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So just what is Superdesk anyway?

by Douglas Arellanes 20.11.2014
Superdesk is under development and will be in production in Q3 2015. | Photo Sourcefabric (CC BY SA)
Superdesk is under development and will be in production in Q3 2015. | Photo Sourcefabric (CC BY SA)

Superdesk is an end-to-end news creation, production, curation, distribution and publishing platform. Built by journalists, for journalists, Superdesk has a modular software design that enables news organizations to pick and choose the functionality relevant to their business.

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Lessons from MozFest 2014

by Paweł Mikołajczuk 19.11.2014
You know it's on when they bust out the spaghetti diagrams. | Photo Flickr user Billy Meinke (CC BY 2.0)
You know it's on when they bust out the spaghetti diagrams. | Photo Flickr user Billy Meinke (CC BY 2.0)

A few weeks ago we attended Mozilla Festival 2014 in London. Here are my perspectives, feelings and takeaways from the trip and what the outcomes will look like for Newscoop

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Introducing Newscoop 4.3, with new plugins

by Pawel Mikołajczuk 18.11.2014
Newscoop 4.3 has new plugins that will help you to engage users in new ways. | Photo Flickr user Alan Levine (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Newscoop 4.3 has new plugins that will help you to engage users in new ways. | Photo Flickr user Alan Levine (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Newscoop 4.3 is the easiest, most open and most extensible Newscoop yet. For developers, it’s now easier than ever to enhance the system by contributing code, adding plugins and writing applications. For newsrooms, new plugins and a new RESTful API allows users to add more value to their journalism.

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From the ground up from down under

by Sava Tatić 11.11.2014
AAP is joining Sourcefabric's efforts to develop an end-to-end newsroom management system. I Photo by Corey Leopold (CC BY 2.0)
AAP is joining Sourcefabric's efforts to develop an end-to-end newsroom management system. I Photo by Corey Leopold (CC BY 2.0)

Australian Associated Press (AAP), the cornerstone of Australia’s news-media scene for nearly 80 years, and Sourcefabric have just signed an agreement to replace AAP’s aging newsroom system with Superdesk.

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Australian news agency AAP joins Superdesk effort

by Theo Schwinke 11.11.2014
Design concept for Superdesk dashboard. | Photo Sourcefabric (CC by 2.0)
Design concept for Superdesk dashboard. | Photo Sourcefabric (CC by 2.0)

Open source software developer Sourcefabric has signed Australian Associated Press to help develop an end-to-end news creation, production, curation, distribution and publishing platform. The two parties are inviting other news publishers to participate in the project, called Superdesk.

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Insider tips for enjoying Prague during #NX14

by Douglas Arellanes 10.11.2014
Visitors to downtown Prague will discover the city's lively bustling scene. I Photo Flickr user Cernavoda (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Visitors to downtown Prague will discover the city's lively bustling scene. I Photo Flickr user Cernavoda (CC BY-SA 2.0)

News Xchange 2014 comes to Prague this week. And since the Czech capital is our home town, the Sourcefabric team thought it would be good to share with you some tips on things to see and do while you're here.

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How Silan and ReplayGain made Airtime broadcasts sound better

by Daniel James 29.10.2014
Broadcasting the news reports on the internet is easy with Airtime's silence detection I Photo Sourcefabric (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Broadcasting the news reports on the internet is easy with Airtime's silence detection I Photo Sourcefabric (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

This week we are bringing you a tutorial on how to use Silence detection and ReplayGain functions in Airtime. We want to change the way radio stations work, so here's your guide to getting the most out of the new Airtime!

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Liars and Verifiers: a role-playing card game

by Douglas Arellanes 24.10.2014
Here's a good new excuse to get your nerd game on. | Photo Szente Akos (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Here's a good new excuse to get your nerd game on. | Photo Szente Akos (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Citizen journalism verification is hard. It’s serious. And it’s something usually taught by doing it on the job. To help demonstrate this complexity — and have a little fun — I've put together a game based on the classic role-playing game Werewolf.

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The long view from the Frankfurt Book Fair

by Julian Sorge 21.10.2014
Nighttime view outside of the Frankfurt Book Fair | Photo Julian Sorge
Nighttime view outside of the Frankfurt Book Fair | Photo Julian Sorge

We recently returned from the Frankfurt Book Fair where we gained some valuable takeaways regarding the evolving ebook industry. 

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Behind the scenes at Sourcecamp 2014

by Theo Schwinke 16.10.2014
In true Sourcefabric style, Fritz rises to the challenge as he battles the ropes course | Photo by: Đorđe Đoković
In true Sourcefabric style, Fritz rises to the challenge as he battles the ropes course | Photo by: Đorđe Đoković

Everyone has an origin story. Cultures have complex mythologies of being born of the earth or sea. Dad has that corny story about how he met Mom. Families have tales about how they survived hard times.

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The future of the American newsroom is wide open

by Douglas Arellanes 9.10.2014
Me and Poderopedia founder Miguel Paz | Photo Sourcefabric Photo Sourcefabric (CC by 3.0)
Me and Poderopedia founder Miguel Paz | Photo Sourcefabric Photo Sourcefabric (CC by 3.0)

ONA14 showed me that understanding of open source and its use is thriving in North America. The tipping point — when open source becomes the rule for journalism software, not the exception — is on the way.

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