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Links: a look at mobile reporting ahead of news:rewired
With today’s smart phones enabling journalists to tweet, file copy, and edit and upload broadcast-quality footage, mobile reporting is becoming an increasingly important part of the basic skillset for journalists, from regional patch reporters at council meetings to foreign correspondents in warzones. One of the sessions at our upcoming news:rewired digital journalism conference will look at the advances in mobile reporting and how it is being used effectively by regional newspapers, national broadcasters, freelance video journalists, and others.
news:rewired – media in motion is now sold out, here is what delegates can look forward to
As tickets have now sold out, what treats are in store for delegates attending the digital journalism conference on Friday, 3 February?
The one-day conference on the latest trends in digital journalism will open with a keynote speech from Liz Heron, social media editor at the New York Times, who will give delegates a taster of social media strategy from across the pond, outlining how the title taps into social networks for newsgathering and community engagement.
The remainder of the day will feature a total of six sessions and three workshops for delegates to choose from. See the agenda for full details.
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#newsrw: Lessons in digital storytelling from Storify and the Guardian
In this podcast Journalism.co.uk technology correspondent Sarah Marshall looks at current trends in integrated storytelling, hearing from multimedia producer Adam Westbrook, co-founder of Storify Xavier Damman and executive producer for Guardian.co.uk Stephen Abbott.
All three gave presentations at news:rewired – connected journalism event, held at MSN HQ, London
LIVE: Final session – The future of collaboration in digital journalism
Steve Herrmann, editor, BBC News Online; Anthony De Rosa, social media editor, Reuters, Duncan Hooper, managing editor, news and sport, MSN UK and Momoko Price, communications director, BuzzData discuss key issues, including adopting a ‘digital first’ mentality, the values and standards of the link-economy and the role and responsibilities of journalists and news organisation as active members of the open-web community.
This session is moderated by the BBC’s media correspondent, Torin Douglas
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Moderated by Torin Douglas, media correspondent, BBC.
#newsrw: How to follow news:rewired on the day
Keep up to date with what is happening at news:rewired – connected journalism on Thursday, 6 October on Twitter, SoundCloud and on the news:rewired blog
Follow #newsrw on Twitter for tweets from those at the conference
Ten free collaboration tools for journalists
Two heads are often better than one when it comes to working creatively.
Ahead of news:rewired – connected journalism, where digital journalists will discuss new opportunities for collaboration in the news industry, we outline ten free tools and apps which are available for journalists to use to work together on projects and news stories.
#newsrw: 10 tips for using social media as a news gathering tool
Social media has become an essential newsgathering tool for journalists. Here we look at the top 10 tips and tools to make the most out of web
Channel 4 News: ‘Liveblogging isn’t replacing other content, it adds value’
Liveblogging enhances the journalistic process, according to Anna Doble, social media producer at Channel 4 News and a site editor for Channel4.com/news.
At Channel 4 News liveblogging sits alongside other content ‘adding value’ to the work carried out by the teams working on the television programme and on the website rather than replacing it.
Liveblogging allows for constant breaking news updates throughout the day as well as greater engagement with viewers.
Anna will be discussing these issues on the panel for the liveblogging session at news:rewired.
“We’ve only just started really” Q&A: FT’s Rob Minto on data visualisation and infographics
In our latest Q&A we talk to FT interactives editor Rob Minto about interactives, data visualisations and inforgraphics, and how these new ways of storytelling are changing journalism for everyone
Rob Minto
Rob Minto is interactive editor at the Financial Times, with responsibility for interactive graphics, multimedia, audio and blogs. He has also been the FT’s technology correspondent, and has worked at the paper for more than six years. Before the FT, Rob worked as an online editor at the Risk Waters Group (now Incisive Media) and […]