In the run up to news:rewired we’ll be publishing some thoughts from our speakers on the subject of their session. In this post, co-founder of Briefing Media Ltd, Rory Brown talks about the importance of personal brands and networks, and about starting any model with the reader in mind
Thoughts from our speakers: The Guardian’s Simon Rogers on the future of datajournalism
In the run up to news:rewired we’ll be publishing some thoughts from our speakers on the subject of their session. In this post we talk to Guardian datablog and datastore editor Simon Rogers about what 2011 holds for datajournalism
Thoughts from our speakers: 1000 Heads’ Molly Flatt on branding and entrepreneurialism
In the final two weeks before news:rewired we’ll be publishing some thoughts from our speakers on the subject of their session. We asked 1000 Heads’ Word of Mouth Evangelist Molly Flatt about branding and entrepreneurialism for journalists working in a digital age
news:rewired gets Kinect-ed just for delegates
It’s launch is undoubtedly part of the future of gaming – and we like to push the boundaries at news:rewired events, so we’re pleased to announce that delegates at our beyond the story event will have the opportunity to try out Microsoft’s latest release for the Xbox, Kinect
Get a free headshot at news:rewired – beyond the story with iStockphoto
Delegates attending news:rewired – beyond the story later this month can snap up a free professional headshot on the day thanks to iStockphoto.
Prizes worth £1000 up for grabs in the #newsrw QR code challenge!
We’re offering three news:rewired delegates the chance to win a copy of QuarkXPress 8, Sony noise-cancelling headphones and a bottle of champagne each, worth a £1000 in total. Read more about the prizes and our news:rewired QR code competition
Thoughts from our speakers: The Guardian’s Martin Belam on linked data
In the final two weeks before news:rewired we’ll be publishing some thoughts from our speakers on the subject of their session. We asked Guardian information architect Martin Belam about linked data and how it relates to his own work
Announcing the #newsrw QR Code Challenge
On Thursday 16 December news:rewired is running its next journalism event. During the day you will get to hear from industry leaders and those at the edges of innovation in all forms of news media and also have the opportunity to network with media representatives from a range of organisations. But that is not all.
Links: the digital production desk – more platforms, more potential?
We’re back with more links and resources around some of the discussion topics planned for news:rewired – beyond the story. In this post we’ve collected some tips and articles of interest relating to the digital production desk session, which features speakers Jonathan Richards, Martin Stabe and Vicky Taylor, discussing: the move to digital platforms and production desks; the new tools and opportunities on offer and also how to apply traditional skills to the new media environment.
Introducing new speakers for news:rewired – beyond the story
We’ve been adding new speakers to our agenda for news:rewired – beyond the story over the past few weeks. In case you missed the changes, here’s who is joining us.