Imran Azam is the award winning founder of thisisreel.co; a video storytelling consultancy based in Manchester. He is one of the pioneers of ‘pure’ smartphone video production and has trained 100’s across Europe. We’re pleased to have him and you’re going to love this unique session.

Audio is the only media you can engage with away from a screen. Audio-on-demand (podcasts) is also the fastest growing from of media. Think about that and the opportunities it presents for you to tell stories and affect change! In this comprehensive workshop you’ll learn how by getting hands on producing and publishing your own podcast from scratch using only your smartphone at zero cost. Both iPhone and Android users welcome

Thomas Eagle and Andrew Staffell are the directors of Yes we work, who design and develop bylinetimes.com and other editorial, social, cultural and academic projects

Take part in this round-table discussion on self-started, self-sustaining journalism and digital-first publishing – from hyperlocal / hyperfocused websites to investigations into the biggest issues of our time. A chance to hear about some of the challenges faced and solutions tested by Byline Times, and to help define what a bootstrap framework for journalists and researchers should include.
Journalists and would-be journalists (in any medium); editors, publishers, researchers; teams with a local focus or special interest groups; developers, designers; readers, commenters and audiences.

Paul Lashmar

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Peter Gillman