news:rewired – city university, london, 14/01/2010

Are you going? You should.

This is one of those things i’ll try not to miss: Journalism.co.uk, the online journalism website par excellence, is turning 10, and they’re organizing a conference dedicated to what-you-know-what. So if you’re into the present and future of journalism, sign up, it’s on the 14th of January and it costs the fair amount of 80£. By the way, have i ever told you that my blog is on their list?

In Journalism.co.uk’s own words:

news:rewired, a one-day meet-up organised by Journalism.co.uk at City University, London will bring together leading multimedia journalists and digital news editors and look beyond our industry to data experts and e-commerce specialists, generating original ideas for ways of working and practical advice you can use straightaway.

news:rewired wants to help you do better journalism – whether that’s learning the basics of videojournalism or discovering new social media tools through which to tell your stories -  by providing speakers who are already changing how it’s done.

“It’s always been our goal to educate as well as observe at Journalism.co.uk, and news:rewired represents the culmination of our accumulated efforts in that direction over the past decade,” added Journalism.co.uk founder John Thompson.

Multimedia, mash-ups and making money – this is the news business rewired.

Full details are at www.newsrewired.com, but here’s the basic outline:

Who’s it for?

• Journalists: staffers, freelancers, editors, newsroom executives, trainees and students from all sectors, as well as those looking to get back into the industry
• Journalism trainers, tutors and teachers
• Anyone in media, journalism and communications with an interest in where our industry is headed

When and where?

• news:rewired will take place on 14 January 2010 at London’s City University from 10am – 5:15pm.
  

What’s going on?

• Session 1: Multimedia

Choose from three groups: videojournalism; social media for journalists; a troubleshooting panel for all your online journalism needs.

• Session 2: Collaboration

Take your pick from three discussions on forming partnerships, covering: user-generated content, data and local media.

• Session 3: Making Money

No event for modern-day journalists would be worth attending without a discussion on making money. But there’ll be no wishful ‘blue sky thinking’ here, just a look at what’s worked, what hasn’t and where the opportunities are for online journalists.

How much will it cost?

news:rewired tickets are £80+ VAT and can be bought at this link.

For more information contact:

Laura Oliver (laura [at] journalism.co.uk) or Judith Townend (judith [at] journalism.co.uk) on +44 (0)1273 384290

And follow @newsrewired on Twitter