We joined BBC News Labs University Challenge for its first day.
After a good breakfast, Neil Maiden, Sylvia Tippmann, Lei He, Basile Simon and Francesco Negri from BBC News Labs gave a briefing and organised us into three teams.
Teaming up at #BBCityHack @BBC_News_Labs pic.twitter.com/tbx77o9kr2
— Sylvia Tippmann (@SyTpp) 27 February 2016
In groups of three to five journalists, data scientists, and programmers, we brainstormed ideas for a tool that would help journalists use stories from the BBC’s Juicer for their research.
#BBCityHack participants form groups and move to different rooms to begin the business for the day. pic.twitter.com/Fww4WLA5oi
— Interhacktives (@Interhacktives) 27 February 2016
After lunch, we pitched our initial ideas, which included:
A project related to a science press release
“Neutron” team is presenting its project related to science press releases. #BBCityHack pic.twitter.com/ctLrfgjl5b
— Interhacktives (@Interhacktives) 27 February 2016
A smartphone app on ‘What’s going to be trending?’
#BBCityHack first ‘small pitch’ – What’s going to be trending? @BBC_News_Labs pic.twitter.com/WV10LcwDbs
— Sylvia Tippmann (@SyTpp) 27 February 2016
And a tool that helps journalists to filter infomation provided by the Juicer.
Online #sketching with The Havk-Athenas at #BBCityHack event pic.twitter.com/81XkZZ8m6u
— Neil Maiden (@NeilMaiden) 27 February 2016
Then the real challenge began. Each team had to sketch a prototype of their idea to present to the BBC News Labs team again.
#BBCityHack brainstorming sessions in final stages #cityhack pic.twitter.com/O0b6XZLFL8
— Interhacktives (@Interhacktives) 27 February 2016
“The Hack-Athenas” team working. #BBCityHack @Deb_Aru @EmiBarbiroglio @agaprusik @adwoabaah pic.twitter.com/Qvjbzsv3fW
— Interhacktives (@Interhacktives) 27 February 2016
The project to improve the quality of science journalism checking improving the quality of the sources preventing the sensationalism.
The Neutrons going now #BBCityHack presenting project on science pic.twitter.com/P1ReKDJ3Io
— Interhacktives (@Interhacktives) 27 February 2016
The ‘trend setter’, that helps journalists track developing stories with a view of spotting those that are likely to make big news in the near future..
Our @Misikotwits presenting his team project: “the trend setter”. #BBCityHack pic.twitter.com/OrGRu4cwn5
— Interhacktives (@Interhacktives) 27 February 2016
A tool for finding links and connections between journalists personal social network and person of interest:
So, midterm pitches at #BBCityHack, first from The Hack-Athenas team on finding #journalist links and connections pic.twitter.com/i7iU6Cfh1z
— Neil Maiden (@NeilMaiden) 27 February 2016
We produced a lot of good stuff in the first day of the competition. Day two of the contest for the best invention continues today.
So stay tuned.