SCHEDULE
9-9:30 a.m.
Registration Location: Lobby Includes coffee and bagels
9:45-10:45 a.m. Track 1 Entrepreneurial Journalism: Adding an ROI to the Five Ws Location: Classroom How to brainstorm, plan and execute journalism initiatives that will generate revenue.
Track 2 Link Journalism Location: Lab Learn the secrets of covering beats and topics -- and drive Web traffic -- with the power of the lowly link.
Tammi Marcoullier, Publish2
11 a.m.-Noon Track 1 Passion sites: Scratching a niche Location: Classroom How to tap into a community's passions to produce effective niche publications.
Knight Stivender, Director of Online Content, The Tennessean
Track 2 Beyond reporting and writing Location: Lab Discover how using social media can develop and expand your sources and audience. Also learn how to effectively use social media tools and strategies to build your "Brand Me."
Katie Allison Granju, Project Manager, E.W. Scripp's Interactive Newspaper Group Patrick Beeson, Content Manager, E.W. Scripp's Interactive Newspaper Group
Noon-1 p.m. Lunch Location: Vanderbilt Cafeteria
1:15-2:15 p.m. Keynote address: Janet Coats, Executive Editor of Media General's Tampa Tribune Location: Lecture hall
2:30-3:30 p.m. Track 1 The Evolving Newsroom Location: Lecture hall Panel discussion representing large and small newsrooms. Attendees share and discuss approaches to creating the versatile, nimble environment that is needed to still put a paper or TV newscast out.
Knight Stivender, Director of Online Content, The Tennessean Mike Sechrist, President of Bottom Up Media and former GM of WKRN John Carney, City Editor, Shelbyville Times-Gazette
Track 2 Multimedia Designer's Toolbox Location: Classroom Val Hoeppner, Manager of Multimedia Education, Diversity Institute. Nashville, shows how to make multimedia storytelling part of the daily reporting process. Learn to get the most from your photography, audio, video and multimedia resources.
3:45-4:45 p.m. Track 1 Bloggers & Journalism Location: Classroom A panel of traditional newsroom and independent bloggers talk about what journalists do right and wrong in blogging. Learn how to be better blogger.Rex Hammock, rexblog.com, Founder/CEO of Hammock Inc. Christian Grantham, WKRN's Nashvilleistalking.com Michael Silence, Knoxville News Sentinel's No Silence Here blog Tammi Marcoullier, Publish2
Track 2 Build it Yourself for Free Location: Lab How to build a microsite in an afternoon for free. Take home the knowledge of at least five free Web tools that will allow you to powerfully tell and cover a story.
Katie Allison Granju, Project Manager, E.W. Scripp's Interactive Newspaper Group Patrick Beeson, Content Manager, E.W. Scripp's Interactive Newspaper Group
5-5:45 p.m. Closing and Networking on Your Own
Thank you to Cell Journalist for its support of this ONA Workshop

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