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Video: news:rewired lightning round of new journalism tools and tech

A video of the lightning round at news:rewired on Friday 19 April, which introduced delegates to a number of new tools and technology in the digital journalism world.

Editor of recently-launched Tech City News Alex Wood started with an overview of three new tools which could be of use to digital journalists, followed by Anthony Sheehan‘s introduction to Near You Now and David Tomchak, who discussed new video app Vizibee.

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Presentations and video: Building participatory news communities

Video of the building participatory communities expert panel oat news:rewired on Friday 19 April, as well as copies of their presentations.
The panel featured: Blair Hickman, social media producer, ProPublica; Jo Kelly, communities editor, Trinity Mirror regionals; Sarah Brown, producer, CNN iReportNiko Ruokosuo, chief executive, Scoopshot.

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Video: Curation panel session at news:rewired

Video of the opening joint session at news:rewired on 19 April, which looked at the role of journalists as curators of content across the web,

The panel featured: Cory Haik, executive producer for digital news, The Washington Post; Matt McAlister, lead on the Guardian’s n0tice platform; Michael Rundle, technology editor, Huffington Post UK; Michael De Monte, founder and chief executive, ScribbleLive.

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Date for the diary: The next news:rewired is on Friday 20 September

Following another sell-out event on Friday (19 April), Journalism.co.uk will be running its next digital journalism conference news:rewired on Friday 20 September 2013, at MSN UK’s offices in Victoria, London.

The one-day event will again be focused on the latest innovations in digital journalism, and the key skills and techniques to help keep journalists working online ahead of the game.

Over the coming weeks we will be working on building up the agenda. Keep an eye on the event website for more information soon.

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#newsrw final session to discuss digital journalism ethics and standards

Journalism.co.uk’s one-day digital journalism conference news:rewired, which takes place later this month on Friday 19 April, will close with a joint discussion session looking at ethics and standards in online journalism, from social media etiquette to linking policies and online corrections.

The session will feature a panel of digital journalists who will share their advice and tips on best practice online.

The panel includes: Tom Standage, digital editor, the Economist; Jenny Rigby, social media and special projects producer, Channel 4 News; Sean Ingle, sports editor, Guardian.co.uk; Martin Bryant, managing editor, The Next Web.

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Announcing Scoopshot as latest sponsor of news:rewired

We’re pleased to announce Scoopshot as the latest sponsor of news:rewired, which takes place on Friday 19 April.

The one-day digital journalism conference will be held at MSN UK’s offices in Victoria, London.

Scoopshot helps news outlets gather images and video from users who can submit content and state the cost to use it. Media companies can also set “tasks” to request specific content via its mobile app.

Chief executive of Scoopshot Niko Ruokosuo will join the participatory communities session panel at news:rewired. The session will look at engagement with news communities and developing contributory networks.

The full agenda can be found online, and there is still time to join us on the day. The remaining tickets can be bought at this link for just £130 +VAT each.

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Latest news:rewired updates: New speaker and session details

Over the past few of weeks we have been busy working on the agenda for the next news:rewired conference, which takes place on Friday 19 April.

April’s news:rewired is a one-day digital journalism conference run by Journalism.co.uk, and will be held at MSN UK’s offices in Victoria, London.

The first half of the agenda is already available to view online. In this post we’re pleased to introduce you to some of the speakers already confirmed to take part, and give further detail on what they will be discussing on the day. There will be lots more exciting announcements to follow in the coming weeks and we will keep you updated both on www.newsrewired.com and via Twitter @newsrewired.

For more on some of the latest speakers added to the line-up, read the full post.

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