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
data editor 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