This week we see how two technologies automatically scan the content of video and images to deliver highlights and insights.

This week we see how satellite data can be used for storytelling, and we learn some ways data reporting can improve breaking news coverage.

This week we offer a quick recap from the 2015 South by Southwest Interactive Conference in Austin, Texas. We also learn about a startup that enables anyone to try out the latest tech gadgets, and we hear how another startup is hoping to use mobile technology to transform democracy.

This week we explore some of the ideas and opportunities emerging from nonprofit newsrooms, including The Center for Investigative Reporting, The Marshall Project, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune.

This week we learn how The New York Times quickly morphed a viral story into a successful mobile app, and we see how Project Syria uses virtual reality to immerse the audience in the news.

This week we get tips on what works when delivering news via mobile devices, and we check out a new app designed for remixing content.

This week we explore some of the tools offered by Twitter to help news organizations harness the platform, and we learn about a new social network called This., which hopes to encourage sharing of only high-quality content.

This week we look at some new ways that illustrations, comics and 3-D technologies are being applied to complex journalistic storytelling.

This week we visit Mashable’s New York City headquarters to learn how the staff stays on top of the fast-moving social conversation. Managing Editor Jonathan Ellis and Deputy Managing Editor Amanda Wills say the key is a team-oriented culture combined with an ability to predict viral hits.

This week we learn about the work of viral content editors, and we see how public data can be pulled together to monitor the work of lawmakers.