Journalism agenda: NYT’s Slack bot; Investments to Buzzfeed…

The New York Times built a Slack bot to help decide which stories to post to social media  Nieman Journalism Lab by Shan Wang The New York Times publishes more than 300 stories each day. Which ones should editors feature on its many social media channels? While the humans behind the Times’ social media accounts have … Read more

CPJ report: Turkey No. 1 Journalist Jailer.. A journalism roundup…

211 journalists in world’s jails in 2013 – with three countries holding most There were 211 journalists in the world’s prisons at the beginning of this month, meaning that 2013 had the second highest total since the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) began its annual census 17 years ago. It is close to the record … Read more