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As it happened: What are the opportunities for long-form journalism?

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This session of the news:rewired – digital stories conference looked at the opportunities for long-form journalism; including investigative reports published to e-readers and video documentaries.

Speakers also discussed revenue models, allowing delegates to learn from their experiences of what does – and what doesn’t – make long-form journalism pay.

Those speakers were: Bobbie Johnson, co-founder, Matter; Alex Miller, executive editor of VICE UK; Simon Frantz, deputy editor of BBC Future, a project from the commercial arm of the BBC; Patrick Hussey, design lead, Aeon magazine.

Kathryn Corrick, strategic communications consultant, acted as moderator for the session

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‘Don’t make users work harder, make content more engaging’

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The third session of news:rewired – digital stories focused on digital news design as a key element in drawing readers to news content and keeping them engaged.

Our panel discussed user experience, focusing particularly on the importance news readability, site journeys, and ensuring audiences come back at a later date.

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iPhones: The only tool a journalist needs

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The third session of news:rewired – digital stories asked if journalists needed just one piece of kit – their iPhones.

Our panel consisted of: Eric Siereveld, vice president, Scoopshot; Neil McIntosh, deputy editor, Europe, Wall Street Journal; Marc Settle, project producer at the BBC College of Journalism specialising in mobile journalism; Nick Garnett, North of England correspondent, BBC 5 Live.

Kevin Anderson, editor and digital strategist, Knowledge Bridge, Media Development Loan Fund was our moderator.

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How news groups use social media to build stories

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The first panel session of news:rewired looked at ways in which journalists can locate conversations across social media platforms, discover news leads and tune in to audience reactions.

The session featured: Ian Barber, senior developer advocate, Google+; Katie Rogers, social news editor, Guardian US; Dave Wyllie, editor, BreakingNews.com; Catriona Oldershaw, UK managing director, Synthesio, talking about their varied experience of breaking news across the web

The panel discussed how journalists measure success of ‘social conversations’.

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As it happened: How news organisations approach user experience

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Digital news design is a key aspect of drawing readers to your content and keeping them engaged. The focus of the third session of news:rewired – digital stories was on user experience. Our panel looked at the importance of news readability, site journeys and how to ensure audiences return.

Our panel included: Martin Belam, principal consultant, Emblem; Grig Davidovitz, co-founder, RGB Media; Kate Ortega, deputy graphics editor, The Wall Street Journal; Marc Downer, user experience consultant, Adido.

Kathryn Corrick, strategic communications consultant, acted as the session’s moderator.

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As it happened: How to use your mobile as a reporting tool

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Session two of news:rewired – digital stories looked at useful apps and other ways journalists can use smartphones as a reporting tool. Our panelists also ran through new initiatives being run by news outlets in the mobile space.

Our panelists were: Eric Siereveld, vice president, Scoopshot; Neil McIntosh, deputy editor, Europe, Wall Street Journal; Marc Settle, project producer at the BBC College of Journalism specialising in mobile journalism; Nick Garnett, North of England correspondent, BBC 5 Live.

The session was moderated by Kevin Anderson, editor and digital strategist, Knowledge Bridge, Media Development Loan Fund.

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Nicolas Kayser-Bril: Simple tips for data-driven journalism

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Nicolas Kayser-Bril, chief executive and co-founder of Journalism++ – which brings web technologies into journalistic workflows – delivered the keynote speech at news:rewired – digital stories in which he offered simple tips on improving data-driven journalism.

A self-taught programmer and data-driven journalist, Kayser-Bril was previously in charge of data journalism at ‘augmented news’ site OWNI, where he led several experiments in crowdsourced data gathering.

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As it happened: Tips for journalists on collecting social media conversations

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The first session of news:rewired looked at the ways journalists can find conversations taking place on various social media platforms, discover news leads and tune in to audience reactions.

The session featured: Ian Barber, senior developer advocate, Google+; Katie Rogers, social news editor, Guardian US; Dave Wyllie, editor, BreakingNews.com; Catriona Oldershaw, UK managing director, Synthesio. Moderated by Gabrielle Peters, social media consultant.

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