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Save the date: The next news:rewired will take place on Friday 13 July

Journalism.co.uk’s next news:rewired event will take place on Friday 13 July.

Once again the one-day digital journalism conference will bring together key digital journalism experts for a day of sessions and workshops, focused on the latest tools, techniques and tips on how to produce the best journalism online and make it earn its keep, with innovative case studies from the industry.

We will be announcing more details very soon.

Book tickets now

You can book tickets here for just £95 (+VAT). There are just 50 early-bird tickets available, which we will sell until Monday 14 May at a discounted rate of £95 (+VAT). After this date, or once all 50 tickets have been bought (whichever comes first), ticket prices will rise to £130 (+VAT).

Tickets can be purchased at this link and will include lunch, refreshments and after event drinks on the day.

For more information about tickets and availability email ed[at]journalism.co.uk.

For sponsorship/advertising queries contact stefanie[at]journalism.co.uk or james[at]journalism.co.uk.

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news:rewired – media in motion is now sold out, here is what delegates can look forward to

As tickets have now sold out, what treats are in store for delegates attending the digital journalism conference on Friday, 3 February?

The one-day conference on the latest trends in digital journalism will open with a keynote speech from Liz Heron, social media editor at the New York Times, who will give delegates a taster of social media strategy from across the pond, outlining how the title taps into social networks for newsgathering and community engagement.

The remainder of the day will feature a total of six sessions and three workshops for delegates to choose from. See the agenda for full details.

Image by dennis on Flickr. Some rights reserved.

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#newsrw: Save the date – the next news:rewired will be 3 February

What is it? news:rewired (#newsrw) is a one-day conference on the latest developments in digital journalism. Organised by Journalism.co.uk, it is an opportunity to hear key industry speakers and learn about the latest trends and tools.

Who should attend? Journalists, industry professionals, social media coordinators and PRs.

We are currently putting together the programme and will announce the sessions over the next few weeks.

Previous news:rewired speakers include: Xavier Damman, co-founder of Storify; Heather Brooke, known for her role in bringing MPs expenses to light; Simon Rogers, editor of the Guardian’s Datablog and Datastore; and Steve Herrmann, editor of BBC News.

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#newsrw buzz: Round-up of blog posts from news:rewired – connected journalism

A round-up of some of the blogs posts written by delegates and speakers at Journalism.co.uk conference news:rewired – connected journalism, which was held at MSN’s London offices on Thursday, 6 October

This post includes links to session summaries, reflective blog posts and videos

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Links: Using free online tools to enhance storytelling

Ahead of news:rewired next week, here are some links to relevant reading for session 2A. The session will look at the ways journalists can take advantage of free online tools to break out of relying on the standard article format for news and features, and when and for what stories different tools are appropriate.

When should you curate other people’s content? When should you liveblog? When should you create a audio slideshow, visualisation, or video package?

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Links: Business models in community journalism

This post is the latest in a series published in the lead up to news:rewired – connected journalism, where we compile a collection of links on each session topic, to offer some useful background reading for delegates before the event.

In this post we look at session 2B, which will cover some of the business models currently being built and adopted within community-focused journalism. While other sessions in the day will look at how journalists can collaborate to improve their journalism, this panel will discuss the different ways the community can help to fund certain forms of journalism, either directly, or by producing content which is of value to publishers.

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Announcing BuzzData as latest sponsor of news:rewired – connected journalism

Collaborative data platform BuzzData has been named as the latest sponsor of Journalism.co.uk ‘s news:rewired – connected journalism conference, on 6 October.

Communications director Momoko Price will join the final panel of the day to discuss the future of collaboration in journalism and how journalists can make the most of the open web environment, share data and encourage greater transparency through greater accessibility and awareness of information.

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