Social media strategy 
New app News With Friends encourages users to share stories from outside their filter bubble
The social app wants to fill the space left by Facebook deprioritising news content in its News Feed
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 31/07/18RTÉ is producing a new video series for Facebook using only mobile devices
The broadcaster is aiming to engage audiences on social media with stories that 'aren't on the TV news agenda'
Posted by Caroline Scott on 28/03/17How BBC News is experimenting with Instagram Stories to engage younger audiences
Mark Frankel, social media editor, BBC News, explains how the publisher's shortform, segmented content is raising brand awareness while also directing audiences to its website
Posted by Caroline Scott on 03/01/17What the media can learn from coverage of the Paris attacks
Mohamed Belmaaza, data analyst, Les Echos, explains why it is key for news outlets to understand the shift in the way people consume news in order to efficiently produce live reports
Posted by Mohamed Belmaaza on 18/11/15Tip: Bookmark this advice for covering natural disasters
Remember these suggestions next time you're reporting about disasters such as floods, tsunamis or earthquakes
Posted by Jonas Redemann on 17/11/15Ombuds: Using Bitcoin to make online messages 'immutable'
A new project funded by the Knight Foundation aims to piggyback on the crypto-currency to create a 'permanent' public record
Posted by Alastair Reid on 20/08/15First speakers announced for news:rewired 'in focus' event on newsgathering and verification
The first in a new series of half-day events will look at the issue of social media newsgathering and verification skills, tools and best practice
Posted by Alastair Reid on 14/08/15Quality over quantity: How to make LinkedIn work for you
There is no way to cold-call your way to a strong network of online contacts
Posted by Caroline Scott on 12/08/15'OMG! I have to tell you!' – The social science of sharing
In an extract from his book 'Tell Everyone: Why We Share and Why It Matters', Professor Alfred Hermida of the UBC Graduate School of Journalism discusses the emotional value of sharing online
Posted by Alfred Hermida on 11/08/15NPR releases open source social media tools for newsrooms
The Lunchbox suite of customisable apps helps social media teams create or tweak images for sharing across networks
Posted by Alastair Reid on 28/07/15Tip: Learn how to create a virtual reality data visualisation
As virtual reality is making its way into newsrooms, here's a tutorial for experimenting with immersive storytelling
Posted by Mădălina Ciobanu on 08/06/15'When you're using Twitter to find witnesses, treat it like a door knock'
Alison Gow, digital innovations editor, Trinity Mirror Regionals
Posted by Alison Gow on 05/06/15Tip: Find out when a photo was shared on Instagram
Knowing the date and time of an image upload can help make a story more accurate
Posted by Mădălina Ciobanu on 21/05/15Hacks/Hackers launches program for media entrepreneurs
The free event series called Hacks/Hackers Connect, developed in collaboration with the News Lab at Google, will offer support and mentoring
Posted by Mădălina Ciobanu on 21/05/15Success on social media is all about 'speaking to the heart'
Frida Boisen, head of social media strategy at Sweden's Dagens Industri, discussed how she fostered more than 1.5m Facebook likes
Posted by Alastair Reid on 21/05/15Tip: Learn how to use WhatsApp as a reporting tool for events
More than just a chat messaging service, WhatsApp can enhance storytelling
Posted by Mădălina Ciobanu on 19/05/15Tip: Boost your articles on social media with these meta tags
Use these tags and plug-in to optimise news articles for Twitter and Facebook
Posted by Mădălina Ciobanu on 18/05/15How Periscope is 'redefining the live experience'
At the Collision conference in Las Vegas, Twitter's Joel Lunenfeld spoke out about the Mayweather-Pacquino copyright controversy
Posted by Abigail Edge on 07/05/15Twitter Curator helps collect tweets around key moments
A whistle-stop tour of Twitter's curation platform, offering publishers a new way to curate tweets around key events
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Five key courses for journalists in September
We are organising courses in data journalism, iPhone reporting, open data for journalists and creating a buzz on social media
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 31 July 2013Beet.TV: The New York Times, real-time advertising and Twitter trending data
Beet.TV has an interesting video with Michael Zimbalist, vice president for research & development, and operations at the New York Times, in which he discusses a new advertising tool called Spark which utilises the Times’s data on stories trending on social media. According to Beet.TV the tool “serves display advertising into stories as they are [...]
