How to Develop Social Audiences for Journalism

[OPEN TO ALL. INVITE OTHERS.]

Social networks have emerged as the primary channel for content distribution, audience development, even market research, especially for journalists. What tools, tactics and tech does your newsroom need, whether you're new to the game or an established player?

This weekend, Hacks/Hackers (https://www.facebook.com/groups/hackshackersdelhi/)launches in Bengaluru, bringing together industry leaders for a free-wheeling discussion on this theme. Each will speak to how their publication/product approaches this challenge and what seems to be working/failing.

As always, this is an informal unconference for community-driven learning and skill-sharing. We will have a series of 10-minute talks or presentations followed by five-minute Q&As. So far, we have:

• YourStory (http://www.yourstory.com). Social Media Lead Abhash Kumar (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aabhash) will represent them.

• Frrole (http://frrole.com/). Co-founder Amarpreet Kalkat (https://in.linkedin.com/pub/amarpreet-kalkat/10/677/803) will represent them.

• Simplify360 (http://simplify360.com/). Co-founder Bhupendra Kanhal (https://www.linkedin.com/in/khanalbhupendra) will represent them.

The event will close with an open networking session and chai-shai for the attending journalists, technologists, product heads, investors and entrepreneurs.

We are still lining up more speakers, so if you know anyone with a great product/platform in the social x news space, let us (the hosts) know via Facebook Messages. Do RSVP on this event's Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/events/1003748823080174/) too + invite others you think might be interested.

Here are recaps of some of our past meetups:

• How to connect with a mobile news audience (http://www.rajanzaveri.com/rajanzaveri/HacksnHackers/HHmobilexnewsOct2015/HacksHackersOCT2015.html), Delhi

• India's first data journalism bootcamp, Delhi (https://storify.com/sanatsinha/dbootcampdelhi)

• Hack4Change, a hackathon for women's rights, Delhi (http://www.rajanzaveri.com/rajanzaveri/HacksnHackers/HHHackathonDec2013/hack_hackers.html)

• Showcase of news/newstech startups in India, Delhi (https://storify.com/AnikaG/an-afternoon-with-indian-news-tech-startups)

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Hacks/Hackers (http://hackshackers.com/) is a global collective of people interested in the intersection between news and technology — journalists, developers, designers, product managers, entrepreneurs, students, and many more. In Delhi, we regularly host show-and-tell case presentations, hands-on skills workshops and/or two/three-day hackathons focused on the trends/challenges in digital journalism. If you have ideas for our next event or would like to help organise a meetup, do write to us at delhi@hackshackers.com