the five next big tech changes that will disrupt newsrooms - shazna nessa - austin newstrain - aug....
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NewsTrain instructor Shazna Nessa gives her picks for the next five big tech changes that will roil newsrooms: (1) robots and automation, (2) the Internet of things, (3) data, (4) wearables, and (5) design and creativity. She suggests how journalists might get ready for these changes. Nessa is the former Associated Press interactive and innovations chief. She delivered this presentation as part of the NewsTrain workshop in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 22-23, 2014. Please see an associated handout -- Five Things Changing Our World. For more information about NewsTrain, a traveling workshop for journalists sponsored by Associated Press Media Editors, please visit http://www.apme.com/?AboutNewsTrain.TRANSCRIPT
Chicago Daily News, 1976
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New York Times Innovation Report
Innovation Report nuggets (Nieman Journalism Lab)
• The value of the homepage is decreasing.
• Newsroom must work with business side
• Experimentation
• Repackage old content in new ways.
• Need more tools, not one-offs
• Structured data
• Platform/publisher
• Mobile demands its own creativity.
TOMORROW’S NEWSROOM Looking forward
Always be learning
Student designed by Wilson Joseph from the thenounproject.com
WHAT’S COMING? Disruption and opportunity in the newsroom
1. Robots & Automation
Robot designed by Simon Child from the thenounproject.com
Robots
• Automated stories
• Sensor journalism
• Drone journalism
• Machine learning
2. Internet of Everything
Atomic designed by Jerry Wang from the thenounproject.com
3. Data
• Data journalism, skills
• Analytics
• Pitfalls
4. Wearables
5. Creativity & Design
Idea designed by Andrew Laskey from the thenounproject.com
You are high-paid consultants tasked with identifying opportunities for your newsroom based on these trends: 1. Robots & Automation 2. Internet of Everything 3. Data 4. Wearables 5. Creativity and Design What are your recommendations? THINK BIG!