My Favourite Tipples from a Managing Editor
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By Catherine Dhanjal

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My Favourite Tipples are shared by Catherine Dhanjal, Jinfo's managing editor, who's been working in writing and editing in the technology field for 15 years. Catherine shares some of the sites and newsletters she uses to keep up-to-date on trends in information trends, journalism and publishing.

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As the managing editor of Jinfo, I work closely with our director of research, Robin Neidorf, on identifying which sources, technologies and issues we should cover in our editorial plan, as well as which vendors. I'm also interested in technology and business generally, two themes which underpin many Jinfo articles.

My sources reflect the way I keep up with news on these topics as well as on publishing and journalism.

• Crowdfunder: Selecting the "technology" filter enables you to take a look at the projects on the site that are the most funded, recently launched, etc. It's a good way to keep on top of technology innovations and projects vary from hyperfast broadband for the UK to gaming applications. Other filters include business and publishing. Perhaps the best known crowdfunding sites are GoFundMe on the consumer side and Crowdcube on the business/investor side.

• Management Today's enews: You can sign up to receive the free daily eBulletin. Stories range from intelligent automation to more news-driven features such as the Panama Papers "scandal". There's also the option to receive Enterprise Weekly - which is more aimed at entrepreneurs and SMEs, recent stories include problems with organisational culture and fit following the Nest Labs acquisition of Dropcam.

• Journalism.co.uk: I subscribe to the free daily newsletter to receive notification on the latest news and features via email. Stories vary from tools for licensing and copyrighting photographs to how to tell stories through data and maths. Although clearly aimed at an audience of journalists, writers and public relations professionals, in the era of user generated content, many of the posts have a much broader reach.

• Pixabay: If you're looking for free images to use on a website, in marketing flyers or for other commercial (or non-commercial) purposes, then Pixabay is worth a look. The site currently holds over 600,000 stock photos, vectors and art illustrations which have been released free of copyright and can be used royalty free and without attribution. There are even videos on the site too, currently around 1,700 but I expect that number to grow quite quickly.

For fun:

• PoultryKeeper: Amateur chicken keepers are on the rise and I'm one of them, a recent convert of three years standing. We currently have a Jersey Giant, plus a pair of strays we recently rehomed for the RSPCA. The site offers a good introduction to the various breeds of chicken as well as other poultry such as quail and geese, plus a useful discussion forum.

An article in Jinfo I found particularly interesting:

• It's fair to say that being involved from commissioning to editing I have a vested interest and find all our articles interesting but I'm always particularly keen to read Clare Painter's articles on copyright, which have useful practical tips and distil complex information into very readable pieces. Her latest article, "Is Your Copyright Content Sufficiently Protected?", explains how to make sure you have the right policies in place.

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Would you like to share your "My Favourite Tipples" with the Jinfo audience? For contributor guidelines email catherine.dhanjal@jinfo.com or visit the Publish with Jinfo page.

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