With SXSW 2013 just over a week away, we took a closer look at the schedule to find the most interesting interactive events for newshounds and ink-stained wretches converging in Austin next week for the interactive showcase (that’s SXSWi, FYI).

Ebyline will be among the tech and media exhibitors at this year’s show (our first time! we hope the older companies will let us play with their ball), so make sure to stop by our booth and say, “Why do you use so many rhetorical questions in your ledes?” Depending on your beat, you’ll probably want to check out some of the healthcare or technology panels to stay on top of trends in those areas, but here’s a look at the events specifically about media and journalism we’ll be checking out.

Saturday, March 9

• Too Long Didn’t Read: The Future of Indie Longform – Although the web lends itself to shorter forms like tweets and listicles, it’s also spurring a resurgence in long-form journalism, which this panel explores.
• Is There a West vs. East Journo Battle Brewing? – As an LA-based startup, we expect a lively conversation about the shifting geographic centers of modern journalism. 
• Nonprofit Journalism: Survival of the Scrappiest  – The challenging economic realities of the news business have forced nonprofits to get creative in how they fund investigative journalism and other projects. 
• Data Science Through the Lens of Journalism – Data scientist Zanab Hussain shows journalists how data science can inform their work. 

Sunday, March 10

• Journalism by #s: Data Will Change Nature of News – Data is ripe for discovering fresh story angles or adding context to an existing story. Panelist Liv Buli contributed a guest post about data journalism 101 for Ebyline last year, so we know she’ll have some great insights to add.
• Freelancer Meetup – As any freelance journalist will tell you, working solo has its perks but it can also get lonely. Use this time to connect with like-minded freelancers from across the country. 
• New Standards for a New Era of Journalism – Craig Newmark of Craigslist and Kelly McBride of The Poynter Institute discuss strategies for building public trust in newsrooms. 

Monday, March 11

• Africa or Bust! Content, Monetization, Opportunity – Explore the rapid growth of Africa’s internet market and the opportunities for content creators and tech startups. 
• Version Controlling the News. How We Can Archive. – NewsDiffs founder and The New York Times public editor discuss strategies for archiving digital news. 
• Fast Food & Fact-Checking: Lessons from PolitiFact – Considering the recent fact-checking debacles at several news outlets, we could all learn a thing or two from the Tampa Bay Times and its Pulitzer Prize-winning PolitiFact. 

Tuesday, March 12

• The Big Power Shift in Media – Buzzfeed founder and CEO Jonah Perretti discusses the next wave of media innovation and offers advice on adapting to the changing news climate.  

Featured photo courtesy of jenniferconley