[15 May 2012 | No Comment | 249 views | By ]
More speakers confirmed for #newsrw, including Wall Street Journal, Guardian and Johnston Press

Announcing the agenda and additional speakers who will be presenting at news:rewired – full stream ahead, which will take place on 13 July 2012 at MSN HQ, London.

New speakers include Raju Narisetti, managing editor, WSJ Digital Network, Alex Gubbay, director of digital platforms at Johnston Press, Subhajit Banerjee, mobile editor at the Guardian and John Barnes, managing director of the technology and digital division at Incisive Media.

We’re also pleased to confirm Pete Clifton, executive producer of MSN; Martin Fewell, deputy editor of Channel 4 News and Damian Kimmelman, CEO of Duedil.

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[25 Apr 2012 | No Comment | 937 views | By ]
Latest on news:rewired – full stream ahead: First speakers announced

The first speakers to be announced as presenting at news:rewired – full stream ahead are from news outlets including the Guardian, the Economist, the Telegraph and ITV News

Sessions at the one-day conference will cover:
- how to work with and maximise engaged communities across platforms
- the latest developments in mobile news publishing and how best to exploit portable platforms
- the array of social media platforms at a journalist’s disposal, beyond (and including) Twitter and Facebook
- advice on handling rumour online and the recommended verification and correction processes
- money matters – the latest approaches to making money from news online and what users are prepared to offer in exchange for content
- how the ‘live stream’ approach to digital news reporting and live social feeds are being built into traditional news output

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[18 Apr 2012 | No Comment | 1,497 views | By ]
A first look at what’s on the agenda for news:rewired – full stream ahead, Friday 13 July

news:rewired will bring together key digital journalism experts for a day of sessions and workshops, focused on the latest tools, techniques and tips on how to produce the best journalism online and make it earn its keep, with innovative case studies from the industry

Sessions at the one-day conference will cover:
- how to work with and maximise engaged communities across platforms
- the latest developments in mobile news publishing and how best to exploit portable platforms
- the array of social media platforms at a journalist’s disposal, beyond (and including) Twitter and Facebook
- advice on handling rumour online and the recommended verification and correction processes
- money matters – the latest approaches to making money from news online and what users are prepared to offer in exchange for content
- how the ‘live stream’ approach to digital news reporting and live social feeds are being built into traditional news output

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[29 Feb 2012 | No Comment | 640 views | By ]
Presentations from session #2A: mobile reporting

The panel in session #2A featured: Paul Gallagher, head of online content, the Manchester Evening News; Nick Martin, Sky News correspondent; Ben Fawkes, audio content manager, SoundCloud and Christian Payne, social technologist, mobile story maker.

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[29 Feb 2012 | No Comment | 621 views | By ]
Presentations from session #3B: multiplatform strategy

Presentations from session #3B, which featured: Mike Goldsmith, editor-in-chief of iPad and tablet editions, Future Publishing; Ron Diorio, vice president of product and community development, Economist.com; Douglas Arellanes, technologist, consultant and the director of clients and services, Sourcefabric and Lucia Adams, web development editor, the Times.

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[29 Feb 2012 | No Comment | 642 views | By ]
Presentations from session #3A: gaming mechanics in news

Presentations from session #3A, which featured: Bobby Schweizer, doctoral student at the Georgia Institute of Technology and co-author of Newsgames: Journalism at Play; Shannon Perkins, editor of interactive technologies, Wired.com; Al Trivino, director of innovation at News International and Alastair Dant, interactive lead at the Guardian.

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[28 Feb 2012 | No Comment | 569 views | By ]

Presentations from session #2B, which featured: Nate Lanxon, editor, Wired.co.uk; Chris Hamilton, social media editor, BBC News; Martin Belam, user experience lead, the Guardian and Darren Waters, head of devices and social media, MSN UK

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[15 Feb 2012 | No Comment | 766 views | By ]
Presentations from session #1B: paid-for content models

Presentations from session #1B, which featured: François Nel, researcher, academic and consultant on newsroom and digital business innovation; Tom Standage, digital editor, the Economist; Chris Newell, founder, ImpulsePay and Alex Watson, head of app development, Dennis Publishing.

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