In our latest speaker Q&A we ask Jessica Reed, editorial assistant for the Guardian’s Comment is Free site, about her job and what it involves. Prior to joining the Guardian she worked as a participation editor for non-profit human rights and democracy news site openDemocracy, where she was responsible for contributing blogs and bloggers. At […]
Speaker Q&A: Kate Day, communities editor, Telegraph.co.uk
news:rewired is asking its speakers to tell us more about themselves. We put some questions to Kate Day, communities editor at the Telegraph. Kate will be moderating and participating in a morning session on social media for journalists; and an afternoon session on crowdsourcing and collaboration. So what exactly do you do at the Telegraph? […]
A New Year Boo from @newsleader
@Newsleader, aka Justin Kings, makes good use of news:rewired’s sponsor Audioboo today, with his new year ‘Boo’ about his forthcoming multimedia plans. Listen to his audio clip here: Justin Kings, who will be talking about multimedia in practice at news:rewired on 14 January, will be tweeting broadcasting and social media tips all day on Wednesday […]
Speaker Q&A: James Fryer, deputy editor, SoGlos.com
news:rewired is asking its speakers to tell us more about themselves. Next up is SoGlos.com’s deputy editor James Fryer on launching an independent, online-only media business.
Speaker Q&A: Jon Bernstein, New Statesman deputy editor
news:rewired is asking its speakers to tell us more about themselves. Next up is New Statesman deputy editor Jon Bernstein on the challenges of working as a multimedia journalist.
Q&A: Justin Kings, media consultant, Newsleader
Justin Kings runs newsleader media consultancy, specialising in news/talk radio and multi-media projects across the United Kingdom and Europe. He will be talking about putting multimedia into practice at news:rewired.
Speaker Q&A: Francis Irving, senior developer, mySociety
mySociety is behind some of the most innovative citizen and community projects in the UK: TheyWorkForYou, WhatDoTheyKnow, FixMyStreet, Mapumental, No. 10 Petitions site, PledgeBank, WriteToThem, and others. Its senior developer, Francis Irving, has worked for the charity since 2004 and will be talking about collaborative data projects at news:rewired, along with data expert Tony Hirst, from the Open University.
Five UK online journalism entrepreneurs
news:rewired speaks to five UK online journalism entrepreneurs about their careers
Introducing the news:rewired reporting team
Normally Journalism.co.uk is used to doing its own event reporting, but since we are going to be quite busy managing and moderating the day itself, we’ve brought some extra help on board. We’re very happy to introduce our four reporters for the day who will live-blog and tweet throughout, and round-up the day for our […]
Press Association signs up as media partner for news:rewired
The Press Association (PA) has signed up as a media partner for Journalism.co.uk’s digital journalism event news:rewired.