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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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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.

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As it happened: Curation session at news:rewired

This session of news:rewired looked at the growing role of the journalist as a manager of information from the social web and beyond. Our speakers shared some key skills, tools and techniques for effective curation across different forms of digital news delivery, from the liveblog to innovative collections of content shared on social media.

Our speakers were Cory Haik, executive producer for digital news, The Washington Post; Matt McAlister, lead on the Guardian’s n0tice platform; Michael Rundle, technology editor, Huffington Post UK; and Michael De Monte, founder and chief executive, ScribbleLive.

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As it happened: Facebook’s Vadim Lavrusik delivers keynote at news:rewired

Vadim Lavrusik, journalism programme manager at Facebook delivers keynote presentation at news:rewired

Vadim is journalism programme manager at Facebook, which he joined in 2011, before which he was community manager and social strategist at Mashable.

He discusses how journalists and media organisations can use Facebook to report and distribute stories, and shares best practice on using features such as Facebook Follow, Graph Search, Pages and other tools.

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10 reasons you should attend journalism conference news:rewired

Thinking about attending digital journalism conference news:rewired which will take place on Friday 19 April? Here are 10 reasons why you should consider doing so.

This post explains how you will hear from key news outlets and speakers who will be sharing advice and tips on using free tools.

You will leave the event with lots of ideas to take back to your news outlet.

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#newsrw final session to discuss digital journalism ethics and standards

Journalism.co.uk’s one-day digital journalism conference news:rewired, which takes place later this month on Friday 19 April, will close with a joint discussion session looking at ethics and standards in online journalism, from social media etiquette to linking policies and online corrections.

The session will feature a panel of digital journalists who will share their advice and tips on best practice online.

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

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