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 19 February 2013Hurricane Sandy and verification: 4 key takeaways from Storyful Hangout
A look at the four main points which came out of a Google+ Hangout, hosted by Storyful on the subject of verification during Hurricane Sandy
Posted by Rob Grant on 11 December 2012Study: Fewer UK journalists feel social media improves productivity in 2012 than in 2011
An annual study into how UK journalists feel social media impacts on their work was announced this week by Canterbury Christ Church University and public relations and media services outlet Cision. The report’s findings are based on 769 responses from UK journalists. According to a release from the university the study found an “increasing number [...]
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 19 September 2012#wef12: Why news outlets must embrace a participatory culture
Al Jazeera's Riyaad Minty and Mark Little's Storyful on why news outlets must understand the relationship between news reporting and social media
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 4 September 2012Guardian US, #smarttakes and 'pop-up aggregation'
The Guardian's US operation announces the launch of a new socially-driven aggregation series called #smarttakes
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 19 July 2012How important are 'tweet' and 'like' buttons to news publishers?
A conversation was sparked on the effect of social media sharing buttons by the designer Oliver Reichenstein on his blog informationArchitects
Posted by Daniel Bentley on 1 June 2012Online news startups need help converting readers into supporters
A report by J-Lab has found that even though online news start-ups have access to a wide range of social media tools, they struggle with how to measure their impact
Posted by Daniel Bentley on 31 May 2012#GEN2012: Interactive graphics case studies from the Guardian
The Guardian's Alastair Dant shares the news outlet's approach to using interactivity to present data and stories to their audience
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 30 May 2012Bitly launches 'bitmark' social bookmarking service
Bitly, the popular link shortener used by lots of news websites, announces its ‘bitmark’ service
Posted by Daniel Bentley on 29 May 2012Guardian's n0tice launches Facebook sharing app
Online noticeboard n0tice launches app to auto-post updates to Facebook
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 1 May 2012Tool of the week for journalists: Muck Rack
Muck Rack is a site that aggregates Twitter and social media feeds for thousands of professional journalists
Posted by James Chapple on 5 April 2012Economist seeks to build relationships with 1m Facebook fans
'It's about building relationships on Facebook and monetizing outside', according to the Economist's global publisher, digital editions
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 29 March 2012Searchmetrics: Financial Times is news outlet with most Google+ followers
Daily Mail and Telegraph stories get most Google +1 recommendations
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 22 March 2012Social predicted to overtake search as Guardian traffic driver
'It's only a matter of time until social overtakes search for the Guardian,' says Tanya Cordrey, director of digital development at Guardian News and Media
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 21 March 2012Digital news editor @fieldproducer leaving Sky News
Sky News's digital news editor Neal Mann, known to 43,000 people on Twitter as @fieldproducer, has announced he has decided to leave the broadcaster.
Posted by Paul McNally on 19 March 2012Sky News Twitter restrictions - where do you stand?
Sky News emails staff telling them not to retweet - a round-up of opinion
Posted by Paul McNally on 8 February 2012Tool of the week for journalists - Rippla, for tracking the social 'ripples' of news stories
A tool for tracking the sharing of news stories on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 20 December 2011Tool of the week for journalists - Playground, to monitor social media analytics
This new platform helps you monitor Facebook, Twitter, blogs and could become a favourite tool of data journalists
Posted by Marianne Bouchart on 29 November 2011Rippla, a site to monitor the social media 'ripples' of news stories, launches
You can now see how stories from the UK's top 10 news sites are shared on social media – and view the social media 'ripples' created by stories on your own news site
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The US publisher encourages its correspondents to experiment with more personalised coverage for Generation Z
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