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Rappler recognized in 2015 World Summit Awards

Online media organization Rappler has been recognized as one of the five winners in the e-Media and Journalism category of the United Nations-based World Summit Awards (WSA) this year.

Rappler was chosen as one of 40 “best and most innovative digital innovations” from all over the world with “high impact on society”. Rappler uses the Mood Meter, a patented crowdsourcing tool that determines how the news network’s stories make people feel, thereby promoting active news coverage and user consumption.

Aside from Rappler, other winners in the e-Media and Journalism category are Center for Investigative Reporting (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Your Story (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Social Net Link (Senegal) and Imagga (Bulgaria).

Representing innovations from 24 countries, the 40 winners were selected from nominations by 86 UN member states. Other categories of the WSA are e-Business and Commerce, e-Learning and Science, e-Culture and Tourism, e-Health and Environment, e-Entertainment and Games, and e-Inclusion and Empowerment.

NewsU offers online seminar on news livestreaming

News University, Poynter Institute’s e-learning arm, will host the webinar “Livestreaming the News: Replacing the Satellite Truck with a Cellphone” at 2 pm Eastern Standard Time on December 9.

This webinar is recommended to 1) reporters who want the ability to go live at any time with nothing more than their smartphones, 2) editors and project managers who want to add live video to their sites, and 3) event producers who want to extend the reach of their live events to online audiences.

The seminar topics include options and pricing for live-streaming hardware and services, setting up a livestreaming event, workflows in livestream production, online and social media integration, and using Google Analytics to track the livestream’s performance.

The course costs $29.95 (around PhP 1,400). For more information, visit this page.