A copy of the presentation delivered in the Twitter reporting workshop at news:rewired – digital stories on Thursday 6 December, as led by Anna Doble, head of online, Channel 4 News and Jenny Rigby, social media and special projects producer, Channel 4 News.
Presentations: Collecting social conversations session at #newsrw
The first panel session at news:rewired – digital stories looked at the ways journalists can find conversations taking place on various social media platforms, discover news leads and tune in to audience reactions.
The panel consisted of: Ian Barber, senior developer advocate, Google+; Katie Rogers, social news editor, Guardian US; Dave Wyllie, editor, BreakingNews.com; Catriona Oldershaw, UK managing director, Synthesio. It was moderated by Gabrielle Laine-Peters, social media consultant.
How news groups use social media to build stories
The first panel session of news:rewired looked at ways in which journalists can locate conversations across social media platforms, discover news leads and tune in to audience reactions.
The session featured: Ian Barber, senior developer advocate, Google+; Katie Rogers, social news editor, Guardian US; Dave Wyllie, editor, BreakingNews.com; Catriona Oldershaw, UK managing director, Synthesio, talking about their varied experience of breaking news across the web
The panel discussed how journalists measure success of ‘social conversations’.
As it happened: Tips for journalists on collecting social media conversations
The first session of news:rewired looked at the ways journalists can find conversations taking place on various social media platforms, discover news leads and tune in to audience reactions.
The session featured: Ian Barber, senior developer advocate, Google+; Katie Rogers, social news editor, Guardian US; Dave Wyllie, editor, BreakingNews.com; Catriona Oldershaw, UK managing director, Synthesio. Moderated by Gabrielle Peters, social media consultant.
Announcing Synthesio as latest sponsor of news:rewired – digital stories
We’re pleased to announce social media monitoring specialists Synthesio as the latest sponsors of digital journalism conference news:rewired – digital stories.
Journalism.co.uk’s one-day conference takes place on Thursday 6 December at MSN UK’s offices in Victoria, London.
The day will be geared towards equipping delegates with knowledge of the latest techniques and tools for producing top-notch digital journalism, as well as offering insight into some of the innovative projects evolving within today’s newsrooms, and outside of them. See the agenda here.
Synthesio is a global, multi-lingual social media monitoring company that offers a powerful mix of tech and human monitoring services, to help businesses collect, make sense of and participate in the conversations happening about them online.
There are still a handful of tickets available for news:rewired, but be quick as the event usually sells out. Tickets for the one-day conference can be purchased at this link for just £130 (+VAT). Lunch and refreshments will also be provided, as well as networking drinks afterwards.
Social news: NME’s hashtags, Channel 4’s Twitter engagement, and Tumblr’s cats
Luke Lewis, editor, NME.com; Marc Cooper, head of publishing at Northcliffe Digital; Faisal Islam, economics editor, Channel 4 News; Mark Coatney, media outreach director, Tumblr discuss engaging with readers via various social platforms.
For more from news:rewired – full stream ahead follow #newsrw
LIVE: Keynote – Cory Haik, Washington Post
Cory Haik, executive producer for digital news at the Washington Post delivered the keynote speech at news:rewired – full stream ahead.
Haik is driven by innovation in the newsroom, with a current focus on mobile and social.
For more from news:rewired follow #newsrw
Announcing Tumblr as latest news:rewired – full stream ahead sponsor
We are pleased to announce blogging platform Tumblr as the latest sponsor of news:rewired – full stream ahead, Journalism.co.uk’s digital journalism conference on Friday 13 July
Collection of verification resources for journalists, ahead of #newsrw
A key issue facing journalists on a daily basis when working on any platform is how to verify information they are receiving. When it comes to working online the need to verify content shared on social media and other forms of user generated content sumbitted online remains just as important. At news:rewired – full stream […]
A first look at what’s on the agenda for news:rewired – full stream ahead, Friday 13 July
news:rewired will bring together key digital journalism experts for a day of sessions and workshops, focused on the latest tools, techniques and tips on how to produce the best journalism online and make it earn its keep, with innovative case studies from the industry
Sessions at the one-day conference will cover:
– how to work with and maximise engaged communities across platforms
– the latest developments in mobile news publishing and how best to exploit portable platforms
– the array of social media platforms at a journalist’s disposal, beyond (and including) Twitter and Facebook
– advice on handling rumour online and the recommended verification and correction processes
– money matters – the latest approaches to making money from news online and what users are prepared to offer in exchange for content
– how the ‘live stream’ approach to digital news reporting and live social feeds are being built into traditional news output
