For #newsHACK II (2014) please see this Judging page .
#newsHACK October 2013
Our esteemed Judges
- Robin Pembrooke - Head of BBC Future Media News & Weather
- Nic Newman - Independent Strategist, Trainer, and Product Tank Lead
- Anthony Sullivan - Head of Product, Guardian
- Jon DiPaolo - Executive Producer for SKY ONLINE
- Chistina Scott - Chief Information Officer, Financial Times
- Peter Rippon - Editor of Online Archive, BBC
Judging Criteria
The judges will be scoring hacks against the following five criteria.
- Working prototype: Is it a working application or slideware? [yes/no]
- Relevance: How well does the hack address one of our challenges? [1-5]
- Value: Does the hack solve a real user problem? How much value does it provide? [1-5]
- Innovation: How original? How ambitious? [1-5]
- UX: Does it provide a good user experience? [1-5]
Challenges Reminder
The entry categories are the following, though the judges will amend depending on the calibre of the entries. New categories may be added.
- Best Live & Breaking News Experience
- Best Visual News experience that scales
- Best use of Linked Data in Journalism tools
- Surprise Us!