On Friday 14 October 2016, the seventh edition of this year’s News Impact Summit series will be organised in Prague, Czech Republic (#NISPRG).
The summit will focus on the theme “Digital Journalism Practice: Social Media, Data and Best Way to Tell Stories”.
Co-organised by the European Journalism Centre (EJC) and the Google News Lab, in collaboration with Sourcefabric, this one full-day free public event will cover various aspects of innovation in journalism, from cross-platform strategies and visual data-driven storytelling to social media engagement and impact measurement through data analytics. Participants will also have an opportunity to attend skills training workshops and hands-on sessions focusing on methods and tools for journalism, verification, data journalism and live-blogging.
The list of confirmed speakers includes:
– Stephen K. Doig, Knight Chari in Journalism, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism
– Amanda Farnsworth, Editor Visual Journalism, BBC News
– Kritsanarat Khunkham, Newsroom Manager, Die Welt
– Beata Biel, CEE Media Training Specialist, Google News Lab
– Denise Law, Community Editor, The Economist
– Fergus Bell, Founder of DigDeeper Media and UGC Ethic Lead at ONA
– Rachel Rodriguez, Social Media Producer, CNN International
– Wilfried Rütten, Director, European Journalism Centre
– Dan Williamson, Business Strategist, Wochit
– Veronika Divišová, Head of Strategic Partnerships, Sourcefabric
– Mandy Jenkins, Head of News, Storyful
– Jonathan Hoffmann, Chief Operating Officer, Project Syndicate
… and many more!
Sign up now for this free event open to all journalists, editors, newsroom managers, entrepreneurs, developers, designers, and J-school students. The organizers welcome any creative minds who are/want to become part of the future of digital journalism.
Find out more about this summit on its webpage.