This session was among the most popular pitched to our annual unconference, in which attendees can suggest topics they feel should be added to this year's schedule. The pitches are … Learn about this subject.
Thoughtful Testing: How to Ask the Right Questions in A/B Tests
A/B tests, surveys and other testing tools are critical for getting user *experience* feedback, but thoughtful product development requires asking the right questions before you get started. In this workshop, … Learn about this subject.
Innovations in Fact-Checking Your Government
We’ve entered a golden age for fact-checking, with new teams of fact-checkers and digital tools sprouting up around the world. What are the latest digital tools they are using to … Learn about this subject.
Product-ify Your Newsroom: Innovate with Product Thinking
Even without a product team, a dedicated manager or journalist can mobilize the resources to incite change in the newsroom and its products. Our team of presenters will examine the … Learn about this subject.
Do We Need a Bechdel Test for News? How Inclusiveness and Credibility Can Expand Coverage
Around the world, news features women only 24 percent of the time, a data point indicative of journalism’s larger problem with inclusiveness in all forms of diversity, including race, ethnicity … Learn about this subject.
The Revenue Roundup: 6 Idea$ to Monetize Your Newsroom
Looking for some fresh revenue streams? Our seven experts present lightning talks (five minutes or less) on ideas that go beyond advertising, events and subscriptions.
Early-Career Tips From our 2016 MJ Bear Fellows
Hear inspiring examples of how early-career journalists are redefining our industry, our use of technology and our day-to-day jobs. Our newest MJ Bear Fellows, selected for their innovative projects, will … Learn about this subject.
Keeping it Together When the Newsroom is Everywhere
Technology is only half the battle in managing a staff and workflow across time zones, languages, physical space and geographic boundaries. We’ll talk with newsroom managers who are successfully working … Learn about this subject.
Engaging Audiences with Live “High Def” Journalism
USA TODAY launched a 10-event “variety show” format series of gatherings composed of one-on-one interviews, storytelling and performances. In doing so, it created experiential opportunities for its wider community to … Learn about this subject.
It’s Not Mobile First. Think Content First.
Designers and developers have been talking about mobile first for a few years now, but it’s time to pivot. What are we trying to say, and what do we want … Learn about this subject.