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Attending #newsrw and need a hotel? Delegates will receive discount at The Georgian House

Ahead of news:rewired on Friday 19 April we’re pleased to say The Georgian House is again kindly offering delegates a 10 per cent discount on rooms for Thursday 18th April, Friday 19 April and Saturday 20 April.

The four-star bed and breakfast is located near to Victoria Station and just a 10 to 15 minute walk from the event venue at MSN UK, Cardinal Place, 100 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5JL.

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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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Announcing first half of agenda for digital journalism conference news:rewired, Friday 19 April

The next news:rewired takes place on Friday 19 April at MSN HQ in London (Cardinal Place, 100 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5JL).

Sessions will range from panels offering presentations and discussion around certain topics, to more practical workshops, offering demonstrations and guides to digital tools and techniques.

We have so far firmed up the morning of the agenda. The rest of the agenda and more speakers will be announced very soon.

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Announcing the first topics for April’s news:rewired conference

We’re pleased to announce the first details for the next news:rewired conference, which will take place on Friday 19 April at MSN UK’s offices in Victoria, London.

The one-day conference will bring together experts and innovators from the digital journalism industry for a day of inspiring presentations, practical workshops and topical discussions. Sessions will focus on the latest techniques and tools being used in forward-thinking newsrooms in the UK and beyond.

Some of the initial themes which we plan to cover at the event:

curation and the journalist as a manager
– user-generated-content and building the community into the newsgathering process
data journalism, including where to find data and initial research pointers
social standards and online etiquette

Sessions will range from panels offering presentations and discussion around certain topics, and more workshop-style sessions, offering demonstrations and practical guides to digital tools.

You can buy tickets for the conference for just £95 +VAT at this link.

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Save the date! The next news:rewired is on Friday 19 April – tickets on sale now

news:rewired, the one-day digital journalism conference from Journalism.co.uk, will return next year on Friday 19 April, to MSN UK’s offices in Victoria, London.

The day will look at emerging trends and new tools and techniques being used in the digital journalism space in 2013.

We will be announcing more details soon. Tickets are already on sale at this link.

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Presentations: Mobile reporting session at #newsrw

One of the sessions at news:rewired – digital stories looked at some useful apps and ideas for using a mobile phone for reporting. Speakers also shared some of the interesting initiatives from news outlets in the mobile space.

Speakers were: Eric Siereveld, vice president, Scoopshot; Neil McIntosh, deputy editor, Europe, Wall Street Journal; Marc Settle, project producer at the BBC College of Journalism specialising in mobile journalism; Nick Garnett, North of England correspondent, BBC 5 Live. The session was moderated by Kevin Anderson, editor and digital strategist, Knowledge Bridge, Media Development Loan Fund.

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