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Instead of writing up the quotes from your last interview, this free app allows you to record audio and instantly turn it into text from your smartphone. Find out how here
In this week's podcast, freelance journalist Masuma Ahuja talks about exploring unorthodox story-gathering methods, such as using answer phone to crowdsource intimate stories about falling in love.
To capture the raw experience of women's lives from around the world, she also sent out disposable cameras to document what motherhood is like in different countries. Listen now
Birmingham City University
The editorial team at HuffPost UK will be giving assignments to undergrad and postgrad journalism students at Birmingham City University (BCU) to offer them a real-life experience of working in a newsroom.
At the same time, it will help students from diverse backgrounds, in particular, to access the media industry through networking. Read more
Screenshot from BBC News. Laura Kuenssberg interviewing Theresa May, shot with a mobile phone
A BBC interview between political editor Laura Kuenssberg and the outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May demonstrates the role mobile journalism can play in reaching digital audiences.
The high-profile interview - May's final sit-down at Number 10 - was published last week on television, radio, on the website and also Facebook Watch. But the video was cut and cropped from platform to platform. Read more to find out why
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Newly launched collaborative forum Wire Club allows national news agencies to share resources, lower costs, and develop open-source tools. Read more
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