Social media has revolutionised the traditional media – newsgathering, editorial roles, relationships with audiences have all changed. The BBC’s Journalism Academy held a major conference, #SocialMediaWhatsTrending? in Salford at the end of October and they have put up video of the sessions on their website
There was a stellar line-up and the conference was a treasure trove of information and advice on how journalism is responding to the brave new world of social media. Sessions were:
- Online privacy, freedom and security (in the era of transparency)
- Newsgathering and UGC content
- Editorial leadership, social media and breaking news
- Why we all love a list – the power of curation and sharing
- Flagship entertainment ‘capturing the nation’ – the battle for the biggest audience
- Visualising radio – the new frontier
- Keynote: Listen, Watch, Share and BBC Radio 1 Interactive Engagement
- Investigative journalism and new technologies
- Memes under the microscope – is there a formula for viral success?
- Sport, social media and ROI with audiences
- Reddit – the front page of the internet: New user behaviour and social media trends
- Charles Miller blogged about the event on the College of Journalism blog:
- SocialMediaWhatsTrending – journalism’s brave new world?
- SocialMediaWhatsTrending – the old barriers are down
- Twitter: #bbcsocial
You might also be interested in our podcast on verifying user generated content – a fascinating lecture by Markham Nolan of Storyful.
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