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8th annual Barcamp News Innovation is taking place Oct. 15

After seven years bringing BCNI to you in the spring, the 8th annual Barcamp News Innovation is happening in the fall, Oct. 15. There is some construction taking place in our venue, Temple University’s Annenberg Hall in Philadelphia, so we’re taking the opportunity to bring BCNI to the fall. (A chance to get more students … [Read more…]
Complete wrap of seventh annual Barcamp News Innovation 2015

The seventh annual Barcamp News Innovation featured much conversation on news process and editorial products. Rather than just sharing ideas, there was much tactics sharing too in sessions at the unconference, including a few pre-planned sessions and a keynote from Vox Media’s Lauren Rabaino. More than 150 people came through the event, including representatives from … [Read more…]
3 pre-planned sessions for Barcamp News Innovation 2015

We adhere to the unconference format at BCNI, but we’ve found success in recent years pre-planning a few sessions to give new attendees a sense of what’s to come. Here is what we have up for this year: “The Future of OpenDataPhilly.org” by Azavea founder Robert Cheetham, City of Philadelphia Chief Data Officer Tim Wisniewski and … [Read more…]