Digital Media Asia: Storify your stories

The Star Online editor tells us about a nightmare incident during the recent Malaysian general election and how Storify came to the rescue.

When newsroom cutbacks do damage

Meticulous newsgathering plays a vital role in our society, but as economic gloom continues to hover over the media, newsrooms are understaffed and overworked leading to flawed reporting.

Controversy surrounds media procedures for Sochi Olympics

Amidst the confusion amongst multiple reports that journalists are prohibited from using certain types of social media and taking pictures with their cellphones, International Olympic Committee spokesperson Mark Adams refuted the reports. In an email sent to USA Today sports blog For the Win, Adams stated: “Please take as many photos as you like!”

Digital Media Asia: Premium subscribers, readers or trolls?

The social media strategy you choose can bite you hard. So, think carefully first.

Digital Media Asia: Transforming the newsroom

The Straits Times editor tells us how he is changing things up at the newsroom.

The new Sport Bild app turns live match broadcast into a quiz

Play, have fun and win! It is with these appealing prospects that Sport Bild is advertising for its new free app. The app invites football fans to predict match results while the games are being broadcast and to answer quiz questions, with the chance of winning 1 million euros.

WAN-IFRA sends press freedom mission to Britain

2013-11-11. An unprecedented top-level press freedom mission is being sent to the United Kingdom by the world’s press freedom organisations in response to recent actions by the British government.

‘Don’t waste money on SEO for Google news!’

With Google serving 1 billion unique users a week and driving 6 billion publisher referrals a month, Richard Gingras, senior director of news and social products, has a unique insight.

U.K. journalists’ social media habits revealed in new survey

Cision and Canterbury Christ Church University recently conducted an online survey about the use of and attitude towards social media amongst journalists in the U.K.

Quality at risk as some U.S. newspapers slash photo staffs

As newspaper sales continue to erode, newsrooms are looking for any and all cost-cutting options including the eradication of staff photojournalists in favour of freelance work and pictures from reporters.