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Independent media make headlines with Newscoop 4
25.04.2012 | Press release Newscoop 4 is our open CMS for news and it is out today! Developed and used by news organisations like Switzerland's TagesWoche, ElPeriódico de Guatemala and Yemen Times, Newscoop 4 aims to help independent news organisations manage online publications, enrich content and find new audiences.
Newscoop 4 to be launched at Perugia International Journalism Festival
23.04.2012 | Newsletter Sourcefabric will announce the launch of Newscoop 4, a free, open source content management system for news, at the Perugia International Journalism Festival on April 25th. Developed and used by news organisations like Switzerland's TagesWoche, ElPeriódico de Guatemala and Yemen Times, Newscoop 4 aims to help independent news organisations manage online publications, enrich content and find new audiences.
Newscoop 3.5.5 and Newscoop 4 RC4 security releases
5.04.2012 | Press release After being informed of vulnerabilities in Newscoop by High-Tech Bridge SA, we've released two updates - Newscoop 3.5.5 and Newscoop 4 RC4. The vulnerabilities affect all versions of Newscoop prior to 3.5.4 and upgrade should be applied as soon as possible. It also affects any development, beta or RC versions of Newscoop 4.0 (up to RC3).
Airtime 2.0.3 released, fixes critical security issue
4.04.2012 | Press release Airtime 2.0.3 has been released in order to fix security issues. The issues relate to pypo permissions and monit permissions and are deemed critical. Upgrade is strongly recommended for users on all versions of Airtime.
Say hello to Airtime 2.0.2!
7.03.2012 | Press release Airtime 2.0.2, our free open source radio automation software, is now more stable and more responsive than ever. Airtime is free to download (and always will be), runs on Ubuntu and Debian, and users can interact with it through any web browser.
Airtime 2.0.1 improves stability and upgrades
15.02.2012 | Press release Airtime 2.0.1 is out and fixes some of the issues spotted by our eagle-eyed and ever-committed community. The headlines? Airtime is now more stable, is easier to upgrade and it's thanks to everyone who submitted feedback.
Press release: Booktype, open source publishing platform
14.02.2012 | Newsletter Sourcefabric today announced Booktype, a free, open source platform that produces books ready for print, Amazon, iBooks and almost any ereader within minutes. Individuals and organisations can create books solo or collaboratively with others via the web. The announcement was made at at O'Reilly's Tools of Change for Publishing Conference.
Introducing Booktype, the open source platform to write and publish books
14.02.2012 | Press release Booktype is a free, open source platform that produces beautiful, engaging books formatted for print, Amazon, iBooks and almost any ereader within minutes. Create books on your own or with others via an easy-to-use web interface. Build a community around your content with social tools and use the reach of mobile, tablet and ebook technology to engage new audiences.
Yemen Times launches news platform, restores lost archive using Newscoop
3.02.2012 | Newsletter Yemen Times, the country's first and most widely-read independent English-language newspaper, has launched their new website yementimes.com and has begun to restore the largest online news database in Yemen. Having experienced severe technical difficulties that threatened the newspaper's online existence for more than two years, the newspaper collaborated with open source software developers Sourcefabric to build an entirely new platform.
Airtime 2.0 features improved Icecast, SHOUTcast, SoundCloud integration
25.01.2012 | Newsletter The latest version of Sourcefabric's open source radio automation software now adds the ability to configure Icecast and Shoutcast streams in the browser, a button to listen to the station's output and multiple improvements to the playlist and calendar views.
What's new in Airtime 2.0?
25.01.2012 | Press release The focus of Airtime 2.0 was to reduce the time and effort station managers and DJs spent on behind-the-scenes work, and thanks to the feedback of users we've been able to integrate many tasks into the Airtime interface. Configuring Icecast and SHOUTcast streams is just one of those things. We've also improved calendars, playlists and the media monitor in order to make everything that little bit easier and more intuitive.
