Multimedia journalist, blogger and lecturer Adam Westbrook shares six lessons he recommends be forgotten by those who wish to be innovative in online video journalism, one of the topics to be discussed at news:rewired – media in motion

In a session on social media optimisation at news:rewired – media in motion, 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 will explain how they reach audiences with social media. Here are links to articles with interesting facts and figures on SMO.

With just two weeks until news:rewired – media in motion we’re proud to announce Business Wire as the sponsor of lunch on the day of the event

We have also created a Wordle to illustrate the representation of companies at the digital journalism conference on 3 February, based on the delegates attending

With today’s smart phones enabling journalists to tweet, file copy, and edit and upload broadcast-quality footage, mobile reporting is becoming an increasingly important part of the basic skillset for journalists, from regional patch reporters at council meetings to foreign correspondents in warzones. One of the sessions at our upcoming news:rewired digital journalism conference will look at the advances in mobile reporting and how it is being used effectively by regional newspapers, national broadcasters, freelance video journalists, and others.

Liz Heron, social media editor of the New York Times will give the keynote address at news:rewired – media in motion.

There will also be speakers at the conference, which is on the latest trends in digital journalism, from the BBC, Sky News, ITV News, Mozilla, MSN, Guardian, Times, Financial Times, Economist, AFP, Wired.co.uk, Wired.com, Trinity Mirror, Manchester Evening News, Future Publishing, Factory Media, SoundCloud and BreakingNews.

Data visualisation tool Tableau is returning as sponsor of news:rewired – media in motion, Journalism.co.uk’s digital journalism conference