Pietro Passarelli

Former News Labs Software Engineer
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Biography

Pietro is a web developer 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

Alli Shultes

Software Engineer

Anna Błaziak

Junior Software Engineer

Ben Nuttall

Senior Software Engineer

Chris Nicholson

Senior Software Engineer

Clare Spencer

Journalist

Dave Bevan

Senior Systems Engineer

David Caswell

Executive Product Manager

Jo Kent

Data Architect

Julie McManus

Senior Software Engineer

Lei He

Senior Software Engineer

Miles Bernie

Head of Product

Nik Rahmel

Software Engineering Manager

Robert McKenzie

Editor

Sarah Rainbow

Software Engineer

Tamsin Green

Senior Software Engineer

Elsewhere on News Labs

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Local, newsworthy and feel-good - the BBC’s new digital audio bulletins

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