Newscoop 4.0 Beta released with themes, community builder and article playlists
15.12.2011 | Press release Newscoop 4.0, the open source content management system for online news media, has been released in beta. Newscoop 4.0 builds in an all new community management feature-set, totally overhauls the look and feel of a site with Themes and adds great extra functionality for ordering, connecting and displaying articles.
Airtime Pro Provides New Hosting, Streaming and Support Service For Radio
8.12.2011 | Newsletter Sourcefabric has announced a new radio hosting and streaming service called Airtime Pro. Built on their successful open source software, which has been downloaded over 12,000 times this year, Airtime Pro delivers a ready-to-broadcast, cloud-hosted version of the Linux-based application. Installation, set-up, upgrades, security updates, server maintenance and worldwide technical support all come included in the range of packages which start at $59.95 a month.
FLOSS Manuals and Sourcefabric Announce New Partnership for Open Source Publishing Software
1.12.2011 | Newsletter The open source not-for-profit organisations FLOSS Manuals Foundation and Sourcefabric are pleased to announce their newly forged partnership to maintain and develop the code base behind FLOSS Manuals' successful free software documentation platform. FLOSS Manuals’ open source platform is designed to help people produce books on free software, by themselves or working collaboratively with others. Users can create books, work on the content, and then export content in minutes as book-formatted PDFs or EPUBs.
Superdesk nominated for Ashoka Changemakers Innovation Contest
22.11.2011 | Press release Superdesk is an open source newsroom tool being developed by Sourcefabric to bring converged newsroom technology to any news organisation. Out of 426 entries from 75 countries, Superdesk has been nominated for Ashoka's Citizen Media: A Global Innovation Competition, supported by Google. Eleven finalists will be open to a public vote with the deadline on Wednesday 23 November.
One click install on Ubuntu and Debian with Airtime 1.9.5
15.11.2011 | Press release Sourcefabric have released their open source radio automation software Airtime 1.9.5, which now comes with an ‘easy install’ package for Ubuntu and Debian.
Sourcefabric announces newsroom tool for independent media
9.11.2011 | Press release Sourcefabric has announced it has begun work on a new software called Superdesk, which joins Airtime and Newscoop in its suite of free, open source tools for independent media. Superdesk's aim is to allow news organisations to build flexible, scalable newsrooms and deliver content to any available platform. Superdesk has been nominated as a finalist in the Ashoka Changemakers Citizen Media Innovation award.
Sourcefabric build newspaper to challenge Swiss media landscape
1.11.2011 | Newsletter Tageswoche, an independent Swiss newspaper, has launched in Basel 14 months after the city's liberal Basler Zeitung was sold to unwanted investors. TagesWoche's editorial team of 30 professional journalists, including former 'BaZ' staff, promise to challenge the Swiss media landscape through an innovative daily online and weekly print model based on open source software.
Journalism goes open source at Mediafabric in Prague
24.10.2011 | Newsletter Mediafabric 2011 saw over 250 guests arrive from five continents this weekend in Prague to explore new ideas at the intersection of journalism and open technology. The one day conference and two day hackathon was organised by Sourcefabric, a Czech not-for-profit promoting open source tools for journalists.
Airtime 1.9.4 released with .deb packages for Ubuntu and Debian
27.09.2011 | Press release Airtime 1.9.4 has been released with new DEB packages for Ubuntu and Debian that keep installations automatically updated with the latest version. Airtime 1.9.4 also includes the new file storage system with 'watch' folders, allowing stations to magically synchronise files and to easily browse their audio archives, as well as Shoutcast support, improved front-end widgets, and extensive bug-fixes.
Sourcefabric Extends News Design Contest Deadline
27.09.2011 | Newsletter
Sourcefabric has extended the deadline of its global news design contest to 1800h GMT on October 7th 2011. Designers are asked to send in mock-ups of news sites that invent fresh ways to display journalistic content. Winners get plane tickets to Prague, accommodation and VIP passes to the Mediafabric 2011 conference to meet some of the world's leading media experts.

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