Assembling designers, developers, journalists, and project managers to form an interdisciplinary storytelling unit (like DW’s visual journalism team) can be a beautiful and rewarding process – if you manage to find common ground, foster motivation, and keep everybody happy. Here’s a couple of tips on how to go about it. (more…)
Before we flip shut our laptops, pull off our slightly sweaty HMDs, and take a little summer break, it’s time for a quick recap of what team Fader* has accomplished in the last couple of months. (more…)
In times of low editorial budgets but increased appetite for spectacular video footage, journalism is looking for new ways to overcome restrictions in reporting large global events. With media technology rapidly becoming better and cheaper, new opportunities arise — such as the use of civil drones for new angles on video storytelling. (more…)
When: 25 May 2016
Where: Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, London, UK
What is it?
The Media and Entertainment Alliance Europe hosts its second annual Smart Content Summit in London with a series of presentations and panel discussions.
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Deutsche Welle Innovation aims to find out, based on a collaboration with Ludwig-Maximilians-University (Munich) and AX Semantics.
The (virtual) event on December 17th will provide an opportunity for journalists, scientists and students to learn and play with the next wave of technologies usable in newsrooms. The focus will be on prediction models and robot journalism, supported by design thinking as a method to develop impactful new offerings on digital platforms.
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