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Our next news:rewired conference takes place on Friday 20 September 2013 at MSN HQ in London (Cardinal Place, 100 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5JL). We have announced the first of the speakers who have confirmed for September, and will be adding to this list in the coming days and weeks.

Tickets for news:rewired are currently available at a limited early bird rate of £95 (+VAT). But we only have 50 in total to sell and once those are all gone, or by the end of Friday 31 May, whichever comes first, the ticket price will rise to £130 (+VAT).

Mathew Ingram headshotMathew Ingram, senior writer, GigaOm, @mathewi
Richard Moynihan headshotRichard Moynihan, social media and community manager, Metro, @richjm
Chris Hamilton BBC headshotChris Hamilton, social media editor, BBC News, @chrishams
Claire Wardle Final headshotClaire Wardle, director of news services, Storyful, @cward1e
James BallJames Ball, data editor, the Guardian, @jamesrbuk
Daniel Ionescu LincolniteDaniel Ionescu, managing editor, the Lincolnite, @danielionescu
Richard George headshotRichard George, corporate communications manager, EMEA, LinkedIn, @RichardAGeorge
Darain headshotDarain Faraz, communications manager, LinkedIn, @darainfaraz

 

 

 

Keep an eye on this page for more details soon. In the meantime, you can still take a look at the line-up from our most recent news:rewired which took place on Friday 19 April, below.

  • Keynote
Vadim-for-newsrewiredVadim Lavrusik, journalism programme manager, Facebook, @Lavrusik. Vadim will discuss how journalists can best use Facebook, giving tips on features such as Facebook Follow, Graph Search and Pages.
  • Curation: The journalist as manager
coryhaik_1Cory Haik, executive producer for digital news, The Washington Post, @coryhaik. Cory will share some of the Post’s approaches to curation, such as the Grid which collects content from across the web.
Michael Rundle HuffPo picMichael Rundle, technology editor, Huffington Post UK, @michaelrundle. Michael will talk about how the Huffington Post, which launched a UK edition in 2011, also curates content, and share his best practice tips.
Matt-McAlisterMatt McAlister, project lead on the Guardian’s n0tice platform, @mattmcalister. Matt is part of the team behind the Guardian’s online local noticeboard platform, and will discuss its curation tools, such as Hash Gordon.
michael-de-monteMichael De Monte, founder and CEO, ScribbleLive, @demonte. Michael will address curation techniques for livebloggers and outline some of the relevant features in ScribbleLive.
Moderator:
Darren Waters headshotDarren Waters, head of devices and social, MSN UK, @darrenwaters.
  • Lightning round
alexwood picAlex Wood, editor, Tech City News, @alexwoodcreates. Tech City News, which launched at the beginning of the year, covers the technology business. At news:rewired Alex will outline some of the latest technologies entering the market, of interest to journalists.
David TomchakDavid Tomchak, co-founder and chief executive, Vizibee, @djtomchak. David is part of a four-person team to launch Vizibee, an iPhone app that is a ‘video network for journalists’.
Anthony SheehanAnthony Sheehan, founder, Near You Now, @anthony_sheehan. Anthony will share details of Near You Now, a service which aims to present news site visitors with links to content of the most geographical interest to them.
  • Data-inspired stories
Deb_CohenDeborah Cohen, investigations editor, British Medical Journal, @deb_cohen. Deborah will discuss how she uses FoI and other sources of data for in-depth investigations.
Claire-MillerClaire Miller, data journalist, Media Wales, @ClaireMillerUK. Claire will discuss census data, with tips on preparing for big data releases.
Antonio Acuna speaker picAntonio Acuña, head of data.gov.uk, Cabinet Office, @diabulos. Antonio will discuss the sources of government data that journalists have available.
emily-cadmanEmily Cadman, head of the interactive desk, Financial Times, @ecadman. Emily will discuss data-driven journalism at the FT.
Moderator:
LyraMcKeeLyra McKee, founding editor of The Muckraker and freelance investigative journalist, @LyraMcKee
  • Building participatory communities

blair hickman headshotBlair Hickman, social media producer, ProPublica, @amandablair. Blair will discuss just some of the many ways ProPublica encourages its community to ‘get involved’ with its investigations.

Jo Kelly photo speaker Jo Kelly, communities editor, regionals, Trinity Mirror, @jokelly. Jo will outline different regional Trinity Mirror titles’ approaches to community participation in editorial.
sarah brown CNNSarah Brown, producer, CNN iReport, @sarahbrowngb. Sarah will discuss how citizen journalism platform CNN iReport grew and engaged with its community of contributors.
Niko_scoopshotNiko Ruokosuo, chief executive, Scoopshot, @Ruokosuo. Niko will discuss how news outlets can encourage citizen journalism and get their community involved in finding content.
Moderator:
gabrielleGabrielle Laine-Peters, social media consultant, @GabrielleNYC
  • Mobile multimedia workshop
Glen_Mulcahy-MAbigGlen Mulcahy, head of production and technology, RTE, @GlenBMulcahy. Glen will lead a practical workshop in using a smartphone to shoot and edit video, photos and audio.
mark-smithDr Mark K Smith, co-founder and chief executive, ipadio, @ipadio. Mark will introduce you to a new mobile reporting app.
  • Using Popcorn Maker to build social online video
Mark-BoasMark Boas, 2012 OpenNews Fellow and media technologist at Happyworm, @maboa. Mark will show you how you can build web-native video using Popcorn Maker.
  • Start-up journalism Q&A
AdamTrendsV2 cropAdam Westbrook, digital producer and founding editor of Inside the Story magazine, @AdamWestbrook. Adam will share lessons from creating a ‘web-native’ magazine.
James-FyrneJames Fyrne, co-founder and publisher, SoGlos, @SoGlos. James will share details of how the SoGlos team has created an online-only journalism site that makes money.

stuart-gouldenStuart Goulden, founder and managing director, One&Other, @StuGoulden. Stuart will talk about lessons learned in creating One&Other, an online and print title.

Moderator:
Andy_PriceAndy Price, head of enterprise development and education and principal lecturer in entrepreneurial journalism, Teesside University
  • Growing social media communities
Luke-LewisLuke Lewis, editor, BuzzFeed UK, @lukelewis. Luke will share his experience of building up communities on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and other networks.
  • Google tools masterclass
Madhav-ChinnappaMadhav Chinnappa, head of strategic partnerships, Google News & Magazines EMEA. Madhav will explain how to get your news site or blog in the Google Currents newsreading app.
Stephen R Google Stephen Rosenthal, communications and public affairs manager, UK, Google, @sterosenthal. Stephen will take you through Google tools for journalists.
  • 3 minute sponsor presentation
Rakhal Ebeli, founder, Newsmodo, @rakhalebeli. Rakhal will introduce his new freelance content marketplace, Newsmodo.
  • Online standards and ethics
The final session will take a discussion format, with each speaker contributing to a conversation on a range of standards and ethical considerations in digital journalism, such as online corrections, linking, use of social media and more.
jennyrigbyc4newsJenny Rigby, social media and special projects producer, Channel 4 News, @jriggers.
Tom StandageTom Standage, digital editor, the Economist, @tomstandage.
Martin_Bryant picMartin Bryant, managing editor, The Next Web, @MartinSFP.
GD*29041573Sean Ingle, sports editor, Guardian.co.uk, @seaningle.
Moderator:
Sue Llewellyn pic newsrw Sue Llewellyn, co-founder, Ultra Social, @suellewellyn