Press release -
Digital Journalism World 2013
Press Release - Monday, 5 August, 2013
Source
– Digital Journalism World 2013
Digital Journalism World 2013 (7 - 8 October 2013 | Singapore) will explore opportunities and tools of change for today’s newsrooms and journalists.
This first and inaugural event in Asia, Digital Journalism World 2013 (7-8 October, Singapore) will capture the exciting shift in Journalism & Newsroom onto the digital stage, as it embraces new technology, tools of change and innovations in the digital sphere with multiple online platforms for news broadcast, while leaving old paradigms behind.
This is a premier gathering of Journalists, Producers, Writers, Publishers and Executives in digital journalism, global media and news brands, digital newsroom, trade and business media brands, as well as mobile and digital technology providers.
Key themes explored:
- Big Data
- Visual Story
Telling
- Social Media
& Citizen Journalism, Crowdsourcing operations
- News consumption
today
- Live blogging as
medium
- New Technology
and New Tools of Change
- Rise of Mobile
Journalism
- Digital Ethics
- Integrative
Model for Mainstream and Alternative Journalism
- Brands as Journalists
- Building,
increasing & engaging participatory online communities
Speakers:
- John
Burn-Murdoch, Data
Journalist, The Guardian UK
- Lisa
MacLeod, Head
of Operations, The Financial Times,
FT.com
- Robert
Bole, Director
of Innovation, Broadcasting Board of
Governors
- Paul
Cheung, Global
Interactive Editor, Associated Press
& President and Advisory Board Member, Asian American Journalists Association
- James
Neufeld, CEO
& Co-Founder, SAM
- Mark
Johnson, Community
Editor, The Economist
- Felix
Soh, Digital
Media Editor, Singapore Press Holdings
- Nicholas
Kayser-Bril, CEO
& Co-Founder, Journalism++
- Maria
Ressa, CEO, Rappler
- Kaylene
Hong, Asia
Reporter, The Next Web
- Graham
Lovelace, Director,
Lovelace Consulting &
Co-Founder, Infographics Agency
- Dr
Wibke Weber, Visiting
Professor, Nanyang Technological
University
- Steven
Gan, Founder
& CEO, Malaysiakini (Malaysia Now)
- Cheah
Yew Kuin, Local
Partner, Baker McKenzie
- Dr.
Stephen Quinn, Digital
Media Consultant and MOJO Trainer (former Journalist, South China Morning Post)
(tbc)
- Dr.
David Campbell, Multimedia
Analyst and Writer
- Milton
Momenu Islam, Business
Development APAC, Vizrt
To attend: Email info@asher-russell.com
Get the latest developments. Find out more about the tools available to help Journalists & Newsroom better manage and “up their game” in the shifting paradigm? All these, and still stay close to the heart of Journalism, which is to tell better stories, while maintain accuracy, truth and connection to our audiences?
Presenters will discuss the latest models, technology & approaches for the digital media & online news broadcast & journalism industry. Issues will cover news creation, to news gathering & re-purposing…to news workflow management & distribution.
These exciting topics will be discussed and deliberated by the key stakeholders:
- What is the model of Journalism in the age of
digital media?
- What opportunities and challenges are Journalists
facing in the digital and mobile revolution?
- What are the current progress in adapting to social
media and the changes in the newsroom with its new interactions with audiences?
- The rise in social story-telling and buzzfeed – is
this the future of journalism?
- What new tools do social media require for
professionals and how does that affect our legacy systems?
- What is the role of a journalist in a big data
world?
- What tools are helping journalists to work with big
data?
- How to identify trends early using tools available?
How can we use big data to uncover facts and the truth?
- How is live blogging used effectively in telling
stores in real time?
- How can traditional newsroom and digital ones build
real value in real time live journalism?
- Where is the biggest news audience? - Newspaper,
Radio, TV, Social, Web?
- How news consumption has changed, what does it mean
to have “news coverage” today?
- What are the key characteristics of mobile media
consumption across screens and platforms? changing media vs changing consumer
- Using YouTube for news breaks; building campaigns;
collect information and promoting reporting
- Use of augmented reality and engaging digital
audiences
- What are some of the most power tools to truly
engage our audience and listening to them
- Using data visualization tools
- How does Mobile impact the world of journalism now?
- What are the new jobs we’ve never heard of but need
now?
- What are the key challenges facing Journalists
today?
- What influences an audience to download a news app
or digital news piece?
- What are some great ways to grow your social media
presence across borders and bring your reporting into the right online
communities?
- What are the best practices in terms of
correcting/editing content? How about updating archives and what are some of
the causes that lead to seizure of a blog?
- How do we handle social media sources and their
validity?
- With the speed of news on social media, how do we
ensure accuracy over speed?
- Understanding Journalists as brands
- What does digital journalism and media (TV, radio
etc) look like in mobile-first, user-centric world?
- How do we build a respected journalism brand in the
heart of social media, with integrative, interactive and conversational
marketing built in
Visit event website at www.digital-journalism-world.com
Sponsors – SAM, VIZRT
Digital Media Partner - MyNewsDesk
Event Partners – AsiaToday.com, TNW (The Next Web), Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC)
News Distributor – ACN Newswire
For enquiries and for info to attend this event, please contact:
Deborah Crystal Lee
Marketing Manager
Digital Journalism World 2013
Email – marketing-55@asher-russell.com
Organized by Asher Russell Events Pte Ltd
Topics
- Education
Categories
- journalist content
- social media analysis
- digital media companies
- data journalism
- online journalism
- social storytelling
Digital Journalism World will capture this exciting shift in Journalism onto the digital stage, as it embraces new technology and innovations in the digital space and multiple online platforms, while discarding old paradigms. This is a premier gathering of Journalists, Producers, Writers, Publishers and Executives in digital journalism, well known global media brands, trade and business media brands, as well as mobile and digital technology providers.
