Shorter is a news reader for Ubuntu Touch (ubports.com)
Shorter was forked from Shorts reboot, which in turn was forked from Shorts
So you want to hack on Shorter? Awesome! Do the following:
Install https://github.com/bhdouglass/clickable
Connect your Ubuntu Touch device with an USB cable and then on the console execute
git clone https://github.com/doniks/shorter
cd shorter
clickable
This should retrieve the source code, build it, install it on the device and run the application.
I'm happy to receive your contribution, just get in touch on github!
Doniks