Digital producers and online storytellers shared their tips and tools for making immersive and interactive features with the news:rewired conference, today in London.
As it happened: Short-form video
Newsrooms using short video to engage with readers in a matter of minutes shared their approaches and lessons in this session of the news:rewired conference in London today.
Marjaana Toiminen: How to crowdsource an entire magazine
Publishers can engage with their online communities in a number of ways – they can respond to comments, host Q&A discussions and even crowdsource content, very few would crowdsource an entire magazine. But that’s exactly what Finland’s Bonnier Publications did, its chief executive told the news:rewired conference, in London today.
As it happened: How newsrooms can use Instagram
The first afternoon session at the news:rewired conference, today in London, took a practical look at how news outlets are finding, sourcing and using content from Instagram.
As it happened: Online security for journalists session
This session at the news:rewired conference, in London today, was a workshop for journalists to look at how they can protect themselves, their sources, and their stories online.
Lessons learnt from Media Wales ‘journey to shareability’
Media Wales’s head of web, Paul Rowland, told the news:rewired conference today that regional news titles are “perfectly poised” to embrace BuzzFeed-style shareable content, but also warned that “not optimising your content for sharing is as damaging as not using basic SEO”.
As it happened: Conversations with the audience session
There are many ways online publishers engage with their community, from simply responding to comments to hosting Q&A discussions and crowdsourcing content. This session at the news:rewired conference, today in London, shared lessons from those connecting with their audience online across platforms
As it happened: Data journalism on a budget
For those keen to tell data-driven stories, having limited resources need not stand in your way. This session at the news:rewired conference, today in London, outlined how people could learn about the array of free tools online, as well as pointing out some preparation tips and effective workflows to make the most of data, at speed.
Five ways BuzzFeed makes content people want to share
Jack Shepherd, editorial director of BuzzFeed, delivered the keynote address on ‘shareable content’ today at the 11th news:rewired conference, held today in London. Handily, he delivered it at a list…
As it happened: Social media judgement and shareability
Following on from the keynote, this session kept the spotlight on social media with a look at key issues for news outlets to consider