Technology
Flying Into New Territory With Drone Journalism
- Ben Kreimer
- Dickens Olewe
- Taylor Owen
- Matt Waite
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Moderated by Valerie Belair-Gagnon
After years of technological experimentation and legal ambiguity, civilian drones are now going mainstream. The new regulatory environment created by the latest FAA decision will...
From Scheherazade to Snapchat: Ancient Storytelling Practices that Win the Internet for Good
- Amy O'Leary
In an age where algorithms are determining much of what we see, there’s a scramble to “reinvent” storytelling for a digital age. But taking the long view (and we mean a...
How NOT to Break the Bank with Video
- Angela Pacienza
In an age where newsrooms are watching every penny, how do you make video work? Is it really possible to have a video strategy that doesn’t break the bank? We’ll run...
Human Cognition, Meet Video in the Social Age
- Sophie Lebrecht
Scroll. Pause. Watch. We want our community to find our video thumbnails so compelling they can’t help but watch our piece. CEO of Neon Labs, Dr. Sophie Lebrecht, will discuss...
Interactive Graphics for the Newsroom Couch Potato
- Julia B. Chan
- Jaeah Lee
- Aaron Williams
There’s growing pressure in newsrooms to create interactive graphics and projects for stories on deadline, but many newsrooms don’t have the resources to build custom...
Privacy and Email and Servers, Oh My! An Under-the-Hood Look at the Internet
- Andy Boyle
Does talk of digital security feel like it's over your head? Wondering exactly what happens when you send an email, who might be reading it, and how? Breaking News’ Andy...
Radio Reimagined: Distributing Audio In the Digital Age
- Mike Fourcher
Rivet Radio’s Mike Fourcher will discuss the next steps for personalizing digital audio, from curating the ever-growing number of podcasts to interacting with radio programs...
Reimagining Video Distribution for the Social Age
- Sara Catania
- Eric Neel
Too often, you spend a lot of time building an incredible video package, only to realize you have to retrofit your final content to a variety of social media channels. Two top...
Simple News Graphics for Reporters and Editors
- David Yanofsky
Hear from Quartz’s David Yanofsky on how everyone benefits from letting journalists with no formal graphics training make their own charts and graphs and learn what you can...