The 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service was awarded to the The Washington Post and to The Guardian US for “its revelation of widespread secret surveillance by the National Security Agency, helpin...
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Advanced Search and Google Trends Going beyond the little white box we've come to use every day, this session will teach you tips and tricks to help you become a better Google searcher. We'll also sh...
A billion citizens and 800 million sim cards in circulation. With 50% of the population connected to the Internet via the mobile network - also used for payments and money transfers - and the prospect...
Google+ allows you to connect directly with people who are searching for your content. Your Google+ page acts as the hub for your identity and your content across Google, including Search, YouTube, Go...
Journalistic creativity: how to find original stories and distinctive angles at newsroom speed
Journalism is very factual, creativity is all about imagination. Journalism requires critical thinking, but to find really new ideas journalists should postpone their judgement. How can we make them m...
The internet is by far the most powerful means of communicating information that the world has ever seen. Tools like the hyperlink, and blogging, and Wikipedia, opened up astonishing new horizons in t...
Data journalism is evolving at a rapid pace. Since last year’s International Journalism Festival we have seen many data stories breaking and data projects appearing around the world. We’ve seen co...
Day after day reporters have told of how the crisis has unfolded in Ukraine: from the Maidan protests, which led to the ouster of President Yanukovych, to the annexation of Crimea by Russia. A task th...
The rise of social networking websites on the Internet has revolutionized the way in which information is shared and consumed online. Twitter, a social networking website created in 2006, was establis...
Amateur footage: the increasing reliance on user generated content in news output
News outlets are using more and more footage filmed by eyewitnesses at breaking news events. With the proliferation of mobile phones with high quality cameras and easy access to the social web, citize...