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On track: Teaching and training session at ONA15

September 10, 2015 / Trevor Knoblich / Comments Off

This is the seventh — and penultimate — in a series of blog posts to help you decipher each program track at ONA15. You can sort our schedule by your own favorite track by clicking on any of the gray boxes on the main session page. You can also check out my previous posts on our tracks for Mobile Tools + Design, Audience Engagement + Impact, Developer Tools + Tech, Audio, Photo + Video, Revenue + Ethics and Professional Development.

There are so many great sessions at ONA15, it can be difficult to decide which to attend! We’re particularly excited to preview our Teaching + Training track to help guide you in choosing your discussions .

And don’t forget, for every track we’ll be hosting Table Talks, an open forum for discussing solutions to a variety of challenges in your area of interest or expertise. Continue reading

Introducing … Table Talks at ONA15

September 10, 2015 / Trevor Knoblich / Comments Off

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We’re introducing a new type of session at ONA15 — Table Talks, a series of participatory conversations aimed at tackling major issues in digital journalism. These two-hour sessions will give you an opportunity to collaborate with top minds in the field to explore new ideas and solutions to challenges you face in the newsroom.

Here’s a quick rundown of the basics: Continue reading

Can’t-miss guide to ONA15: Jess Strelitz’s picks

September 10, 2015 / Jessica Strelitz / Comments Off

Jess Strelitz

Note: This is part of a series of posts written by ONA staff and conference organizers recommending sessions they feel will be particularly interesting. Of course, we hope every session is valuable to the right audience, but with so many things happening at ONA15, we want to offer useful highlights from a variety of viewpoints.

Previous recommendations came from Julie Westfall and Luis Gomez, co-chairs of the ONA15 Program Team, Jen Mizgata, ONA’s Senior Communications Manager and Jeremiah Patterson, ONA’s Digital Manager. This list was created by Jess Strelitz, ONA’s Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships.

The Ethics of Food Writing: A Conversation with Jonathan Gold

Thursday, 4:30-5:30 p.m. – Santa Monica Room

I am a food freak. So, when I learned that not only was ONA hosting a conference in LA, land of innovative food trucks, countless star chefs and of course, TACOS, I was beyond thrilled. In fact, I specifically requested partner meetings OVER tacos during my pre-event visits around town. When I heard we would also have the privilege of hearing from Jonathan Gold, he of the fearless palate and champion of the humble plate, I jumped up and down (not an easy feat, as I was nearly seven months pregnant at the time). Staff rarely have a chance to sit down during the three days of the conference — and my workload will double this year as I will also be carrying around my six-week-old son — but I will not miss this session. Look for me in the front row, asking Jonathan to autograph my infant’s onesie. Continue reading

Can’t-miss guide to ONA15: Jeremiah Patterson

September 9, 2015 / Jeremiah Patterson / Comments Off

Note: This is fourth in a series of posts written by ONA staff and conference organizers recommending sessions they feel will be particularly interesting. Of course, we hope every session is valuable to the right audience, but with so many things happening at ONA15, we want to offer useful highlights from a variety of viewpoints.

Previous recommendations came from Julie Westfall and Luis Gomez, co-chairs of the ONA15 Program Team, as well as Jen Mizgata, ONA’s Senior Communications Manager.

Jeremiah Patterson

One of the best parts about ONA’s annual conference is the sheer breadth of topics we cover. Whether you’re looking for hands-on podcasting workshops, help with navigating the legalities of drone journalism, advice from funders on securing grants for your projects, understanding and engaging millennials (groan) or practical tips for your daily beat — we have you covered. Continue reading

ONA15 Opening Keynote: A Deep Dive into Google with Richard Gingras & Emily Bell

September 3, 2015 / Jeremiah Patterson / Comments Off

We’re delighted to announce the opening keynote for the 2015 Online News Association Conference and Awards: a deep-dive chat with Richard Gingras, Google’s Senior Director of News and Social Products, and Emily Bell, Director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School.

