As we mentioned during our initial schedule launch, the first round of the ONA15 schedule was roughly 70 percent complete. We’ll continue to add to the schedule through mid-July as we confirm new sessions. And we’ll periodically update you here on the blog so you can keep track. You can read our first update here.

New sessions since our previous update:

  • The Ethics of Food Writing: A Conversation with Jonathan Gold – The Los Angeles Times’ restaurant critic will explore his role, the food industry and issues that face our global food supply. He’ll also dive into social media’s effects on the restaurant industry, and whether the art of the restaurant review has been altered forever.
  • 50 Apps in 30 Minutes (+ 30 Minutes of Other Cool Stuff) – Turn your phone into a Swiss Army Knife of journalism goodness with this fun session on apps and tools for gathering and producing news.
    • David Ho, Executive Mobile Editor, The Wall Street Journal
  • Human Cognition, Meet Video in the Social Age – Learn how research into human learning can help us understand what images grab our attention, what flicks past our eyes with barely a glance and, ultimately, what we can do to improve our engagement rates.
  • Diversity Workshop 2.0: Getting In Here From Out There – We’ve gone to panels on improving diversity, heard the speeches and come away ready to do something. But what? We’ll host an engaging series of focused conversations on how to find and hire your next employees.
    • Doug Mitchell, Consultant / Project Founder, NPR / Next Gen Radio
    • Latoya Peterson, Deputy Editor, Voices, Fusion
    • David Plazas, Opinion Editor and Editorial Board Chair, Tennessean
    • Benét Wilson, Co-Editor-In-Chief, AllDigitocracy
    • Additional speaker forthcoming
  • Command and CTRL – Data journalism starts with the basics. And knowing the basic commands can help you navigate directories, create files and work with data tools like a boss.
    • Chris Keller, Data Editor / News Applications Developer, KPCC
    • AJ Vicens, Reporter, Mother Jones
    • Jue Yang, Technologist in Residence, CUNY
  • Collaborate + Innovate: Lessons from the Challenge Fund – Learn fresh ways to collaborate, experiment, share and distribute content as winning educators track their progress in the Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education.
    • Speakers forthcoming
  • Negotiation, Compensation and You: A Workshop From the ONA-Poynter Women’s Leadership Academy – Negotiations can be one of the most stressful parts of our jobs — in particular, the critical business of the compensation package. We’ll discuss tactics, including when to start the conversation, how to play to your strengths, and creative ways to find common ground — as well as that magic number.
    • Katie Hawkins-Gaar, Digital Innovation Faculty, The Poynter Institute
    • Will Neville-Rehbehn, Creative Director / Advocacy Director, VShift
  • Pulling Off Your Big Project in a Small(er) Newsroom – We’ll discuss creative solutions for getting your project off the ground without vast resources.
    • Evan Wyloge, Senior Reporter, Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting
    • Anika Anand, MJ Bear Fellow, Director of Product, Chalkbeat
  • ONA Build Your Own Ethics Code – We’ll unveil and demo the culmination of our two-year-long Build Your Ethics Code project — a globally crowd-sourced website that allows you to create your own ethics code, specific to your needs.
    • Tom Kent, Standards Editor, Associated Press
    • Abe Kwok, Digital Planning Editor, AZCentral.com/The Arizona Republic
    • Laura Wides-Muñoz, Director of News Practices, Fusion
    • Wendy Wyatt, PhD, Professor and Chair of Communication and Journalism, University of St. Thomas
  • Code for Money in the 2016 Elections – Money is awash in politics these days, and the internet is a useful tool for making sense of the dark trail. Find out how reporters and developers can work together to create compelling packages that track the mysterious ways of campaign dollars.
    • Russ Choma, Reporter, Mother Jones
    • Anu Narayanswamy, Database Reporter, The Washington Post
  • The Legal Panel – ONA’s General Counsel will moderate this popular interactive discussion that looks at unique legal issues surrounding digital journalism. Bring your in-real-life questions.
    • Additional Speaker(s) Forthcoming
  • Perfecting Your Internal Pitch – In this how-to session, managers will talk about what they want to hear from a digital staffer who’s making a pitch. We’ll also get tips and lessons learned from successful and failed pitches.
    • Kari Cobham, Social Media Analyst, Cox TV Stations
    • Ian Hill, Executive Producer for Digital and Social Media, News10
    • Sarah Day Owen, Consumer Experience Director, The Desert Sun
    • Michael Valentine, VP/News, TEGNA
  • 2016 Election Coverage, from Mayors to Governors to Presidents – Get a behind-the-scenes look at inspiring projects, from encouraging your community to participate in municipal elections, to a hotly contested gubernatorial race, to how the Des Moines Register plans to cover the presidential race with a state-focused lens.
    • Amalie Nash, Executive Editor and Vice President for News and Engagement, Des Moines Register
    • Meghan McCarty, Reporter, KPCC
    • Additional Speaker Forthcoming