5 Apps to Help Boost Creativity for Writers
If you’re feeling unfocused and could use a boost of motivation and inspiration, check out these smartphone apps to get you back on a creative track.
84 of the Most Useful and Unique Tools for Journalists and Bloggers
We found tools to help with each step of the writing process. Bookmark this list to make your life easier.
Media Insider: The AP and Google Build a Local News Tool, Cosmopolitan Launches a Podcast With Tinder, The Washington Post Expands Spanish Language Content
ICYMI. 5 top media stories you need on your radar this week, including headlines from CNN Business and Nieman Lab.
Media Insider: Apple Plans News Subscription Service, Tampa Bay Times Announces Layoffs, Students Push to Save Newsrooms
ICYMI. 5 top media stories you need on your radar this week.
Five Apps You Should Download Right Now to Boost Your Phone Photography
There are several mobile apps that simulate a DSLR camera. Here are 5 to check out.
Are Your Messages Safe? The Basics of Encryption and How Your Favorite Apps Measure Up
Are your messages secure? With data breaches and other scams on the rise, you’ve probably asked yourself this question — whether you’re protecting sensitive information from a confidential source, or just keeping a close eye on your personal account. Earlier this month, journalists swapped warnings about a particularly sneaky Google Doc invite that scammed even the savviest users. More recently,…
Media Insider: Facebook Launches Fact-Checker, Instagram Lets Users Save Live Videos, Google Responds to Brand Outrage
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round-up of media stories from the week. QUARTZ | NIKHIL SONNAD This is Now What Happens When You Try to Post Fake News on Facebook A Facebook feature that fact checks news is the platform’s latest effort to combat the spread of fake news. According to Quartz, users who try…
Real World Application: How Innovative Apps are Driving News Overseas
We’ve all heard these words before: “There’s an app for that.” You even may have said this a couple of times. Today, developers can build applications around anything to manage your needs. This definitely holds true for the publishing world, where news organizations constantly are challenged to provide content to readers hungry for breaking information…
Media Insider: Executives Favor Twitter For News, Microsoft-LinkedIn Deal Official, Tinder Creates Podcast Series
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging and freelancing stories from the week. Quartz: Global Executives Study (Quartz) If you were wondering where the world’s smartest, busiest people get their news, look no further. Quartz conducted a survey of 1,357 executives from around the world to find out how they get news,…
Media Insider: More On Fake News, Reader Comments a Good Thing, Pinterest Adds New Feature
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging and freelancing stories from the week. Google Is Killing A Section Of Desktop Search That Was A Target Of ‘Fake News’ Criticism (Business Insider) Google is taking steps to avoid the spread of fake news by removing its “In the news” section at the top…
Media Insider: Instagram Still Cloning Snapchat, CNN Buys Beme, Facebook Rolls Out ‘Find Free Wi-Fi’ Feature
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging and freelancing stories from the week. CNN Buys Casey Neistat’s Beme App, Brings The YouTuber In-House (TechCrunch) CNN just acquired Beme, the social app co-founded by Casey Neistat (pictured above), to supplement its approach to digital media. Beme was initially created as an app to…
10 New Design and Productivity Tools For Bloggers and Creators
Blogging these days seems a bit more complex than it used to be. You used to be able to log in to a blogging platform and just start writing. No frills — just good old-fashioned fingers to keyboard. Now, brands are investing a ton of money to tap into the loyal following of today’s bloggers. The sites by…
5 Sneaky Digital Reporting Tools You Can Use To Find and Create Stories
A man who “put the ‘ah’ in Yahoo and ‘ooh’ in Google,” predicted tech trends would return to those that dominated a decade ago. According to Sree Sreenivasan, Chief Digital Officer at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, that means podcasting, email newsletters, and blogging are hot. Sreenivasan shared his “sneaky new high-tech reporting tools” at…
Media Insider: Twitter Unveils Message Button, Publishers Mixed on Facebook’s Suggested Videos, and BuzzFeed Upgrades News App
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging and freelancing stories from the week. Twitter Launches Message Button to Make Sharing Tweets Easier (SocialTimes) SocialTimes reports Twitter has updated its iOS and Android app, introducing a new message button that makes it easier for users to share tweets in direct messages. Users now can…
8 Must-See Online Tools and Apps For Journalists and Publishers
Fact: Being a journalist isn’t easy. With the immediacy of the news cycle – and brevity many times being championed over deep reporting – reporters are asked to turn around attention-grabbing, consumable stories faster than ever. Luckily, with the advent of chat apps and other newsroom-centered tools, mobile phones can act as a reporter’s Swiss Army knife to…
Media Insider: Writer Salaries, More on Virtual Realty Storytelling, and Other Media News
Welcome to Media Insider, PR Newswire’s round up of journalism, blogging and freelancing stories from the week. How Do You Tell a Story in Virtual Reality? (Re/code) Last week, we featured a story on virtual reality ethics that started with “Virtual reality journalism is with us to stay.” This statement is quickly showing its validity as this new and exciting tool becomes…