Richard and Emily will join us Thursday, Sept. 24, in Los Angeles for a candid conversation on the symbiosis — and tensions — between the tech giant and media, covering the critical issues of traffic and search referral, and developing content and data tools for newsrooms, including simple tools to facilitate speedy content on the mobile web.

This fireside chat also will touch on the need to rethink media business models, restrictions on an open internet, privacy concerns overseas and the lack of diversity in Silicon Valley. Continue reading

Make plans for Midway Programming

September 3, 2015 / Jessica Strelitz / Comments Off

This post was written by Christine Johnson, our #ONA15 Midway Producer.

Midway programming is set, and this year will feature 50+programs — including office hours, demos, hands-on-trainings, make-and-build sessions and other unique events. Among the highlights: Continue reading

Schedule Update #6: More Sessions Added to ONA15!

September 3, 2015 / Trevor Knoblich / Comments Off

This series of blogs showcases the new sessions we’ve added to the ONA15 schedule. You can keep track of the sessions we’ve announced since our schedule launched with the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth updates, which give a great overview of what to expect in Los Angeles. On to the latest updates!

On Track: A Preview of Professional Development Sessions

September 3, 2015 / Trevor Knoblich / Comments Off

This is the sixth in a series of blog posts to help you decipher each program track at ONA15. You can sort our schedule by your own favorite track by clicking on any of the gray boxes on the main session page. You can also check out my previous posts on our tracks for Mobile Tools + Design, Audience Engagement + Impact, Developer Tools + Tech, Audio, Photo + Video, and Revenue + Ethics.

There are so many great sessions at ONA15, it can be difficult to decide which to attend! We’re particularly excited to preview our Professional Development track to help guide you in choosing your discussions, as it’s a brand-new track for the annual conference.

And don’t forget, for every track we’ll be hosting Table Talks, an open forum for discussing solutions to a variety of challenges in your area of interest or expertise. Continue reading

Can’t-miss guide to ONA15: Jen Mizgata

September 3, 2015 / Jennifer Mizgata / Comments Off

Note: This is third in a series of posts written by ONA staff and conference organizers recommending sessions they feel will be particularly interesting. Of course, we hope every session is valuable to the right audience, but with so many things happening at ONA15, we want to offer useful highlights from a variety of viewpoints.

Previous recommendations came from Julie Westfall and Luis Gomez, co-chairs of the ONA15 Program Team. This list was created by Jen Mizgata, ONA’s Senior Communications Manager.

Jen Mizgata

One of the very best things about working at ONA is getting to suggest ideas and speakers for the annual conference. This is my fifth ONA conference (!) and ONA15 is hands-down the highlight of my work year. It’s so energizing to have meaningful conversations about what is working in journalism and how others can learn from the best projects and initiatives we’ve seen over the year.

My bread and butter at ONA is community engagement, so I’d be remiss not to mention that we have a whole track focused on audience and engagement and impact, which is full of really excellent sessions.

This year, I want to highlight a range of things that I’m super psyched about because they represent important conversations that the industry needs to be having today, but often haven’t been raised at our conference or other digital journalism conferences. Continue reading

Can’t-Miss Guide to ONA 15: Program Team co-chair Julie Westfall

August 27, 2015 / Jennifer Mizgata / Comments Off

Note: This is second in a series of posts written by the conference organizers recommending sessions they feel will be particularly interesting. Of course, we hope every session is valuable to the right audience, but with so many things happening at ONA15, we want to offer guidance from a variety of view points that will give you useful highlights. These recommendations come from Julie Westfall, co-chair of the ONA15 Program Team.

Julie Westfall

Here’s a common sight at the Online News Association’s annual conference: A mass of attendees flooding the common spaces between sessions, flipping through their programs (or scrolling through it on the conference app), debating their next moves and being torn between this session or that session: “On the one hand … on the other hand.”

A big team worked hard to give you all those choices — but sometimes the decisions can be hard to make in the moment, so a number of us are pointing out some of our personal top picks — the ones that most frequently catch our eyes when we peruse the schedule — and here are mine. We can’t wait to see you in Los Angeles.
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