Around 72 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute and the service boasts over 800 million unique users monthly. But is it really possible to shoot high quality video on a mobile phone?
Glen Mulcahy, innovation lead at RTE technology, is a firm believer that when combined with a skill set it is possible. Here he shares some of his top tips with news:rewired.
Six quick pitches from hot new media start-ups
Exciting new tools and services showcased and highlighted at news:rewired today that are sure to be of benefit to journalists.
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.
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: Google tools masterclass at news:rewired
Madhav Chinnappa and Stephen Rosenthal share Google tools for journalists
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.
Curation tips: How big news organisations are managing information
Speakers from ScribbleLive, the Huffington Post, n0tice and The Washington Post told the news:rewired conference how journalists are now curating the news.
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
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