Virtual Reality is making progress in journalism, yet the emerging medium is still not mainstream. For newsrooms that haven’t started producing VR, getting on board may become a little bit easier as the equipment becomes more accessible, and pioneering organisations establish best practices for VR storytelling. The Guardian recently announced the creation of a new team dedicated to virtual reality as […] Read more
A new social media translation tool by tech company Meedan isn’t just facilitating linguistic translation – it applies journalistic principles to curate and translate social media conversations among global and minority communities as a way to broaden the discourse. “You can get any of this content translated by a translation agency, but the risk of using ‘invisible’ translators […] Read more
Just like The Correspondent’s new book-publishing house and The New York Times’ Cooking-based meal kits service, Paris Match started leveraging its area of expertise as an alternative revenue stream. With photography at the heart of its business, it has now found ways to monetise on its enormous, unique photography archive. Paris Match, the French weekly magazine that […] Read more
News increasingly ‘breaks’ on social media platforms – before publishers and broadcasters have even had a chance to get to the story. With Facebook Live enabling audiences to live stream, the role of the news industry to provide breaking news has changed, irrevocably. Advances in technology and platforms, and the actions of publishers – rather than consumer demand – […] Read more
Inspired by the Slow Food Movement, which aims for quality food, produced in a way that doesn’t harm the environment, is accessibly priced, and gives a fair return to its producers, Peter Laufer, an award-winning author, journalist, and broadcaster launched his Slow News Movement – a “healthier approach to journalism”, offering the audience a balanced and nutritious news diet. […] Read more
At the recent International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy, Liz Heron, executive editor at the Huffington Post, explained its strategy for distributed content. Liz Heron, executive editor at the Huffington Post, ran the journalism partnerships at Facebook for two years after a long career as a digital editor at the Washington Post, The New York Times and Wall Street Journal. This experience makes her particularly well-placed to discuss [... Read more
