Looking Back at News Impact Summit Berlin: Tweets and Links (#NISBER)

200 journalists met for the fifth edition of the News Impact Summit in Berlin last week. The free media innovation event was organized by the European Journalism Centre (EJC) and the Google News Lab and focused on the theme “New Tools, Immersive Storytelling & Engagement”. Nine of the talks have been archived at Voice Republic. The next summit will take place in Helsinki/Finland on September 26, 2016.

I collected the most interesting tweets (hashtag: #NISBER) and most helpful links:

We are really happy to be part of it! Some infos in German: https://t.co/cqDSh6Whoz #NISBER @PJ_Journ https://t.co/5M70tBZJ3D

— Journalisten-Verband (@DJVde) June 30, 2016

News Impact Exclusive Meeting by @ejcnet & @googlenewslab. #NISBER https://t.co/aca0tFy9Kt https://t.co/aDgFRQwSU9 pic.twitter.com/lMiz71SZA9

— Peter Jebsen (@pjebsen) June 30, 2016

@mbgelman 85% of video on Facebook watched sounds off @washingtonpost specifically produces vertical Videos #NISBER pic.twitter.com/JbG4WFvp6M

— DW Innovation (@dw_innovation) June 30, 2016

Tomorrow we're gonna see a lot of 360 videos, but here you have a great example by @washingtonpost @mbgelman https://t.co/j5qiwEy6we #NISBER

— EJC (@ejcnet) June 30, 2016

Attending #NISBER? Want to also develop innovative storytelling? Apply for a grant by 7 Sept https://t.co/ZO82e8nxkD pic.twitter.com/omKeSOP8VS

— Journalism Grants (@journagrants) June 30, 2016

"It's in the middle of Brandenburg – between Hamburg and Berlin.So: bring your food, cause you won't find any. @RolandFreund disses. #nisber

— Marco Maas (@themaastrix) June 30, 2016

From @ajplus @shadirahimi: To start, we only publish on social media platforms, where the audience already is #NISBER

— Paula Montañà Tor (@PaulaMontanya) June 30, 2016

Videos without Websites. Journalists who loves social Media. @shadirahimi from @ajplus is living the dream. #NISBER pic.twitter.com/XuDxcd3YMG

— Carline Mohr (@Mohrenpost) June 30, 2016

.@shadirahimi: we're slaves to 3rd party platforms. If Facebook says "jump", we jump. #NISBER

— Frederik Fischer (@FrederikFischer) June 30, 2016

For VR to be truly immersive, it needs convincing sound to match. #NISBER https://t.co/PpHUhc1T7P

— Ranty Islam (@2ranty) June 30, 2016

Let's talk about new tools, immersive storytelling & engagement. Wilfried Rütten kicking off #NISBER pic.twitter.com/KFbpAb7eE2

— Isa Sonnenfeld (@isasun) July 1, 2016

Der @wilfriedruetten will Geld unters Volk bringen: Bittet um Bewerbungen aus D für https://t.co/2qWA68gIjv #NISBER pic.twitter.com/qrm6rqUmb7

— (((Lars Wienand))) (@LarsWienand) July 1, 2016

#GoogleNewsLab: Tons of Tutorials for #Journalists, experimenting with trends #dataviz #storytelling @isasun #NISBER https://t.co/ISZn2oQ4lZ

— Sonja Peteranderl (@glocalreporting) July 1, 2016

Most asked questions on journalism in Germany: What is journalism? How to become a journalist? How to become a good journalist? #NISBER

— Paula Montañà Tor (@PaulaMontanya) July 1, 2016

Entrepreneurship in journalism – it can work! @HHSabela w/@FrederikFischer @jonasvig @MaxKoziolek @opinary #NISBER pic.twitter.com/MtHzvHELQ1

— Isa Sonnenfeld (@isasun) July 1, 2016

This is digital #coworking: Have been worked for @piqd_de for 3 months now – today first face2face hello with @FrederikFischer #NISBER

— Sonja Peteranderl (@glocalreporting) July 1, 2016

Über @Spectrm_ hatte @kressZwitscher vor kurzem mal kleines Porträt geschrieben: https://t.co/mPBOkpUphQ #nisber

— (((Lars Wienand))) (@LarsWienand) July 1, 2016

A journalism background helps, but it's not absolutely necessary in order to create a journalism startup, says @FrederikFischer #NISBER

— Paula Montañà Tor (@PaulaMontanya) July 1, 2016

Interesting #startup panel at #NISBER – still the moderator is the only woman on stage. Different panels same problems.

