With just a week to go until our next newsrewired digital journalism conference, we are pleased to announce that Google News Lab will be hosting a lunchtime workshop on digital storytelling from 1:20pm on the day.

This session will equip you with practical research tips, case studies and examples from across Europe. From a breaking news situation to a feature length article – learn how Google Maps and Earth Pro images can complement social media posts or add a visual element to your articles. Together with Matt Cooke, you’ll dive in to storytelling with Maps, find examples with StreetView and discover tools that can help bring your stories to life.

The Google Surveys platform allows for smarter, faster market research for today’s always on society. It is used by journalists and market researchers alike to help gauge the state of the nation and opinions on topical issues that need to be discussed right now.

From a journalist’s perspective, Google Surveys is a simple tool that allows you to ask the questions that matter to you and your readers and get answers in close to real-time.

In a short talk at newsrewired on 22 November, Olly Grundy, head of Google Surveys for publishers in EMEA, will announce the launch of Google Surveys Market Research grant in Q4, to continue Google’s initiative to support high-quality journalism through technology and innovation.

Could we make local news more relevant by using beacon technology to send silent alerts to people’s phones as they walk around town, without having an app involved? And could connected devices rebuild the link between journalism and community? Would context-aware news that suits a person’s needs based on their movements or behaviour in relation to their mobile devices at any given time provide a better flow of information throughout the day?

In a session powered by Google’s Digital News Initiative at newsrewired on 22 November, we will explore journalism projects using beacon technology and the “IoT” (Internet of Things) to develop a better news experience for readers.

We have now sold out of single day passes to newsrewired, but we still have a few 2-day tickets left, including access to the conference on 22 November and one training course of your choice on 23 November.

This will be our 20th conference, and as usual, we’re aiming to provide delegates with practical skills and ideas they can take home and explore in their own organisations.