Investigative journalist Juliana Ruhfus offers insights into an interactive game based on the real-life events of Syria’s cyberwar.
6 ways to prepare your newsroom for live video
Experts from Buzzfeed, Ultra Social, IBT Media and First Draft discussed how newsrooms can engage audiences through live video reports at news:rewired
How editorial analytics can be used effectively in the newsroom
Analytics can give journalists instant feedback on their work – but what are the numbers telling you about your wider editorial strategy? Newsrooms can use metrics beyond simply determining whether or not an individual story is popular and at today’s news:rewired conference, in London, three industry experts revealed their top tips for collecting and using analytical […]
AJ+’s new distributed news strategy, explained
Ousama Itani, senior officer for strategy and development with Al Jazeera’s online news channel, AJ+, today outlined the social media-savvy strategy his organisation had employed help further its development. Speaking during a morning session of the news:rewired conference, in London, Itani said the ability to overcome challenges posed by working with social media sites was crucial […]
The Economist shows how a 173-year-old paper can win at social media
Adam Smith, deputy community editor at The Economist said in his talk at news:rewired today that the publication has “always provided news commentary of the day”, although being an established, 173-year-old paper does not mean that modern day social media can be ignored.
How a Sky News reporter uses her mobile phone to ‘go live’ in 90 seconds
With some stories happening so quickly they need to be covered before a team get there, or happening at a time when few resources are available, turning to mobile journalism is becoming the increasingly common response.