks to take advantage of a time when the public is said to have 'lost faith' in traditional media By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: Image by owenwbrown on Flickr. Some rights reserved News Facebook publishes best practice guide for journalists 'Media on Facebook', which launched yesterday, will highlight case studies and research of interest to news outlets By Sarah Marshall • 1 min read
News Tool for journalists: PeekYou, for finding people online PeekYou lets you search for people by name, displaying results from LinkedIn, Facebook, Flickr and many other networks By Teodora Beleaga • 1 min read
News How journalists are using Facebook's new live Q&A feature Facebook is rolling out a feature that lets journalists host live chats on pages or on profiles with more than 10,000 followers By Sarah Marshall • 2 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News The Lincolnite to cover elections live with interactive map The map, built by the hyperlocal site, contains details on more than 300 candidates across 77 districts holding county council elections today By Alastair Reid • 3 min read
Credit: Image by Esparta on Flickr. Some rights reserved News NewsWhip launches email alerts to track news in your niche NewsWhip Spike surfaces 'socially-powered news, using the crowd to filter the big stories' By Sarah Marshall • 3 min read
Credit: Image by Mark Hakansson News Scoopshot launches automatic verification process for UGC The mobile app that sources user-generated images labels content for newsroom use By Alastair Reid • 2 min read
Credit: Image by ginnerobot on Flickr. Some rights reserved News #ijf13: The recipe for social, shareable storytelling at BuzzFeed A look at how BuzzFeed makes content people want to share, from animal photo lists to breaking news and long-form journalism By Rachel Bartlett • 5 min read
Credit: Image by Mark Hakansson News Washington Post trials ThingLink Mobile The Washington Post is the first news outlet to use a pre-release version of the ThingLink Mobile app, creating interactive images of the White House Correspondents' Dinner By Sarah Marshall • 2 min read
Credit: Image by Thinkstock News #ifj13: Six tips on innovating in the newsroom A collection of pointers for those looking to innovate and 'rock the boat', as shared by a panel at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia By Rachel Bartlett • 5 min read
News #ijf13: Five tips for journalists on smart social media use Key pointers shared by a panel at the International Journalism Festival on how journalists and news brands can use social media more effectively By Rachel Bartlett • 4 min read
Credit: Thinkstock News Data Journalism Awards shortlist announced Out of 72 shortlisted entries, 15 were for data journalism projects by media outlets in the UK By Rachel Bartlett • 1 min read
