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Bella Hurrell: From hackathon to front page
Bella Hurrell: From hackathon to front page
Bella Hurrell presented the year-long story of how the ‘Appy Helper’ went from a winning prototype in the 2017 Editors Lab Final to a…
Anthony Scoma
Jul 10, 2018
Stay ahead of the game: Covering large sporting competitions
Stay ahead of the game: Covering large sporting competitions
Sports is one of the most highly competitive and innovative fields in the journalistic world. The bounty of statistics, history, and…
Anthony Scoma
Jun 12, 2018
A year of journalism hackathon innovation
A year of journalism hackathon innovation
Season six of Editors Lab has been one for the books! Talented journalists, designers, and developers from all over the world have…
Freia Nahser
May 24, 2018
From prototype to product: A selection of Editors Lab successes
From prototype to product: A selection of Editors Lab successes
Here we’ll feature some of the prototypes that were developed and implemented following our hackathons
Sarah Toporoff
Dec 5, 2016
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Games, apps, plug-ins — building tools to fight for facts
Games, apps, plug-ins — building tools to fight for facts
The fight for facts continues and the Media Literacy Toolkit for Newsroom held their final unconference in Lisbon, before continuing with…
Alexandra Peng
Jun 4, 2019
Hacking African Migration: Changing the narrative, one prototype at a time
Hacking African Migration: Changing the narrative, one prototype at a time
From 5–7 April, GEN hosted the first Editors Lab of 2019 and the first one in Côte d’Ivoire, with the theme “African Migration Reporting”…
Alexandra Peng
May 3, 2019
Involving the community in Korean news media
Involving the community in Korean news media
Whether it’s the recent historical summit between South Korea’s Moon Jae In and North Korean leader Kim Jung Un, the K-pop boy band BTS…
Rufina K. Park
May 7, 2018
Holding powers accountable through prototypes in Lebanon
Holding powers accountable through prototypes in Lebanon
In Lebanon, politicians are unfortunately famous for their lack of accountability and efficiency, despite being elected in a democratic…
Florence Massena
May 4, 2018
Japanese media teams compete to combat misinformation
Japanese media teams compete to combat misinformation
In Japan, social media has both helped and hurt the process of accurately informing citizens. During the tragic Tokoku Earthquake in 2011…
David Cortez
Apr 30, 2018
Political turmoil in Brazil: Developing tools to combat dis/misinformation
Political turmoil in Brazil: Developing tools to combat dis/misinformation
Dis/Misinformation is harming people and institutions, representing a huge challenge for Brazil. This is especially true this year as the…
Vanessa da Rocha
Apr 12, 2018
Covering Elections in Indonesia: The Task at Hand
Covering Elections in Indonesia: The Task at Hand
What kind of interactive tools are needed to promote and facilitate civic engagement? How can political discussions be encouraged between…
Global Editors Network
Apr 10, 2018
How to better interact with and report on local communities: an Editors Lab in Sydney to the rescue
How to better interact with and report on local communities: an Editors Lab in Sydney to the rescue
As newsrooms continue to cut the fat, remove local newsbeats and close community newspapers, communities bear the brunt of the loss: with…
Global Editors Network
Mar 13, 2018
360-degree storytelling on a budget
360-degree storytelling on a budget
Equipment and training for original 360 content may not be a top-priority for every newsroom. But a team from The Daily Telegraph in…
Sarah Toporoff
Mar 13, 2018
Hack-hack-hackathon!
Hack-hack-hackathon!
Last week, I had the honour of participating in the Walkley’s Editors Lab, a 48-hour hackathon encouraging innovation in the media…
Patima Tantiprasut
Mar 5, 2018
Süddeutsche Zeitung is improving the way media reports on political polls
Süddeutsche Zeitung is improving the way media reports on political polls
The data team visualises polling uncertainty for clearer campaign reporting
Sarah Toporoff
Feb 13, 2018
Citizen-focused initiative gains ground and recognition in South Africa
Citizen-focused initiative gains ground and recognition in South Africa
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Global Editors Network
Jan 9, 2018
The air you breathe in Europe’s car capital
The air you breathe in Europe’s car capital
If you want a breath of fresh air, you probably shouldn’t head to Stuttgart, the automotive capital of Europe and home to Porsche…
Sarah Toporoff
Dec 7, 2017
Waging the war on disinformation
Waging the war on disinformation
This past year saw South Africa experience a series of shocking revelations around state capture, mounting political divisions and the…
Roxanne Joseph
Nov 30, 2017
What can deleted Facebook comments tell us about an election?
What can deleted Facebook comments tell us about an election?
A lot, if you ask a team of journalists from Der Standard. They put their Facebook Monitor to test earlier this year, with telling results
Pankti Mehta Kadakia
Nov 16, 2017
Turning the paywall upside down
Turning the paywall upside down
Stories that are behind paywalls are often the ones most likely to drive reader engagement. How do media houses introduce these stories to…
Pankti Mehta Kadakia
Oct 26, 2017
Clearing the air about Delhi’s pollution problem
Clearing the air about Delhi’s pollution problem
In November 2016, the Supreme Court of India declared New Delhi’s air quality a ‘public health emergency’. Widespread protests erupted…
Pankti Mehta Kadakia
Oct 12, 2017
How to report—and stay safe—during a natural disaster
How to report—and stay safe—during a natural disaster
If you were stuck in the middle of a raging tsunami, what would you do? Run for your life, or try and fish out your camera for live…
Pankti Mehta Kadakia
Sep 21, 2017
Mind the gap: Newsrooms take on gender inequality in India
Mind the gap: Newsrooms take on gender inequality in India
That gender disparity remains an urgent concern in is no secret. It’s a large problem that needs various shifts in mentality and society…
Pankti Mehta Kadakia
Sep 14, 2017
Words to votes: Making politics more meaningful
Words to votes: Making politics more meaningful
Why are millennials so afraid of political news? How do you create more informed voters?
Pankti Mehta Kadakia
Sep 7, 2017
Safe space: Connecting sources to journalists, securely
Safe space: Connecting sources to journalists, securely
It tends to be hard for sources or whistleblowers to flag a sensitive story, or share confidential documents, without revealing their…
Pankti Mehta Kadakia
Jul 31, 2017
How a game can make complex news more engaging
How a game can make complex news more engaging
Learn about big developments with small puzzles each day
Pankti Mehta Kadakia
Jul 20, 2017
Zoom in for context
Zoom in for context
When you’re reading about something as daunting and dynamic as climate change, a single story may hold layers and layers of context within…
Pankti Mehta Kadakia
Jul 13, 2017
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