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Panel Discussion: The Role of Mobile Technology in Newsgathering, Journalism and the Consumption of News

Thursday, July 22, 2010 from 6:30 PM to 8:15 PM (GMT)


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Background: Mobile phones are changing the way we learn about and experience news. Citizen journalists and ordinary people are, increasingly, beating TV crews to the scene of breaking news stories. Mobile technology is becoming an essential part of the professional journalist's tool-kit. Mobiles are also changing the way we consume news, allowing people on the move to keep abreast of the stories important to them.
Discussion: This panel discussion brings together a range of experts from journalism, academia and mainstream media to discuss the role of mobile phones in newsgathering, reporting and the consumption of news. Topics include:

* The role of eyewitness reports, captured and shared via mobile, in news today
* The motivation of citizen journalists and others who share news related content via their mobiles
* The importance of mobile journalism skills to the work of professional journalists
* Inspirational examples of stories covered by journalists and others using mobile phones
* Tips on creating great stories using a mobile phone
* How are mobile phones changing the way we find and consume news
* The impact of new technology on the business of news

Panellists:
Louis Gump
Vice President Mobile, CNN
Louis is vice president of CNN Mobile, responsible for managing CNN’s mobile business. Based in CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta, he directs CNN’s mobile strategy and development to meet consumer needs and grow overall reach, usage and revenue. 
Ben Hammersley
Editor at Large, Wired UK
Ben is Editor at Large of Conde Nast's Wired UK magazine, Director of Digital at Six Creative and Principal of Dangerous Precedent. Hammersley previously worked as the first Internet reporter for The Times and as a reporter for The Guardian as well as reporting from  Iran and Afghanistan.
Alex Wood
Freelance Mobile Journalist, Producer and Lecturer
Alex is a freelance journalist and co-founder of Not on the Wires, a multimedia journalism production company. He created G20 London Live, a mobile journalism project covering the G20 summit in London. He also teaches mobile journalism to students at London South Bank University. 
Andy Dickinson
Course Leader, BA Digital Journalism Production, University of Central Lancashire
Andy teaches Digital and Online Journalism at the Department of Journalism at the University of Central Lancashire, which has had dedicated postgraduate and undergraduate courses in Online Journalism since 1999. In his spare time he edits TV programmes and provides training for journalists moving to Digital.
Jonathan Hewett
Director, Newspaper Journalism, City University
Jonathan is Director of Newspaper in the Department of Journalism at City University, London. The course combines practical skills training in reporting, interviewing, writing, editing, research, newspaper production and digital production skills, including the use of mobile phones and social media. 
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