Top 10: What We’ve Been Reading and Sharing, March 2020

Each day Sourcefabric shares on social media a wide range of stories affecting the converging worlds of journalism and technology. If you haven’t had the opportunity, be sure to follow us on Twitter (@Sourcefabric), Facebook (Sourcefabric), YouTube (Sourcefabric), LinkedIn (sourcefabric) and, of course, here on Medium.

Our monthly Top 10 list is based upon the number of impressions each story received on Twitter, with №1 being the top post of the month.

1. Looking for productive things to do while stuck at home during the #coronavirus pandemic? @linuxfoundation’s free online Intro to #Linux may be just the ticket. Designed for beginners, the course takes 40–56 hours and certification is optional. https://bit.ly/3abYXWM (56,467 impressions).
2. How can journalists help stop the spread of the #coronavirus outbreak? @risj_oxford weighs in with 11 tips from yesterday’s virtual seminar with @UniofOxford public health experts @trudie_lang and @PeterDrobac. https://bit.ly/3dnUnGF (4,050)
3. Live Blog is the perfect journalistic tool for covering #elections. See how Passauer Neue Presse used our #blogging platform to cover yesterday’s municipal election in Bavaria. https://www.wahl.info/ @pnp (2,281)
4. More proof that news organisations should invest more in their graphics teams: The most-read story ever at @washingtonpost is a recent multimedia visualization of how viruses spread and how to “flatten the curve”. by @AlexMahadevan via @poynter https://bit.ly/39cnWbf (2,248)
5. Solutions journalism has never been more important than now. Read what @soljourno is doing to support journalists and highlight their best stories addressing the #coronavirus pandemic. http://bit.ly/33u5WYg (1,906)
6. The community-driven approach of #opensource software is catching on in other fields. Paris-based nonprofit @JustOneGiantLab, for instance, aims to create an #openscience platform for scientific collaboration, and their latest initiative is #OpenCovid19. (1,847)
7. Collaborative journalism has never been more important than it is now as readers navigate the #COVID19 pandemic. @niemanlab charts new initiatives and how newsrooms in the US are sharing stories and knowledge about the virus. http://bit.ly/2IZ5Gah by @StefanieMurray (1,334)
8. The latest @Capgemini What’s Now: New York video interview is with Recode cofounder @karaswisher, who discusses the long symbiotic relationship between tech and media, and what the future holds. http://bit.ly/2wPFTyN by @peteleyden via @reinventnet (1,296)
9. Transitioning from an advertising-led revenue model to a subscription model is a major shift, and not necessarily an easy one for digital publishers. Here are the 7 most important questions to ask before making the leap. http://bit.ly/2TzPBhp by @damianradcliffe via @wnip (1,294)
10. Looking to understand your audience and turn casual visitors into brand lovers? Audience Explorer from @CenterCoopMedia is a free, easy-to-use tool for Google Analytics that helps small- and medium-sized sites fully interpret reader data. http://bit.ly/2wt00lW via @nberke (1,132)