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As it happened: Building participatory communities session at news:rewired

This session at news:rewired looked at some recommended techniques for building engaged communities, and turning readers and users into contributors.

The session heard from Blair Hickman, social media producer, ProPublica; Jo Kelly, communities editor, Trinity Mirror regionals; Sarah Brown, producer, CNN iReport; Niko Ruokosuo, chief executive, Scoopshot.

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As it happened: Data-inspired stories session at news:rewired

This session at news:rewired took a detailed look at data-driven storytelling, from finding sources of data and sorting the content, through to uncovering the stories within.

Those who took part were Claire Miller, data journalist, Media Wales; Deborah Cohen, investigations editor, British Medical Journal; Antonio Acuña, head of data.gov.uk, Cabinet Office; and Emily Cadman, head of interactive, Financial Times discuss using data as a source of stories.

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As it happened: Curation session at news:rewired

This session of news:rewired looked at the growing role of the journalist as a manager of information from the social web and beyond. Our speakers shared some key skills, tools and techniques for effective curation across different forms of digital news delivery, from the liveblog to innovative collections of content shared on social media.

Our speakers were Cory Haik, executive producer for digital news, The Washington Post; Matt McAlister, lead on the Guardian’s n0tice platform; Michael Rundle, technology editor, Huffington Post UK; and Michael De Monte, founder and chief executive, ScribbleLive.

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