News Mapping tool CartoDB to launch new features The open source software, produced by Vizzuality, has been used by news outlets such as the Guardian and the Wall Street Journal to make map visualisations By Rachel McAthy • 3 min read
Credit: Image by SpicaGames on Flickr. Creative commons licence. Some rights reserved. News News outlets launch apps for Microsoft's Windows 8 The New York Times, Financial Times, and Northern & Shell outlets launch apps for Windows 8 By Sarah Marshall • 6 min read
News Al Jazeera creates interactive video transcripts of debates Each word in the transcripts of the US presidential debates is linked to the exact point in the video where that word is spoken by Obama or Romney By Sarah Marshall • 2 min read
Credit: Image by mozillaeu on Flickr. Creative commons licence. Some rights reserved News Tips for journalism hack day success A collection of tips and reflections from those with experience of running hack day events for news-related projects By Rachel McAthy • 10 min read
News How Argentina's La Nacion is opening data without FOI Data journalists in Argentina see their role as unlocking data, sharing knowledge and skills and using the limited datasets available to dig for stories By Sarah Marshall • 3 min read
Credit: Image by ilouque on Flickr. Some rights reserved . News Two Trinity Mirror regional sites launch daily liveblogs As part of an experiment by Trinity Mirror regionals to place a 'new emphasis on breaking news' the group has launched daily liveblogs on the homepages of two regional news websites By Rachel McAthy • 4 min read
News Guardian's Meg Pickard leaving to start consultancy Pickard announced on her blog she is to leave role as head of digital engagement at the Guardian as she embarks on independent consulting By Rachel McAthy • 1 min read
News How Brazil's Estadão gave 'power to the public' with interactive data journalism How a news outlet's data journalism interactive in Brazil sparked academic analysis and gave users a tool to explore the voting records of politicians By Sarah Marshall • 2 min read
Credit: Image by aikijuanma on Flickr. Creative commons licence. Some rights reserved. News Newsweek announces move to digital-only in 2013 In an announcement online Newsweek confirmed that after 80 years the final print edition of the magazine will be published in December, as it moves to 'an all-digital format' By Rachel Bartlett • 2 min read
News Guardian unveils 'work-in-progress' responsive beta site The Guardian has unveiled a beta version of its responsive site project, but emphasised it is a 'work-in-progress' By Rachel McAthy • 2 min read
News Tool of the week for journalists: Taggstar, for adding links to your pictures A free tool to allow readers to hover over images on your site and find links to videos, audio and more, and one that offers money making opportunities for publishers By Sarah Marshall • 1 min read
News Infographics platform Visually launches marketplace Visually plans to connect those needing infographics with designers and data journalists who can create them By Sarah Marshall • 1 min read
