Publishers can engage with their online communities in a number of ways – they can respond to comments, host Q&A discussions and even crowdsource content, very few would crowdsource an entire magazine. But that’s exactly what Finland’s Bonnier Publications did, its chief executive told the news:rewired conference, in London today.
As it happened: How newsrooms can use Instagram
The first afternoon session at the news:rewired conference, today in London, took a practical look at how news outlets are finding, sourcing and using content from Instagram.
As it happened: Online security for journalists session
This session at the news:rewired conference, in London today, was a workshop for journalists to look at how they can protect themselves, their sources, and their stories online.
Lessons learnt from Media Wales ‘journey to shareability’
Media Wales’s head of web, Paul Rowland, told the news:rewired conference today that regional news titles are “perfectly poised” to embrace BuzzFeed-style shareable content, but also warned that “not optimising your content for sharing is as damaging as not using basic SEO”.
As it happened: Conversations with the audience session
There are many ways online publishers engage with their community, from simply responding to comments to hosting Q&A discussions and crowdsourcing content. This session at the news:rewired conference, today in London, shared lessons from those connecting with their audience online across platforms
As it happened: Data journalism on a budget
For those keen to tell data-driven stories, having limited resources need not stand in your way. This session at the news:rewired conference, today in London, outlined how people could learn about the array of free tools online, as well as pointing out some preparation tips and effective workflows to make the most of data, at speed.
Five ways BuzzFeed makes content people want to share
Jack Shepherd, editorial director of BuzzFeed, delivered the keynote address on ‘shareable content’ today at the 11th news:rewired conference, held today in London. Handily, he delivered it at a list…
As it happened: Social media judgement and shareability
Following on from the keynote, this session kept the spotlight on social media with a look at key issues for news outlets to consider
As it happened: Keynote speech from BuzzFeed’s Jack Shepherd
Jack Shepherd, editorial director of BuzzFeed, delivered the keynote opening address at the news:rewired conference, today in London, explaining how news outlets can make their content shareable
Announcing Tout as latest sponsor of news:rewired
We’re pleased to confirm Tout as the latest sponsor of news:rewired, the one-day digital journalism conference by Journalism.co.uk.
The short-form video platform, which is used by outlets such as Digital First Media and the Wall Street Journal, allows journalists to capture a range of media from breaking news footage to snappy interviews.
Michael Downing, who is founder and chief executive of Tout, will join the short-form video session at news:rewired on Thursday 20 February.
Other speakers in the session include Kamali Melbourne, online video producer at Channel 4 News, Peter Winfield, videographics director for the Economist and Matt Danzico, head of the BBC Innovation Lab.
Tickets to the event have sold out, but digital tickets are available for £100 +VAT, giving holders access to session and workshop videos after the event.