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Announcing news:rewired – media in motion, 3 February 2012

Our next event news:rewired – media in motion will take place on 3 February at MSN’s London offices in Victoria, looking at the latest tools, strategies and approaches in online journalism and the use of digital technologies for innovative news production, with a focus on social and mobile developments.

Sessions at the one-day conference will include a look at the opportunities for online video, how to bring newsgames into news coverage, how best to time social media output, innovative approaches in mobile reporting and building coherent multi-platform strategies for delivering content across print, web, tablet and smartphone apps.

You can book tickets here. Tickets cost £130 (+VAT) and include lunch, refreshments and after event drinks on the day.

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#newsrw: Save the date – the next news:rewired will be 3 February

What is it? news:rewired (#newsrw) is a one-day conference on the latest developments in digital journalism. Organised by Journalism.co.uk, it is an opportunity to hear key industry speakers and learn about the latest trends and tools.

Who should attend? Journalists, industry professionals, social media coordinators and PRs.

We are currently putting together the programme and will announce the sessions over the next few weeks.

Previous news:rewired speakers include: Xavier Damman, co-founder of Storify; Heather Brooke, known for her role in bringing MPs expenses to light; Simon Rogers, editor of the Guardian’s Datablog and Datastore; and Steve Herrmann, editor of BBC News.

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Presentations and video from session #3B: collaboration in investigative journalism

This post contains presentations from session 3B, collaboration in investigative journalism, featuring Iain Overton, managing editor, Bureau of Investigative Journalism; Simon Perry, founder, Ventnor Blog; Paul Lewis, special projects editor, the Guardian and Christine Spolar, investigations and special projects editor, the Financial Times.

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Presentations and video from session #2B: business models in community journalism

This post features presentations from some of the speakers who appeared on the panel for session 2B at news:rewired, which included Turi Munthe, founder, Demotix; Philip Trippenbach, editor-in-chief, Citizenside; Rick Waghorn, founder, Addiply and Henry Peirse, founder and CEO of GRN.

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#newsrw: Ten facts and figures shared at news:rewired – connected journalism

Did you know that Norwegian newspaper VG has a rule to encourage editorial staff to spend 10 per cent of their time on social media? Do you know how many readers the Huffington Post UK had in its first full month since it launched in January?

Here are 10 statistics learnt at news:rewired – connected journalism

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