April 2013

Posts published in April 2013

As it happened: Facebook’s Vadim Lavrusik delivers keynote at news:rewired

Vadim Lavrusik, journalism programme manager at Facebook delivers keynote presentation at news:rewired

Vadim is journalism programme manager at Facebook, which he joined in 2011, before which he was community manager and social strategist at Mashable.

He discusses how journalists and media organisations can use Facebook to report and distribute stories, and shares best practice on using features such as Facebook Follow, Graph Search, Pages and other tools.

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10 reasons you should attend journalism conference news:rewired

Thinking about attending digital journalism conference news:rewired which will take place on Friday 19 April? Here are 10 reasons why you should consider doing so.

This post explains how you will hear from key news outlets and speakers who will be sharing advice and tips on using free tools.

You will leave the event with lots of ideas to take back to your news outlet.

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#newsrw final session to discuss digital journalism ethics and standards

Journalism.co.uk’s one-day digital journalism conference news:rewired, which takes place later this month on Friday 19 April, will close with a joint discussion session looking at ethics and standards in online journalism, from social media etiquette to linking policies and online corrections.

The session will feature a panel of digital journalists who will share their advice and tips on best practice online.

The panel includes: Tom Standage, digital editor, the Economist; Jenny Rigby, social media and special projects producer, Channel 4 News; Sean Ingle, sports editor, Guardian.co.uk; Martin Bryant, managing editor, The Next Web.

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Five types of content curation tools for journalists

The opening panel session in our upcoming news:rewired conference on 19 April will cover the growing role of journalists in curating content from social media and the wider web.

With two weeks to go today (tickets still available here!) we decided to highlight some useful tools for differing sectors of content curation. This is by no means an exhaustive or definitive list so feel free to recommend any further tools or platforms in the comments section.

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Announcing Scoopshot as latest sponsor of news:rewired

We’re pleased to announce Scoopshot as the latest sponsor of news:rewired, which takes place on Friday 19 April.

The one-day digital journalism conference will be held at MSN UK’s offices in Victoria, London.

Scoopshot helps news outlets gather images and video from users who can submit content and state the cost to use it. Media companies can also set “tasks” to request specific content via its mobile app.

Chief executive of Scoopshot Niko Ruokosuo will join the participatory communities session panel at news:rewired. The session will look at engagement with news communities and developing contributory networks.

The full agenda can be found online, and there is still time to join us on the day. The remaining tickets can be bought at this link for just £130 +VAT each.

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