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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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As it happened: Data expert Nicolas Kayser-Bril delivers news:rewired keynote

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Nicolas Kayser-Bril, chief executive and co-founder of Journalism++, delivers the keynote speech at news:rewired – digital stories.

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. His new role focuses on bringing web technologies into journalistic workflows, here he offers some simple tips for improving digital journalism.

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How to follow today’s news:rewired conference

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Journalism.co.uk’s news:rewired – digital stories conference is taking place today at MSN UK, Cardinal Place, 100 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5JL.

You can follow on Twitter by searching for #newsrw

There is a keynote on why news outlets should place data at the heart of the newsroom, plus sessions on collecting social conversations, mobile reporting, user experience, visual storytelling and long-form digital journalism.

Workshops offer tips in liveblogging, Twitter reporting and podcasting.

There will be a panel discussion on digital lessons and talking points from 2012.

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