How a Sky News reporter uses her mobile phone to ‘go live’ in 90 seconds

With some stories happening so quickly they need to be covered before a team get there, or happening at a time when few resources are available, turning to mobile journalism is becoming the increasingly common …

As it happened: The mobile journalist’s toolkit

Can you go live from your smartphone in under 2 minutes? Harriet Hadfield, reporter, Sky News, never dares leave the house without her mobile broadcasting kit. She will give attendees an insight into some of the …

Engaging online video and mobile journalism: More speakers announced for news:rewired ‘video focus’

The next news:rewired ‘video focus’ is fast approaching – with a little over a month to go until the event, we are pleased to announce three more speakers from CNN, Reuters and Sky News will be joining our expert line-up on the day.

The conference, focused entirely on editorial video and the opportunities and challenges it brings into the newsroom, will take place on 16 March at Reuters in Canary Wharf, London. Tickets are available for £165+VAT.

#newsrw: Three pieces of advice for mobile reporting from Sky’s Nick Martin

Sky News correspondent Nick martin advises mobile reporters to investigate accessories that can enhance video and sound quality, to practise and “take the rough with the smooth”, and to ensure mobile reporting is only used when appropriate.

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Presentations from session #1A: newsroom architecture

See full slides for the presentations given in session #1A at news:rewired, which looked at newsroom architecture and integration. Presentations from Helje Solberg, executive editor, Verdens Gang; Karl Schneider, head of editorial development, Reed Business Information; and James Weeks, executive producer, new media, Sky News

LIVE: Session 1A – Newsroom architecture

Helje Solberg, executive editor, VG; Karl Schneider, head of editorial development, Reed Business Information; and James Weeks, executive producer, new media, Sky News discuss some of the opportunities for integration and collaboration within the newsroom, from innovative ways to combine and connect departments to new ideas for collaboration between journalists and other digital roles

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LIVE: Session 1B – Sorting the social media chaos

Follow the sorting the social media chaos session at news:rewired – noise to signal with a CoverItLive blog from Wannabe Hacks

Speaker Q&A: Ruth Barnett, Sky News online politics producer

In the latest of our Q&As we talk to Ruth Barnett, social media correspondent for Sky News – who this week begins a new political role for the organisation’s Westminster bureau. She joined the broadcaster …