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Welcome to our latest newsrewired sponsor: Social Honey

Journalism.co.uk is delighted to announce that audience analysis company Social Honey will be sponsoring our next newsrewired event, which takes place on 20 July at Reuters HQ in London.

Social Honey collects, manages and delivers audience-content engagement data in realtime. Publishers like The Next Web and The Daily Mail use Social Honey tools to inform editorial and marketing decisions, and keep readers onsite for longer.

Michael Kavanagh, chief executive of Social Honey, will give a spotlight talk at the event, shedding some light on audience engagement.

Audience analytics, big data and personalisation have been entered into the buzzword hall of fame in recent years. Kavanagh will present the practical application behind the terminology through a case study. He’ll cover the partnership between DMG Media Ireland and Social Honey to increase audience visitation, engagement and revenue through applied use of data analytics and personalisation.

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Meet Trint and x.news, our latest newsrewired sponsors

With less than a month to go until the next newsrewired digital journalism conference, which takes place on 20 July at Reuters HQ in London, the Journalism.co.uk team is delighted to announce short talks from our sponsors Trint and x.news – catch their talks in the auditorium and meet the teams during our networking breaks.

Every journalist knows the pain of transcription: It is tedious, time-consuming and it delays story turnaround. Emmy-winning war correspondent Jeff Kofman has worked with a skilled development team to revolutionise the transcription workflow. It’s called Trint. At very low cost, users get searchable transcripts back in minutes. Trint allows them to verify, share and publish content… pain-free.

x.news information technology gmbh is the company behind the award-winning on-demand solution for the modern newsroom, running on the Microsoft Azure platform. It is a powerful story research tool that transforms the way journalists work by monitoring the different sources (news agencies, social media sites, web and internal sources) all in one screen. With x.news, journalists can find, follow, collect and share all the latest information to deliver better and faster journalism.

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Digital strategy shake-ups and podcasting: More speakers announced for July’s newsrewired

With less than six weeks to go until our next newsrewired digital journalism conference, the Journalism.co.uk team is pleased to announced more speakers who will be joining our expert line-up taking part in panels, workshops and talks throughout the day.

Speakers from The Times and Sunday Times, the ShoutOut Network, and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism will be sharing their expertise and latest insights into innovative digital strategy and podcasting.

Newsrewired takes place on 20 July 2016 at Reuters, in Canary Wharf, London. Opening with a keynote from Kristen Taylor, audience development specialist and former community editor, Serial Season 2, the event will highlight the latest trends and techniques in digital journalism through a mixture of panels, talks and practical workshops throughout the day. Tickets cost just £165+VAT.

As well as the conference, Journalism.co.uk is also hosting a day of training on 21 July at The Bridge near London Bridge.

Newsrewired+ delegates can choose to attend one of the following courses: advanced online research bootcamp, search engine optimisation for journalists and making podcasts and audio packages.

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Kristen Taylor, audience development specialist and former Serial community editor, to give keynote speech at July’s newsrewired

Our 17th digital journalism conference is just around the corner and with less than two months to go until the event on 20 July, we are delighted to announce Kristen Taylor will kick off the day with a keynote speech at newsrewired.

An audience development specialist and digital storyteller for global media and technology companies, most recently Kristen was the community editor for Serial, the acclaimed podcast produced by WBEZ and This American Life.

During her time with Serial, Kristen managed Serial’s social media presence on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram, Vine and Snapchat, monitoring conversations and interacting with the podcast’s fans as its second season progressed.

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More speakers announced for July’s newsrewired

With two months to go until the next newsrewired digital journalism conference on 20 July in London, the Journalism.co.uk team is pleased to announce experts from Reuters, Al Jazeera, Reveal and Trinity Mirror will be joining our speaker line-up.

With social video, social media newsgathering, podcasting and analytics on the agenda, we’re planning a day full of practical lessons, workflows and insights delegates can take back to their teams and apply in their day-to-day work.

Tickets for the conference on 20 July cost just £165+VAT. You can also purchase a two day ticket, which gives you access to the conference on 20 July and a full day of training on 21 July.

A news:rewired+ ticket to access both days costs £335+VAT, giving delegates an 18 per cent discount on the conference compared to booking tickets separately.

Choose one workshop from: making podcasts and audio packages, advanced online research bootcamp, search engine optimisation for journalists.

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Latest news:rewired updates: Meet TapeWrite in the demo area

How can you create and monetise an audio blog in minutes?

TapeWrite, the audio blogging publishing platform – Think Medium.com for your ears – is the latest sponsor of the next news:rewired digital journalism conference, which takes place on 20 July in London.

Instead of wrestling with complicated RSS setups and sending your files to applications with zero social component, TapeWrite allows you to create an audio blog that can be consumed in any social media.

TapeWrite’s online editor also allows you to add interactive cards to the audio, so your listeners can share, bookmark or comment on them. With TapeWrite Premium (in Beta), any independent publisher can easily monetise their content with a pay-per-listen model similar to Spotify or Netflix.

Find TapeWrite’s founder Borja Rojano in one of the demo rooms at news:rewired and find out more about how the platform can work for you.

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First speakers announced for July’s news:rewired

With under three months left until the next news:rewired digital journalism conference, the team at Journalism.co.uk is pleased to announce the first speakers who will be joining us on the day to discuss the latest trends and techniques in online journalism.

The event takes place on 20 July at Reuters in Canary Wharf, London, with a full day of practical training on 21 July hosted at The Bridge in London Bridge.

Joining us at the conference will be speakers from the BBC, The Economist and CNN, discussing social media newsgathering, engaging communities on closed networks and measuring success.

Tickets for the conference on 20 July cost just £165+VAT – book yours here! You can also purchase a two day ticket, which gives you access to the conference on 20 July and a full day of training on 21 July.

A news:rewired+ ticket to access both days costs £335+VAT, giving delegates an 18 per cent discount on the conference compared to booking tickets separately.

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Announcing the news:rewired training day on 21 July

News:rewired has always been about highlighting new skills and practical tips our delegates can take back to their teams and use in their day-to-day work. We are pleased to announce a training day will follow our conference in July, giving attendees the chance to gain more in-depth knowledge about one of three topics we will cover: making podcasts and audio packages; search engine optimisation; and advanced online research techniques.

A news:rewired+ ticket to access both the conference on 20 July and one of the courses on the 21 July costs just £402 – it gives you an 18 per cent discount on the conference compared to booking tickets separately.

Once you’ve purchased a news:rewired+ ticket, a member of our team will be in touch to see which course you would like to book.

Please note that spaces are intentionally limited to allow each delegate to get the most from the course, so book early to avoid disappointment.

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