(a few) reasons why journalism needs nerds
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Presentation made at "Nerds in News" panel at nr-jahreskonferenz 2014. 4./5. July | NDR Fernsehen, Hamburg, Germany. Conference by Netzwerk Recherche — You’ll Never Walk Alone. http://netzwerkrecherche.org/wordpress/nr14/TRANSCRIPT
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(A FEW) REASONS WHY JOURNALISM NEEDS NERDS
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nr-Jahreskonferenz 2014.4./5. July. Hamburg.
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@MIGUELPAZ. “DAS” REPORTER.I work with and for Journalism using Technology.
17 years in journalism, featured in 3 books, 1 record produced, worked in 5 newsrooms, 6 universities, advice news organizations, got a few chilean authorities
and businessmen fired, and I have grilled lot`s of barbecues :). Now Nieman Berkman Fellow, director of Poderomedia Foundation, Poderopedia,
creator of Hacks/Hackers ChileIcon by Blake Kimmel
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I HATE(D) TECHNOLOGY
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(until I understood the following 2 slides)
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THE HISTORY OF JOURNALISM IS ABOUT DISTRIBUTION, LOGISTICS & BRANDING
(democratization of content - and means - of production)
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THE HISTORY OF JOURNALISM STORYTELLING STRUCTURE IS DETERMINED BY TECHNOLOGY
(medium = message)
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Un periodista y sus datos (antes)
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(In picture: Martín Almada, Paraguay lawyer. He discover the Terror Archives of the Cóndor Operation in Latinamerica in 1992. Has spent his life researching and encouraging reporters to find stories in the
Archives, that are similar to the Stasi Archives)
JOURNALISTS LIKE HIM AND OTHERS NEED TO WORK WITH TECHNOLOGISTS
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TECHNOLOGISTS CAN COLLABORATE WITH YOU IN MANY WAYS…
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ART DIRECTORS & INFORMATION DESIGNERS
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Like Sylke Gruhnwald, Gregor Aisch, Moritz Stefaner or Benjamin Wiederkehr
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DATA INTERVIEWERS & IMPORTANT NEWS FINDERS
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OffShoreLeaks / Poderopedia
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DATA ANALYSTS, CONTENT DISTRIBUTORS & INFO INTERPRETERS
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HELP YOU TO PROTECT YOUR SOURCES, REPORTING & PERSONAL LIFE
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Like securityinabox.org
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ENHANCE YOUR BRAND AND BUSINESS MODEL
$$$
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HELP YOU TURN FOOD IN TO STORYTELLING
2012 Romney / Obama campaigns. A project by Lisa Rienermann, Anna Lena Schiller, Sylke Gruhnwald at NZZ.ch
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THEY BRING NEW FOOD TO THE TABLE
Journalist TechnologistPassion Questions Narrative Nose/Instinct
Discipline Languages Out the box ideas Tools & methods
Mind Map & Concept by Giannina Segnini
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PERIODISTAS + DESARROLLADORESWE CAN HAVE FUN TOGETHER ;)
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DANKE SCHÖN! @miguelpaz / poderomedia.org / poderopedia.org /
opendatalatinoamerica.org / manual.periodismodedatos.org
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