We are very pleased to announce that Yusuf Omar, a mobile and wearable journalist and co-founder of Hashtag Our Stories, will join our (already stellar) speaker lineup.
Mobile journalism legend Yusuf Omar is joining Newsrewired
Issue of citizen journalism produces heated debate
The afternoon crowdsourcing session at news:rewired was dominated by disagreements about the value of citizen journalism
Qik: Joanna Geary and Sarah Hartley on citizen journalism
The Times Online web developer Joanna Geary and the Guardian Local’s launch editor, Sarah Hartley discuss citizen journalism and local media
Collaboration is key: citizen media, crowdsourcing and data-mashing
In breakout sessions during the afternoon we’ll be looking at various news collaborations, exploring the benefits and problems of citizen media, crowdsourcing, and commercial and new non-profit partnerships.