The ethical contrasts of reporting on James Foley’s death

The reporting of the US journalist’s beheading highlights the ethical disparities between the reporting of professional media organisations, popular tabloids and citizen journalists.

Trends in Newsrooms #9: ‘Native’ advertising – the challenge to journalistic integrity

“There used to be a very clear wall between editorial and advertising and this wall has crumbled down, and it might have crumbled permanently,” Ebele Wybenga, a journalist and author based in The Netherlands, warned a year ago.

Police threats and social media wildfire: the challenges facing journalists in crisis-hit Ferguson

The threat of arrest for journalists covering civil unrest in the US town of Ferguson continues after Getty photographer Scott Olson was taken into custody overnight. According to The Guardian, Olson is believed to have turned down an instruction by police to leave the area. He was back at the scene two hours later, however, according to Poynter.

A disappearing act: is The Telegraph exerting its own right to be forgotten?

A story about the controversial EU ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ ruling has done a mysterious disappearing act on The Telegraph’s website, before reappearing a few days later.

Building new revenues and fostering innovation in Dallas

Jim Moroney, the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, A. H. Belo Corporation, and also Publisher and Chief Executive Officer The Dallas Morning News, will be a keynote speaker at WAN-IFRA’s Digital Media Latinoamérica conference in Lima, Peru, on 19-20 September.

Trends in Newsrooms #8: The impact of digital mega-stories

“Stories like the NSA Files are exceptional, and this is why they matter. They are stretches. They are creative bursts in a sea of sameness. They are proof of life. They offer hope for the future – and also a hint at what the next generation of digital news products could look like …” Andrew Nachison

Can mega-stories generate mega interest? Or are they really just “the editor’s prerogative”, as one critic claims? In the eighth installment of Trends in the Newsroom, Krysten Dawes reports on what makes a good mega-story, why they are relevant, and the potential that they hold.

Belling the cat; Brown Moses’ Eliot Higgins on kickstarting open source journalism

To bell the cat is to attempt to do something impossible. With his new open sourcing site, Bellingcat, that is what Eliot Higgins says he is going to do, and what’s more, he’s going to try to teach other people to do it, too.

Dramatic Gannett restructure makes good business sense, say top commentators

In a bid to attract a younger audience and tailor to their readership, Gannett, one of the U.S’ largest newspaper publishers is shifting its focus to the broadcast and digital realm.

A bad week in the House of Murdoch: falling revenues, a foiled acquisition bid, and a crowdfunding challenge

As a “challenging advertising environment,” and declining circulation revenue sting Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp in its first year as a standalone company, idealistic entrepreneurs are snapping at its heels.

How the New York Times is learning lessons about digital storytelling and audience engagement as The Great War resonates through a century

The New York Times is experimenting with cutting edge 21st digital storytelling to explore the legacies of The Great War, which began in earnest 100 year ago this week. And it’s learning valuable lessons about contemporary journalism in the process.