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Cybernetic newsroom: Why Reuters is marrying human and robot journalism

Reuters is driving its journalism with human judgement and machine capability, using AI tools News Tracer and Linx Insight, explained Reg Chua, executive editor, Reuters at newsrewired today (7 November). The ‘cybernetic newsroom’, as he described it, relies on the combined strength of humans and machines alike, bringing out the best in each other. Lynx […]

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Top stories straight to your phone’s homepage: How one local news organisation reaches audiences through WhatsApp broadcasts

While Facebook may be depriorisiting news on the News Feed, Facebook-owned WhatsApp is a ‘back to basics’ alternative for news organisations, says Natalie Fahy, digital editor, Nottinghamshire Live speaking at newsrewired (7 November). Fahy said Nottinghamshire Live has been using WhatsApp as an avenue to for local news audiences to sign up for daily alerts […]

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How The Telegraph is engaging Generation Z on Snapchat

The digitally-savvy Generation Z, made up of 13-24 year olds, have never known life without smartphones. Snapping, swiping, liking and sharing is second nature to them, meaning news organisations must digitally adapt if they are to engage with younger people. As a result, The Telegraph has been producing mobile-first content on Snapchat Discover, sandwiching news […]

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The BBC uses a virtual studio to better explain the news to young people across Africa

BBC World Service is aiming to give 11-16 year olds across Africa a chance to tell their own stories and find out more about the world’s issues. The television programme What’s New?, which is part of the BBC’s investment for new programming in Africa, covers news and current affairs specifically for children across the continent […]

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“Respect your heritage, retain the DNA, but always evolve” – creating a transformational culture at Vogue International

Since Vogue International was launched last year, the team has created a transformational culture within the organisation, working with the 24 Vogues around the world outside the US. The 40 editors based in London, along with the wider team of 260 people, have 7 teams within Vogue International: features, photography, video, social storytelling, Snapchat, fashion […]

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Newsrewired sneak peak podcast: audience growth, AI, Gen Z, fake news, and online communities

With our newsrewired conference just around the corner on 7 November, this podcast catches up with a few of our confirmed speakers to explore what they will be talking about and how you can take the information from our panels and workshops into your newsroom.

Listen in to Sarah Marshall, our keynote speaker and head of audience growth at Vogue International, offering insights into growing your online pool of readers.

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Join the debate on how to sustain high-quality journalism

Journalism.co.uk is pleased to announce that two prominent voices in the debate on sustainable, high-quality journalism — Rachel Oldroyd managing editor, Bureau of Investigative Journalism, and Brian Cathcart, professor and founder of Hacked Off — will be joining the panel that will explore the best business models for 21st-century news organisations.

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Co-creator of News With Friends joins newsrewired as a speaker

Matt McAlister, co-creator of a social app that wants to fill the space left by Facebook deprioritising news content in its News Feed, will be joining panel on new social media strategies for content sharing.

After being heavily criticised for its role in spreading ‘fake news’, Facebook announced a considerable change to its algorithm this year, which will affect the posts that audiences scroll past on their News Feed.

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Can AI replace editors in the newsrooms?

“When you think about a creative process of selecting an image to match a story, it’s a much harder problem to try to solve with computers,” said Getty Images senior vice president of data and insights Andrew Hamilton in an interview with journalism.co.uk

But having developed an artificial intelligence-powered picture editor that chooses the right imagery for your story after “reading” your article — just as a human picture editor would — is it time to give robots a place in your newsroom?

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