ONA16
Designing Journalism for a Digital Conversation
- Monica Guzmán
- Terry Parris Jr.
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Moderated by Josh Stearns
From the rise of chat apps to the successful re-invigoration of newsletters with personality, it’s obvious audiences are hungry for new ways to connect with news and...
Engaging Audiences with Live “High Def” Journalism
- Megan Finnerty
- Liz Nelson
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...
Rethinking ‘Diversity’: How to Cover Race & Inclusion
- Dawn Ennis
- Chip Mahaney
- Imaeyen Ibanga
- Tracie Powell
Definitions aren’t black and white, so how can we better define “inclusion”? Why is the term “diversity” losing favor? We’ll look at examples of how stories can better...
The Election Will Not Be Televised: The 2016 Presidential Reality Show on Social
- Ashley Codianni
- Versha Sharma
The 2016 presidential race is unlike anything we’ve seen in generations — and we’ve never had more tools to cover it. We’ll talk about the process for producing pieces on...
It’s Not Mobile First. Think Content First.
- Sarah Squire
- Allison Morrow
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 our audience to take...
F* It, We’ll Do It Live: Workshopping The Hows & Whys Of Live Stream Part II
- Brandon Echter
- Claire ONeill
In this session, we’ll dig a bit deeper into the whys of live video — and discuss what might come next. When has live news coverage made sense in the past? What are the...
Journalistic Standards in a Virtual World
- Ben Kreimer
- Kelly McBride
- Andrew Metz
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Moderated by Sarah Hill
As VR expands into newsrooms, it’s time, as former AP Standards Editor Tom Kent put it in a recent Medium post, for an ethical reality check: “How real is virtual reality...
Product-ify Your Newsroom: Innovate with Product Thinking
- Katharine Bailey
- Greg Emerson
- Hailey Persinger
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...
reported.ly: The Story of Digital Media
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Moderated by Mathew Ingram
Unique and experimental in its focus, structure and revenue stream, the two-year-old social news-wire project reported.ly uses social media platforms as a home for real-time news...