Join us for a vibrant kick-off to our day of discussing best practices and innovation in newsrooms. We’ll discuss newsroom structure, product iteration and innovation and how to better understand … Learn about this subject.
reported.ly: The Story of Digital Media
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 reporting and live fact-checking, … Learn about this subject.
Fireside Chat with Facebook’s Fidji Simo
We’ll host a candid and insightful chat with Fidji Simo, Facebook’s Director of Product, and Samantha Barry, CNN’s Senior Director of Social News. Given Facebook’s position as the largest multimedia … Learn about this subject.
What Journalists Can Learn from Game Designers About Engagement
Game designers know how to create immersive and transformational storytelling experiences, using rigorous user feedback testing and rapid iteration. Closing keynote speaker Lindsay Grace, head of American University’s Game Lab … Learn about this subject.
A Hollywood ‘Spotlight’ On Award-Winning Boston Globe Investigation
The award-winning team behind the Boston Globe’s intensive investigation into Catholic church abuses will reunite for this special keynote conversation. The Spotlight team will be joined by moderator and screenwriter … Learn about this subject.
We Belong Here: Pushing Back Against Online Harassment
Journalists — and women in media in particular — face an intense level of online interaction with trolls and cyberbullies, as spotlighted over the past year in several high-profile instances. … Learn about this subject.
A Deep Dive into Google with Richard Gingras & Emily Bell
We kick off ONA15 with a candid conversation on the symbiosis — and tensions — between high tech giant Google and the media. Richard Gingras, head of news at Google, … Learn about this subject.
Tinder Hearts: What We’re Learning from User-Friendly Mobile
Uber, Tinder, Square and other trendsetters have created radically different — and extremely popular — experiences for their users. What might newsrooms learn from user behavior across the field, and … Learn about this subject.
Behind the Screens: Creating A Great News App
Whether you’re a digital-only outfit or a legacy organization, you’re most likely seeing the majority of your audience finding your content via a mobile device. Two experts — from BBC … Learn about this subject.
A Conversation on the Front Lines of the Arab Revolution
As the Arab Spring turns into the Arab Fall, we’ll explore what’s it like to be on the front lines of the revolutions and protests that transfixed the world and … Learn about this subject.