Exciting new tools and services showcased and highlighted at news:rewired today that are sure to be of benefit to journalists.
Eight ways to help build participatory communities
Online communities have become integral to news organisations both big and small, here are the pick of the tips from speakers on the session at news:rewired
Data-driven journalism: How to get the information you need and then tell stories
Panelists from the Financial Times, Media Wales , the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and the Cabinet Office’s data.gov.uk gave their advice on how to tell stories using data, and how to avoid some of the most common pitfalls.
As it happened: Growing social media communities workshop at news:rewired
Luke Lewis, editor of BuzzFeed UK and former NME.com editor, shared him advice on building up networks on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and other platforms.
As it happened: Mobile reporting and online video workshop at news:rewired
How to use your smartphone to shoot and edit video, photos and audio. This practical workshop talked through the best apps, and offered lots of tips and techniques.
Glen Mulcahy, head of production & technology, RTE and Dr Mark Smith, co-founder and chief executive, ipadio
Photos: Slideshow of news:rewired images
Photos taken at news:rewired, which is taking place at MSN HQ, London.
All images are taken by Mark Hakansson.
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.
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.
Ten top tips for journalists using Facebook
Vadim Lavrusik, journalism programme manager at Facebook, shares some of his key tips for journalists using the social network. He told the news:rewired conference, in London today, about new features and techniques that can be employed.
How Facebook’s new content and curation features can help journalists
Vadim Lavrusik, Journalism programme manager at Facebook, shares tips on how journalists can use the social network.
Speaking at news:rewired, in London today, Lavrusik explained how to use search, subscribe and other features.