Pietro Passarelli

Former News Labs Software Engineer
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Biography

Pietro is a former software engineer in News Labs. He is interested in making tools for journalists as well as new editorial story formats. In particular he gets excited about projects at the intersection of audio/video production and software development. He previously worked in video production as a documentary film-maker.

Projects and blog posts

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Audiogram Generator

A tool for turning audio content into video files that can be shared on social media.
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Crossing Divides

An interactive news game to give BBC audiences new skills for navigating polarised conversations.
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Digital Paper Edit

Experimental tool that allows producers to create 'rough cuts' of audio and video programmes, working from an automatically generated transcript.

Meet the Team

Alicia Grandjean

Senior Software Engineer

Ben Nuttall

Senior Software Engineer

Clare Spencer

Senior Research and Development Producer

Dave Bevan

Senior Systems Engineer

Jack McPoland

Software Engineer

Julie McManus

Senior Software Engineer

Lee Fuller

Software Engineering Manager

Manjiri Carey

News Editor

Marie Rasmussen

UX Designer

Miranda Marcus

Executive Product Manager

Philip Hatcher-Moore

Journalist

Sarah Rainbow

Senior Software Engineer

Sevi Sariisik Tokalac

Senior Research and Development Producer

Tom Francis-Winnington

Senior Software Engineer

Elsewhere on News Labs

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A translation quality assessment by journalists for journalists

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News for All: Delivering value in journalism

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Salco 2023: Making news hyperlocal

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