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Social media is taking an increasingly central role in how newsrooms find and report on stories, so expert speakers in the field came and gave their advice at last week’s news:rewired conference.
Dhruti Shah, a UGC producer at BBC News, and Jochen Spangenberg, innovation manager at Deutsche Welle and the Reveal project, gave some useful pointers.
Miss out on news:rewired? Check out the speakers slides and accompanying audio tracks from the session on ‘sourcing stories on social media’
“It’s absolutely nuts, it’s an incredible experience,” said Alex Wood, editor in chief of The Memo, at news:rewired in London.
He was talking about the experience of virtual reality. Since Facebook bought Oculus Rift for $2 billion (£1.3bn) last year, it is clear how seriously technology giants are taking this new medium. Samsung, HTC and Google have developed their own headsets with the Google Cardboard available for around £10.
Experts in the emerging field of virtual reality shared their thoughts and work on how the medium can be an effective journalistic tool.
What strategies should news outlets use to succeed in social storytelling? That was the big question during an afternoon workshop of the news:rewired conference that focused on the opportunities and challenges when publishing straight to social media
The panel in this final session of the news:rewired conference, today in London, discussed the possibilities for news in virtual reality and how ‘immersive’ technology can work for journalism.
Wearable technologies – particularly smartwatches – have five potential superpowers that news organisations can tap into, according to Tom Quast and Nils Kaehler, founders of Creative Vikings, a smartwatch news app
Today’s teenagers don’t bother with their laptops, they go directly to mobile, Hanna Kouri, of Finnish channel ISTV, told delegates at the news:rewired conference, in London today.
Smartwatches are becoming increasingly popular. This session of the news:rewired conference, in London today, looked at the dos and don’ts of news alerts on smartwatches.
Robb Montgomery, founder of the Smart Film School, and Patricia O’Callaghan, mobile journalist for RTÉ News, today gave the news:rewired conference a masterclass on the first steps to creating mobile journalism videos – or as the cool kids call it: MOJO
During an afternoon session of the news:rewired conference, in London today, Dhruti Shah, UGC producer with BBC News, and Jochen Spangenberg, innovation manager from Reveal project/ Deutsche Welle, shared their tips on how to use social media efficiently.
For many news outlets, over half of the total audience is now mobile. This workshop session of news:rewired, in London, explored what media professionals consider essential when they press play.
