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Journalists use social media to strike back

Since the rise of social media, news organisations have tried to control individual journalists’ use of the platforms. Journalists, however, are beginning to push back. Internationally this is taking the form of social media campaigns run by journalists to critique their employers and garner public support.

Hong Kong video explosion led by Apple Daily

Last week, as I stepped on to the MTR train under Wanchai station in Hong Kong, I finally realised how far the mobile revolution has come. Enabled by ubiquitous 4G that extends through out the subway system, commuters watch video, instant message or update Facebook on large screen android devices, iPhones or tablets. Some even kept watch on favourite serials while walking along the tunnels between trains.

NYT’s Bill Keller joining nonprofit news start-up

After a 30-year career at The New York Times, columnist and former executive editor Bill Keller is leaving to become the editor-in-chief of The Marshall Project, a nonprofit journalism start-up focused on the American criminal justice system.

Digital storytelling a natural fit for Olympic Winter Games

The 2014 Olympic Winter Games have seen news publishers continue promoting their digital stories as another way for audiences to become engaged with content.

Facebook at 10: a key tool for journalists

On the 10 year anniversary of the world’s largest social media network, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg looks to the future.

Is this the year publishers find a way to reward readers?

Last year the newspaper paywall went mainstream, bringing much needed subscription revenue to some publishers and disappointment to others. What paywall developments await?

Social media networks, advertisers biggest winners in Super Bowl

Despite the score being lopsided before halftime, football fans still took to social media platforms in record numbers during the Super Bowl.

NFL announces mobile video channel for fans

Days ahead of the Super Bowl, its trademark event, the National Football League (NFL) has announced the planned launch of NFL Now, a mobile video service that will allow fans to personalize the content they receive.

La Presse+ passes 400,000 mark

Canada’s La Presse+ has now been downloaded more than 400,000 times since the free, French-language iPad app made its debut last April, including 60,000 downloads just since 1 December, according to a report on Foliomag.com.

U.S. newspaper industry seen relatively stable in 2014

The U.S. newspaper industry remains under considerable pressure to replace lost print revenue, but the overall business stability that started to emerge last year will continue in 2014, predicts Rick Edmonds, researcher and writer for the Poynter Institute focusing on business and journalistic issues.