Media Party 2017: Full Schedule

REBOOTING JOURNALISM

15:00 GMT-03

Technical Architecture Reviews: Questions to Ask, Questions to Answer.

Presenting solutions and architecture designs for review and discussion is an important part of engineering work. Let's imagine a solution to an "Commenting and Moderation Platform" for the web and then put together a solution design for review and discussion.

Speakers

Pablo Mercado

Cto, Vox

Pablo Mercado is the Chief Technology Officer of Vox Media, one of the growing digital media companies in the world. Vox Media is a prestigious media company that believes in the power of going deeper to connect with global, passionate, curious audiences. Through our authoritative... Read More →

Wednesday September 13, 2017 15:00 - 17:00 GMT-03
Sala Abasto Konex - Sarmiento 3131

Workshop

timeSuggested 42984
skillsAndBackgroundLevel None
twitter odacrem
suggestedProfile Hackers & SoftwareDevelopers
expectedOutcome Outcome is improved understanding of how to participate in Engineering Architecture and Solution reviews.
Have you been in the Buenos Aire no
Do you participate in any commun no
creator name Pablo Mercado
creator email pablo@voxmedia.com

17:00 GMT-03

New processes and workflows for digital journalism teams

I would like this workshop to be conversational and interactive, with some time allotted to break into smaller groups and brainstorm/sketch ideas. My topic is how to create a new innovative digital journalism team from the ground up, and I'll kick things off based on what I've learned doing just that over the past year for Condé Nast Int'l, specifically Vogue, working with teams both internally and in 11 different countries around the world.

Speakers

Jacqui Maher

Head of Interactives, Vogue International, Condé Nast Internationa

Jacqui heads up interactive journalism at Condé Nast International, where her team is part of the new international Vogue editorial hub. Tasked with creating new storytelling formats and content distribution for the established leading fashion magazine, her team creates long form... Read More →

Wednesday September 13, 2017 17:00 - 19:00 GMT-03
Sala Abasto Konex - Sarmiento 3131

Workshop

timeSuggested 42976
twitter @jacqui
suggestedProfile All of them
expectedOutcome An appreciation for the planning and thought - and patience needed - to start producing fun interactives and visual stories, whether at an old or new organization. Some tips and tricks for how to successfully work across international borders, different levels of experience, outlooks, and temperaments.
Have you been in the Buenos Aire yes
Do you participate in any commun yes
Tell us which is the community t Hacks/Hackers, NICAR, IRE, ONA, open data, open source software
creator name Jacqui Maher
creator email jacqui.maher@gmail.com

09:00 GMT-03

Design/Build: A new take on the trending articles widget using Facebook reactions data.

This will be a design and build workshop that re-imagines the trending articles widget common on many websites today (sidebar right) using facebook reactions data. To kick things offs, we will do a quick overview of the CrowdTangle API, then we will set up a live feed of your website’s content sorted by Facebook reactions (like, love, angry, haha, wow, sad) and/or with Twitter data. After that, you will dive into designing and building your widget.

Speakers

Derek Silverman

Partner Engineer, CrowdTangle/Facebook

I am an engineer and designer at CrowdTangle, a leading social analytics and discovery platform that was acquired by Facebook in late 2016. CrowdTangle is used every day by hundreds of publishers around the world from the New York Times to the BBC to BuzzFeed. It is open to publishers... Read More →

Thursday September 14, 2017 09:00 - 12:00 GMT-03
Sala Abasto Konex - Sarmiento 3131

Workshop

timeSuggested 42976
skillsAndBackground knowledge of javascript (although welcome to use the web programming lang of your choice), knowledge of HTML/CSS, appreciation for design.
skillsAndBackgroundLevel Middle
twitter dereksilverman
suggestedProfile Hackers & SoftwareDevelopers, Hacks & Journalists & Editors, Designers
requirements your own computer, workshop led by an english-only speaker
expectedOutcome hopefully, by the end of the workshop you will have a MVP that you can present to the rest of the workshop.
Have you been in the Buenos Aire no
Do you participate in any commun no
creator name Derek Silverman
creator email dereksilverman@gmail.com

15:00 GMT-03

Designing Better Engagement / Diseñando mejor Engagement

We'll work on real stories, newsroom issues, and communities that you're dealing with in your newsrooms. What does success look like in your newsroom/with your communities, and how can we create better paths to deeper engagement between journalists and community members?