— World Health Summit (@WorldHealthSmt) July 1, 2016

@MaxKoziolek "I told my mum: We have no partners, no money and no product – but we want to do that" – great spirit @Spectrm_ #nisber

— Thomas H. Kaspar (@Bibliothomas) July 1, 2016

"A lot of founders can not NOT found a start-up. Naivete s a big plus." @FrederikFischer #NISBER

— Fiete Stegers (@fiete_stegers) July 1, 2016

True! "It's not only about ideas – we might have ten good ideas a day. It's always about execution!" @MaxKoziolek #NISBER

— Steffi Dobmeier (@sdobmeier) July 1, 2016

Der @piqd_de-Newsletter hat eine Öffnungsrate von 60%!? Amtlich. #nisber

— Philipp Dudek (@dondude) July 1, 2016

Totally agree with @MaxKoziolek from @Spectrm_ 'you have to go where your customers are!' …And they are on #snapchat & #whatsapp! #NISBER

— StartupChallenges (@StartChallenges) July 1, 2016

Can we please stop using the word disrupt for the rest of the day? Feels like being in a bad parody on start-ups otherwise. Thanks. #NISBER

— Pascale Müller (@PascaleMller) July 1, 2016

The question publishers need to answer to determine their data strategy #NISBERhttps://t.co/zINsBJFGb3 pic.twitter.com/wmaDVnaKBH

— Journalism.co.uk (@journalismnews) July 1, 2016

One of the findings at #NISBER so far: Only men on stage until now (7/7) – and women moderators. Hmm. What does that tell us, girls?

— Steffi Dobmeier (@sdobmeier) July 1, 2016

#VR example from @Empatheticmedia, giving agency to the user: https://t.co/zPMBJq5hUA #NISBER

— EJC (@ejcnet) July 1, 2016

I lost my panel discussion moderator's virginity today at #NISBER w/ @opinary @FrederikFischer @MaxKoziolek and @jonasvig :) thanks guys!

— Sabela Garcia (@HHSabela) July 1, 2016

.@Meseberg from #Arte: User feedback show us #VR is for all audiences, all ages, not something geeky. #NISBER

— Pascale Müller (@PascaleMller) July 1, 2016

Don't miss "I, Philip" by @ARTEfr https://t.co/DWfiiyVUnC #NISBER #VR

— EJC (@ejcnet) July 1, 2016

Washington Post's first augmented reality experiment provides a visual account of the Freddie Gray case https://t.co/cHdCBSmawh #nisber

— Cat Albeanu (@catalinacma) July 1, 2016

WORD: "360 and VR can really help to improve empathy for content." @Meseberg about @ARTEde 360 projects. #nisber https://t.co/lSvU4pmr4p

— Alexander Blum (@boulevard_blum) July 1, 2016

.@mbgelman :"#VR will be the future of how we tell stories. We just don't know when the future starts." #NISBER

— Pascale Müller (@PascaleMller) July 1, 2016

"VR head sets are not a casual experience for the audience" – Dan Archer #NISBER

— Fiete Stegers (@fiete_stegers) July 1, 2016

Simple 360 with Google Street View App at #nisber.@googlenewslab @ejcnet pic.twitter.com/8wVNbEAJkv

— Alexander Blum (@boulevard_blum) July 1, 2016

Primary problem with VR journalism to me is high production cost. Hard for small organisations/freelancers to make good content. #NISBER

— M. Cruickshank CN (@MJ_Cruickshank) July 1, 2016

.@mbgelman from @washingtonpost has 5 guys shooting 360 video and 2 developers plus graphic artist contributing #NISBER

