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An anti-government demonstrator holds a sign during clashes in Egypt, February 2011 (credit: Getty Images).

Social goes Mainstream

9.30am - 4pm, Friday 20 May 2011,
BBC White City, London W12 7TS. [Map]


See reports and video from both days of the BBC's Social Media Summit here, and add your comments to the debate.

Watch all the sessions via the #bbcsms YouTube playlist.


Journalists in a newsroom.

Session report and video, day two: Changing the culture of the newsroom

How is social media changing newsroom culture at the BBC, Guardian and Washington Post?


News story on Facebook.

Session report and videos, day two: Andy Carvin's social media journalism

Andy Carvin describes his own style of journalism using social media in an interview for #bbcsms.


iPad user on the Guardian site.

Session report and video, day two: New roles for the news audience?

Can social media give 'a voice to the voiceless', or does mainstream media still own the news?

Binary code on a circuit board (Credit: EyeWire Inc.).

Session report and video, day two: Shifting frontier between technology and news

Journalists would be wise not to see social media as merely another distribution channel.


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