Speakers

Andrew Losowsky

Project Lead, The Coral Project, Mozilla Foundation

ANDREW LOSOWSKY is the Project Lead of The Coral Project at Mozilla, where he helps journalists get closer to the communities they serve. He has previously worked on a mobile storytelling platform for News Corp, as a Senior Editor at The Huffington Post, and led editorial operations... Read More →

Thursday September 14, 2017 15:00 - 17:00 GMT-03
Sala Abasto Konex - Sarmiento 3131

Workshop

timeSuggested 42985
skillsAndBackground None
skillsAndBackgroundLevel None
twitter losowsky
suggestedProfile Hacks & Journalists & Editors, Designers
requirements Post-it notes Pens Paper Projector Laptop cable
expectedOutcome Paths to engagement for your actual work and communities
Have you been in the Buenos Aire no
Do you participate in any commun yes
Tell us which is the community t Mozilla, Hacks/Hackers
creator name Andrew Losowsky
creator email andrewl@mozillafoundation.org

17:00 GMT-03

Selling New Ideas in Old Newsrooms / Vendiendo nuevas ideas en viejas redacciones

Innovation has many enemies in a newsroom. The job of reporting the day's news is a tough one. Budgets are always tight. Technology changes all the time. How can frazzled senior managers know which idea is the best one to pick? In this session, we'll go over strategies to structure and pitch a new idea within a newsroom: a new software tool, an app, a section, a blog. Then, we'll break into groups to start sketching out the idea, and we'll finish by presenting ideas to the room. Ideas created here could be refined further — or built out — during the hackathaon.

Speakers

Greg Barber

Director of Digital News Projects at @washingtonpost. Strategy & partnerships at @coralproject., Washington Post

Greg Barber has made a career of startups within news organizations. These days, he leads a team that creates storytelling tools and manages The Washington Post’s portfolio of newsroom software. In his 14 years at The Post, he helped develop the Express newspaper as its deputy editor... Read More →

Thursday September 14, 2017 17:00 - 19:00 GMT-03
Sala Abasto Konex - Sarmiento 3131

Workshop

timeSuggested 42985
skillsAndBackgroundLevel None
twitter @gjbarb
suggestedProfile Hackers & SoftwareDevelopers, Hacks & Journalists & Editors, Designers, Social Data Activists, Entrepreneurs, All of them
requirements Poster-size sheets of paper would be great, but paper of any kind would work. Pens/markers.
expectedOutcome Products — software or news — that can be further refined or built.
Have you been in the Buenos Aire no
Do you participate in any commun yes
Tell us which is the community t The Coral Project
creator name Greg Barber
creator email greg.barber@washpost.com

09:00 GMT-03

Breaking walls & shaping worlds for immersive web

The emergence of AR requires content creators to think about its new interactive dimensions and possibilities. Now, thanks to the tools provided by Apple iOS 11 and AR.JS, this new language is coming to the web, and it’s time to take a deep breath and go further into the realm of immersive storytelling. During this session you’ll learn how to prototype your own interactive AR experience using both the web tools you already know and the latest innovations from the industry. What are the new challenges posed by web AR technologies and which tools can we use to tackle them? Why is creating augmented experiences different from producing other web content? How can we create functional interactions to make augmentation relevant?