— Fiete Stegers (@fiete_stegers) July 1, 2016

Everybody smile – Fotosession bei #NISBER pic.twitter.com/YqQ5uNsht7

— hschellk (@hschellk) July 1, 2016

@isasun I also want a #theta camera!! I'm so jealous of @themaastrix ;) #NISBER #360 pic.twitter.com/nKmjyS3gMA

— Sabela Garcia (@HHSabela) July 1, 2016

360 with the theta at #nisber featuring @isasun #theta360 https://t.co/ZiCaIWOJsb

— Marco Maas (@themaastrix) July 1, 2016

.@isasun: Story Spheres is the combination of 360 images and audio. Simple but powerful @googlenewslab https://t.co/dz2F9mSs7x #NISBER

— EJC (@ejcnet) July 1, 2016

Flying into the BER #airport with #360 #VR @Lynda420 #NISBER pic.twitter.com/zIKQerNPan

— Amanda Gläser-Bligh (@GlaeserBligh) July 1, 2016

#Journalists interestd in #VR #storytelling keep an eye on Fader https://t.co/q8Sqam0K6R @VRagments #NISBER

— Paula Montañà Tor (@PaulaMontanya) July 1, 2016

Finally some GIFs in a presentation! Thanks @sandhya__k #nisber pic.twitter.com/9jDcANpik5

— Kolja Langnese (@langnese) July 1, 2016

"Because great minds often have the same questions" – Our new FAQ page for #Superdesk! https://t.co/jV8A4u0wUR #NewsAgencies #NISBER

— Sourcefabric (@Sourcefabric) July 1, 2016

#VR Konferenz im September in Berlin #NISBER pic.twitter.com/vY5X5wWRpQ

— Susanne Dickel (@Flight_1) July 1, 2016

Ist Datenjournalismus die Zukunft?@sandhya__k sagt ganz klar ja! Warum hört ihr ab Montag auf unserem Blog. #NISBER pic.twitter.com/zgzJJe5g66

— ALEX Berlin (@ALEX_berlin_de) July 1, 2016

Thanks to everyone that came to my talk on using data in your newsroom at #NISBER! Slides are here: https://t.co/dkijs9WWu6

— Sandhya Kambhampati (@sandhya__k) July 1, 2016

Rückblick von @ALEX_berlin_de auf den News Impact Summit von @ejcnet & @googlenewslab (mit Video-Interviews) https://t.co/0e5dDYkgCR #NISBER

— Peter Jebsen (@pjebsen) July 7, 2016

Protecting news sites and freedom of speech on the net! #ProjectShield #NISBER https://t.co/RPZvAihwki

— Paula Montañà Tor (@PaulaMontanya) July 1, 2016

"After the week I've had as a scotsman living in London, trust me I am glad to be here" great opener, great pitch! @Jeff_SAMDESK #NISBER

— Felix Hain (@ftwhain) July 1, 2016

Behind #Storyful: 17 internal tools to discover, verify, aquire and publish material #NISBER #OSINT

— Sonja Peteranderl (@glocalreporting) July 1, 2016

Tutorials & free #OpenSource tools for #investigative #journalism & research: https://t.co/COUFv9DKnd #ddj #datajournalism #NISBER

— Datajournalism Tools (@DDJ_Tools) July 1, 2016

.@CPleitgen showcasing videos produced with @wochit #NISBER pic.twitter.com/C1Q0noGJ3Y

— Paula Montañà Tor (@PaulaMontanya) July 1, 2016

Social media reactions can easily be integrated in @wochit #NISBER

— Ana (@Anasil_) July 1, 2016

#Wotchit is merely a production tool – not a player in the #content market, pointed out by @CPleitgen #NISBER

— Birgit Gray (@birgit_gray) July 1, 2016

Short form videos for Internet, Mobile, Socials: @wochit allows easy remix of videos, maps, graphics, pics, social content #NISBER

— Sonja Peteranderl (@glocalreporting) July 1, 2016

Do you know @newslinn? Don’t miss the hands-on demo of this photo-sharing platform for journalists #NISBER

