Greg Barber
director digital news projects The Washington Post
John Crowley
co-director Headlines Network
Mary Hamilton
executive editor audience The Guardian
Marc Lavallee
director technology product and strategy journalism program Knight Foundation
Martin Stabe
head of interactive news The Financial Times
Latest developers: how engineers and editors can work together to create an innovative newsroom.
Should journalists and developers sit together in newsrooms? Does every journalist need to know how to code? Creating a newsroom that hums with innovation isn't an easy task. This session will discuss how digital-forward newsrooms keep ahead of the curve.
The following issues will be considered:
> Tips to drive digital innovation in traditional newsrooms, even on a small budget
> Bridging the editor/engineer divide: how to create a workplace and workflow that works for both
> Examples of strong collaboration made possible by skill-diverse teams working together