OPEN SOURCE
TOOLS FOR
JOURNALISM

• 20 Years of Open Source: How a Once-Controversial Idea Made It Big

  
  

  Sarah Wilson
  published 23rd May

  Open source is celebrating its 20th birthday, and what a journey it's taken along the way. Once a radical fringe idea, today open source is everywhere - from newsroom management systems to your laptop and phone.

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• Biggest Challenges News Agencies Face Today: Talking to Jonas Eriksson President of the European Alliance of News Agencies

  
  

  

  Masha Chelova
  published 25th April

  News agencies play a vital role in securing that news reporting is accurate and trustworthy. New technology only emphasises that. We asked Jonas Eriksson, the President of EANA a few questions about the state of the industry, the role of technology and the future of newsrooms.

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• How Media Development Makes Us More Innovative

  
  

  

  Anna Rohleder
  published 28th March

  Independent news outlets aiming to produce quality journalism need the advantage of better newsroom technology to make their voices heard and stay sustainable.

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• 3 Simple Factors Behind Newsroom Innovation

  
  

  

  Karel Petrák
  published 28th February

  Why do some newsroom IT projects succeed while others fail? In most cases, it comes down to people rather than technology.

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• Why We Need Open Source More Than Ever

  
  

  

  Sava Tatić
  published 31st January

  In a challenging economic and political environment, it's more important for news organizations to stay independent in every way, including their choice of technology.

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