— EJC (@ejcnet) July 1, 2016

Tools used @Storyful: 1) heat map 2) streamdesk 3) droptube 4) insideout. @eamonnkennedy #NISBER pic.twitter.com/p4dd1eput9

— Jochen Spangenberg (@jospang) July 1, 2016

@eamonnkennedy "Talk about people, not users" Strange how refreshing that sounds in the world of digital media #NISBER

— Irene Broer (@irenebroer) July 1, 2016

.@eamonnkennedy: "Software does not feel anything" #NISBER pic.twitter.com/OOanUL7F9u

— Ville Juutilainen (@vjuutilainen) July 1, 2016

#SocialMedia teams should be integrated in editorial team, workflows, shape how stories are told #NISBER @shadirahimi @ajplus #millenials

— Sonja Peteranderl (@glocalreporting) July 1, 2016

Simple + straightforward strategy @ajplus: #socialmedia first! And platform-specific. @shadirahimi at #NISBER pic.twitter.com/BANARrmsnd

— Jochen Spangenberg (@jospang) July 1, 2016

Clever habit: @ajplus reporters always the first ones to comment a publication to engage audience, questions or context @shadirahimi #NISBER

— Sonja Peteranderl (@glocalreporting) July 1, 2016

One of the most viewed @AJplus videos: https://t.co/sld0AMYRaJ #NISBER

— Paula Montañà Tor (@PaulaMontanya) July 1, 2016

.@ajplus focuses on new media rules: subtitles are a must, the first few seconds of a video decide its fate.#NISBER @ejcnet @dpa

— International Media (@IMC_EU) July 1, 2016

"Online, emotions rule!" (And make you win!) @shadirahimi of @ajplus at #NISBER pic.twitter.com/ctglub25qP

— Jochen Spangenberg (@jospang) July 1, 2016

.@shadirahimi I'm a huge mobile journalism advocate, phones are the best tool to report on social media #NISBER

— Paula Montañà Tor (@PaulaMontanya) July 1, 2016

"Phones are the best tools to report for social platforms." Raw = trust! @shadirahimi of @ajplus at #NISBER pic.twitter.com/5D8hcQYk0v

— DW Innovation (@dw_innovation) July 1, 2016

.@venohr showcasing https://t.co/fcIZgQpZzT from @zeitonline #ddj #NISBER

— Paula Montañà Tor (@PaulaMontanya) July 1, 2016

A day at #NISBER felt more productive than 3 at re:publica. Thank you @ejcnet & @googlenewslab

— Ranty Islam (@2ranty) July 1, 2016

Thank you all for this #NISBER @dpa After summer we're back: Helsinki 26 September #NISHEL @googlenewslab pic.twitter.com/iHRrXDBaNB

— EJC (@ejcnet) July 1, 2016

Brain full, mind blown. So much great input today at #NISBER. See you next time. pic.twitter.com/siFb9N0jdn

— Pascale Müller (@PascaleMller) July 1, 2016

Thanks to all attendees at #NISBER for great insights & ideas about the future of journalism. Proud to support it! pic.twitter.com/d3CGHd5zFj

— Google News Lab (@googlenewslab) July 1, 2016

We have a great number of partners on board for #NISBER Discover them on our website: https://t.co/DFzZofCWj6 pic.twitter.com/KBnuSmbMCr

— EJC (@ejcnet) June 29, 2016

Nine talks of @ejcnet's and @googlenewslab's News Impact Summit Berlin have been archived: https://t.co/8UQrw5zQCc #NISBER

— Peter Jebsen (@pjebsen) July 2, 2016

The most important links, hashtags and people in 2131 tweets about #NISBER: https://t.co/Y5nP4oyck8 via @tame_it @ejcnet @googlenewslab

— Peter Jebsen (@pjebsen) July 2, 2016

Missed our #NISBER on #innovation & #technology in #journalism? Here is the summary: https://t.co/aoNpUILcJy by @PaulaMontanya Enjoy!!

— EJC (@ejcnet) July 5, 2016

Peter Jebsen
(member of the federal executive board of
German Federation of Journalists DJV)

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