Last week was a good one for news:rewired speakers past and present with an AOP award for FlightGlobal and an EDF Energy South West Media Award for SoGlos.com

In our latest Q&A we talk to journalism trainer Paul Bradshaw about HelpMeInvestigate.com, the benefits of crowdsourcing for investigative journalism, and where the money’s coming from

In our latest speaker Q&A we talk to Alastair Bruce, senior product manager for MSN UK, about building audiences around niches, building paywalls around content, and what local means to an organisation like MSN UK

In our latest Q&A we talk to Marc Reeves about the Business Desk business model, why advertisers like specialist audiences, and why social media is important but not the be all and end all

In our latest Q&A we talk to Vikki Chowney about her brand management site Reputation Online, about her move from PR into blogging and journalism, and about journalists creating brands and online buzz

In our latest Q&A we talk to Matthew Eltringham about the BBC’s UGC Hub, the Have Your Say messageboards, and the future of user-generated content at the broadcaster

In our latest speaker Q&A we talk to Samantha Shepherd, online journalist and digital projects co-ordinator at the Bournemouth Daily Echo, about building online communities around local newspaper sites

In our latest Q&A we talk to physicist turned journalist Karl Schneider, currently editorial development director at RBI, about the paywall debate and online journalism tools

In our latest Q&A we talk to Ciaran Norris, head of social media at global media agency Mindshare, about the importance of social media and SEO for successful online journalism and niche publishing

In our latest speaker Q&A we talk to freelance interactive producer Philip Trippenbach his work as a freelance interactive producer and about how video games are closely related to more traditional forms of journalism.