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What is it?Nuzzel is a news aggregator app, providing personalised news from what has been shared from the world of social media. Price: Free Devices: iOS and Android How is it of use to journalists? Nuzzel acts as an extension to your social media accoun…

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Every summer, German Chancellor Angela Merkel goes on vacation in South Tyrol to hike and read a few books. This year, she made an interesting choice: Photographers caught her with Harvard Professor Stephen Greenblatts Tyrant: Shakespea…

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Every summer, German Chancellor Angela Merkel goes on vacation in South Tyrol to hike and read a few books. This year, she made an interesting choice: Photographers caught her with Harvard Professor Stephen Greenblatts Tyrant: Shakespea…

What journalism one wealthy person giveth, another journalism another wealthy group may taketh away. The day after tech investigative site The Markup, funded largely by a $20 million donation from Craig Newmark, announced its comeback with the funders’ help …

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sits with Minister of Defense Lemma Megersa, November 24, 2017. Photo by Odaw via Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0. On July 18, two Ethiopian protest groups clashed in front of the Ethiopian embassy in Washington, DC, in…

Metaphorical search engine Yossarian uses lateral connections made by its artificial intelligence (AI) to help encourage creativity in its users. The algorithm can be set to search for different levels of metaphor that range from literal to serendipitous. The…

The launch of The Athletic is yet another nail in the coffin of the dead tree press. 55 sports journalists have been lured over to the £4.99-a-month sports specialist. Many newspaper readers primarily want sports reporting and skip straight to the back of the…

Most hackers attack software. _sn0ww hacks the real world. She's a master of disguise who carries gadgets that can secretly copy your keyfobs, she can program a mobile app to copy and mimic your phone, and she discovered our passwords without writing a single…

Share to facebookShare to twitterShare to linkedin Search engines and social platforms might have you believe their search and ad-delivery technology has evolved to the point where it can nearly read your mind. But in real…

This paper reports results from a mixed-methods study about how college students engage with news when questions of credibility and “fake news” abound in the U.S. Findings are based on 5,844 online survey responses, one open-ended survey question (N=1,252), a…