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As it happened: Online standards and ethics discussion at news:rewired

The final panel of today’s news:rewired conference featured a discussion on the key ethical and standards-related issues at play in the digital journalism space, including social media etiquette and management, online corrections and linking.

Speakers were Tom Standage, digital editor, the Economist; Jenny Rigby, social media and special projects producer, Channel 4 News; Sean Ingle, sports editor, Guardian.co.uk; and Martin Bryant, managing editor, The Next Web discuss online and social media standards.

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As it happened: Start-up journalism Q&A at news:rewired

This session at news:rewired looked at start-up journalism projects and heard from those behind them about their experiences and making a profit with new business models.

Adam Westbrook, video journalist, lecturer and founder of Inside the Story; Stuart Goulden, founder and managing director, One&Other; James Fyrne, co-founder and publisher, SoGlos

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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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