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.
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.
We found tools to help with each step of the writing process. Bookmark this list to make your life easier.
ICYMI. 5 top media stories you need on your radar this week, including headlines from CNN Business and Nieman Lab.
ICYMI. 5 top media stories you need on your radar this week.
There are several mobile apps that simulate a DSLR camera. Here are 5 to check out.
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,…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…