Slides and audio – Emily Bell’s keynote speech

Emily Bell, director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University, discussed the intersection of journalism and technology in her keynote speech at the recent news:rewired conference, and how news organisations are increasingly having to compete with the giants of Silicon Valley.

See her slides and an audio recording of the speech here.

Emily Bell: news groups should harness tech in the service of ‘good’ journalism

With social media companies stepping into the news business like never before, news organisations need to rethink technology and the social web, Emily Bell, director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism told the news:rewired conference today

As it happened: Emily Bell’s conference opening keynote

Emily Bell, director of Columbia’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism, delivered the opening keynote address at the news:rewired conference in London today

Emily Bell to give keynote speech at July’s news:rewired

With the next news:rewired digital journalism conference only four weeks away, we are proud to announce Emily Bell, director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School, as the keynote speaker to open proceedings on the day.

Bell has been director of the Tow Center since 2010, which she joined after a 20-year career at the Guardian, including five years as editor-in-chief of the Guardian websites and four years as director of digital content.

She joins a growing list of speakers from leading news organisations due to speak at the event on Thursday 16 July at MSN HQ in London.