Speakers

Martin Rabaglia

Friday September 15, 2017 09:00 - 12:00 GMT-03
Sala Abasto Konex - Sarmiento 3131

Workshop

timeSuggested 42976
skillsAndBackground Digital Media Design Web Technologies.
skillsAndBackgroundLevel Middle
twitter tincho_for_ever
suggestedProfile All of them
requirements Tables Proyector Sound Internet.
expectedOutcome Everyone will be enabled to create digital immersive experiencies during the hackaton
Have you been in the Buenos Aire yes
Do you participate in any commun yes
Tell us which is the community t Mozfestt ,HHBa, Huma , La PlataJS
creator name Martín Rabaglia
creator email tinchoforever@gmail.com

14:00 GMT-03

How to create high-quality, engaging videos for social media

In this 2-hour workshop we will cover the 10 things to have in mind when producing engaging platform-native video content. I'll share the AJ+ Español’s experience with producing social media videos that are wildly successful while holding the highest journalistic standards at the same time. I'll cover best practices, do's and don'ts, tips and tricks to produce high-quality digital video for Facebook, Twitter and instagram. Among the topics I will cover are: how we create social media videos; different ways to tell audiovisual stories and the best tools to tell video stories on social media.

Speakers

Alba Mora Roca

Audiovisual, AJ +

Alba is a digital storyteller with a strong passion for creative innovation. Currently, she’s the Executive Producer at AJ+ Español. This year Alba lead the innovation and multimedia desk of Verificado 2018, the collaborative initiative debunking fake news in Mexican Elections... Read More →

Friday September 15, 2017 14:00 - 16:00 GMT-03
Sala Abasto Konex - Sarmiento 3131

Workshop

timeSuggested 42976
skillsAndBackground Basic video editing skills are needed.
skillsAndBackgroundLevel Low
twitter @albamoraroca
suggestedProfile Hacks & Journalists & Editors, Designers, Social Data Activists, Entrepreneurs, Visual journalists
requirements I would need a video projector and a speaker.
expectedOutcome At the end of the workshop the participants
Have you been in the Buenos Aire yes
Do you participate in any commun yes
Tell us which is the community t Chicas Poderosas México
creator name Alba Mora Roca
creator email morarocaa@aljazeera.net

16:00 GMT-03

Using Huginn for Easy and Powerful Open-Source Web Automation

http://albertsun.github.io/huginn-newsroom-scenarios/ Huginn is a system for building agents that can automate many common web tasks. Think of it as an open source, more flexible version of IFTTT or a successor to Yahoo Pipes. It can let users quickly create simple bots or schedule and repeat routine tasks. The workshop will walk people through creating a few simple workflows for basic tasks in Huginn, and then brainstorm other tasks they may want to automate and provide tutoring on how to do those. At the end, can switch into how to deploy Huginn on participant's own machines and contribute code.

Speakers

Albert Sun

Assistant Editor, New York Times, News Platforms, The New York Times

Assistant Editor at The New York Times, working with our personalization team and our Global expansion team to adapt and internationalize our coverage. Thinking about cross overs between technologists and journalists.

Friday September 15, 2017 16:00 - 18:00 GMT-03
Sala Abasto Konex - Sarmiento 3131

Workshop

timeSuggested 42978
skillsAndBackground Basic knowledge of HTML markup and ability to read and understand JSON files. More advanced users who wish to learn how to deploy or develop with the software should be familiar with the command line and either Ruby or JavaScript.
skillsAndBackgroundLevel Low
twitter albertsun
suggestedProfile Hackers & SoftwareDevelopers, Hacks & Journalists & Editors, Social Data Activists
requirements A room with a projector. Wifi for participants. Even if internet is not available, if the wifi network gives us the ability to work on a local network would be helpful.
expectedOutcome Attendees know how to use Huginn to perform simple web scraping or monitoring tasks and are excited to use it for more automation. More advanced users will have ideas for additional Agents they can contribute as code or be able to deploy the software to their own server.
Have you been in the Buenos Aire no
Do you participate in any commun yes
Tell us which is the community t Hacks / Hackers New York, and Open News
creator name Albert Sun
creator email Albert.Sun@nytimes.com