Livestreaming on social networks has been growing in popularity since Periscope launched last year, and with Facebook’s introduction of live video streaming, publishers can now reach new and existing audiences on the platform through this new format. Live interactions with viewers through comments and the raw, unedited style livestreaming from a smartphone can bring to videos make this format an interesting proposition for media organisations – an opportunity, but a potentially difficult one to put into practice. Not to mention that Facebook is keen on getting more live video on the platform, giving it prominence in the news feed.

So how do you get people to stop scrolling and watch your Facebook Lives? And when you do get them to start watching, how do you get them to stay?

Journalism.co.uk is pleased to announce Karla Geci, strategic partnerships, Facebook EMEA, will share key insights and advice about how journalists can use Facebook Live to produce engaging live streams and reach a wider audience, in a practical workshop at newsrewired on 20 July.

In a digital media landscape where publishers are increasingly leaning towards native storytelling on platforms such as Facebook or Snapchat, some organisations were exclusively set up with this strategy in mind. Among them is AJ+, Al Jazeera’s news channel for millennials, whose approach to social video and success have inspired many.

At newsrewired on 20 July, delegates will hear about what makes AJ+ successful but also about the challenges posed by its distributed news strategy and future changes of direction. Dr. Yaser Bishr, global executive director of strategy and development, Al Jazeera, was initially scheduled to give the talk, but unfortunately his schedule is keeping him in the United States at the time and he can no longer join us.

We are happy to announce Ousama Itani, senior officer, strategy and development division, Al Jazeera, will be giving the talk instead.

Here at Journalism.co.uk we’re busy getting everything ready for the next newsrewired digital journalism conference, which takes place on 20 July at the Reuters offices in Canary Wharf, London.

With less than a month to go until the event, we’re pleased to announce more speakers from Sky News , the Guardian, and The Financial Times will be joining our expert line-up on the day.

The agenda for the day includes panel discussions, practical workshops and spotlight talks on trends and techniques in digital journalism, from making the most of analytics to getting to grips with podcasting, audience engagement and social media newsgathering.

Journalism.co.uk is delighted to announce that audience analysis company Social Honey will be sponsoring our next newsrewired event, which takes place on 20 July at Reuters HQ in London.

Social Honey collects, manages and delivers audience-content engagement data in realtime. Publishers like The Next Web and The Daily Mail use Social Honey tools to inform editorial and marketing decisions, and keep readers onsite for longer.

Michael Kavanagh, chief executive of Social Honey, will give a spotlight talk at the event, shedding some light on audience engagement.

Audience analytics, big data and personalisation have been entered into the buzzword hall of fame in recent years. Kavanagh will present the practical application behind the terminology through a case study. He’ll cover the partnership between DMG Media Ireland and Social Honey to increase audience visitation, engagement and revenue through applied use of data analytics and personalisation.

With less than a month to go until the next newsrewired digital journalism conference, which takes place on 20 July at Reuters HQ in London, the Journalism.co.uk team is delighted to announce short talks from our sponsors Trint and x.news – catch their talks in the auditorium and meet the teams during our networking breaks.

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With less than six weeks to go until our next newsrewired digital journalism conference, the Journalism.co.uk team is pleased to announced more speakers who will be joining our expert line-up taking part in panels, workshops and talks throughout the day.

Speakers from The Times and Sunday Times, the ShoutOut Network, and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism will be sharing their expertise and latest insights into innovative digital strategy and podcasting.

Newsrewired takes place on 20 July 2016 at Reuters, in Canary Wharf, London. Opening with a keynote from Kristen Taylor, audience development specialist and former community editor, Serial Season 2, the event will highlight the latest trends and techniques in digital journalism through a mixture of panels, talks and practical workshops throughout the day. Tickets cost just £165+VAT.

As well as the conference, Journalism.co.uk is also hosting a day of training on 21 July at The Bridge near London Bridge.

Newsrewired+ delegates can choose to attend one of the following courses: advanced online research bootcamp, search engine optimisation for journalists and making podcasts and audio packages.

How can you create and monetise an audio blog in minutes?

TapeWrite, the audio blogging publishing platform – Think Medium.com for your ears – is the latest sponsor of the next news:rewired digital journalism conference, which takes place on 20 July in London.

Instead of wrestling with complicated RSS setups and sending your files to applications with zero social component, TapeWrite allows you to create an audio blog that can be consumed in any social media.

TapeWrite’s online editor also allows you to add interactive cards to the audio, so your listeners can share, bookmark or comment on them. With TapeWrite Premium (in Beta), any independent publisher can easily monetise their content with a pay-per-listen model similar to Spotify or Netflix.

Find TapeWrite’s founder Borja Rojano in one of the demo rooms at news:rewired and find out more about how the platform can work for you.