{"id":33637,"date":"2015-08-27T12:32:01","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T12:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ona15.journalists.org\/?p=33637"},"modified":"2017-01-17T08:00:34","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T08:00:34","slug":"cant-miss-guide-to-ona-15-program-team-co-chair-luis-gomez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ona15.journalists.org\/2015\/08\/27\/cant-miss-guide-to-ona-15-program-team-co-chair-luis-gomez\/","title":{"rendered":"Can\u2019t-Miss Guide to ONA15: Program Team co-chair Luis Gomez"},"content":{"rendered":"

Note: This is first 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, \u00a0we want to offer\u00a0guidance from a variety of view points that will give you useful highlights. These\u00a0recommendations\u00a0come from Luis Gomez<\/a>,\u00a0co-chair of the ONA15 program team.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Luis Gomez<\/p><\/div>\n

So you\u2019ve made it this far, and that feeling may already be setting in. That feeling is the slight sense of panic or FOMO (fear-of-missing-out) as you come face-to-face with the ONA15 conference schedule. So many options! What to pick? Where to go?<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t worry! Those of us who helped shaped this year\u2019s conference are excited to show you our top picks for all three days. Unlike the pride I get when I talk about my favorite bands or my favorite movies (Kubrick emphasis here), I feel it\u2019s a sense of duty to emphasize the sessions that I believe will make you a better journalist at the end of the day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Assuming you\u2019re reading this and you haven\u2019t quite planned out your sessions for all three days, here are five recommendations I consider to be \u201ccan\u2019t-miss\u201d sessions:<\/p>\n

You and What Developer Army? Local Election Coverage Without A Large Team<\/a><\/strong>
\nThursday at 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. –\u00a0Sherman Oaks Room<\/em>
\nIn this session, FiscalNote developer Adam Nekola<\/a> will show you a number of web tools and strategies for covering a local election without the manpower or artillery of a large newsroom. This one is essential for government reporters, web producers, editors and social media managers who want to learn new ways to cover the local city council race or engage voters. If you do go, bring a laptop and tweet your notes using the hashtag #ONA15voters.<\/p>\n

Using Data, New Tools and Social Media to Hack the Upcoming Elections<\/a><\/strong>
\nThursday at 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. –\u00a0Pacific Room<\/em>
\nWhile you\u2019re still in elections-journalism mode, step right into this sponsored session to learn the best practices for using technology, data and other methods to cover the next campaign cycle. These ideas come from winners of the most recent Knight News Challenge on Elections: Robert Maguire of the Center for Responsive Politics<\/a> and Amalie Nash of the Des Moines Register<\/a>. This session\u2014essential for government reporters, web producers, editors and social media managers\u2014includes tips on how to prepare winning applications for the current News Challenge on Data<\/a> due September 25. If you do go, bring a laptop and tweet your notes using the hashtag #newschallenge.<\/p>\n

Help Us Fund Your Work: Candid Advice from Funders Who Love You<\/a><\/strong>
\nFriday at 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. –\u00a0Los Angeles Room<\/em>
\nAre you a nonprofit newsroom seeking to get funded? This is the session for you. Listen to a Q&A (and take notes) between funders and grantees on the decision-making process and tips for applying for a grant. This session is essential for executive directors, grant writers, publishers and anyone who wants to get in on the game of journalism funding. If you do go, bring a laptop and tweet your notes using the hashtag #fundmedia.<\/p>\n

The WNYC Podcast Accelerator<\/a><\/strong>
\nFriday at 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. –\u00a0Los Angeles Ballroom<\/em>
\nIf you\u2019re a journalist thinking of starting your own podcast, this session is definitely for you and your bosses. This WNYC-hosted session is a real-time judging competition to find the next great podcast. You\u2019ll hear from journalists like yourself come up and pitch their podcast ideas, and a set of judges will pick the grand-prize winner. You\u2019ll also hear from WNYC\u2019s top talent on what it takes to make a great podcast. If you do go, bring your smartphone and tweet your notes using the hashtag #ONA15wnyc.<\/p>\n

Revenue Streams Beyond The Big Three<\/a><\/strong>
\nSaturday at 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. –\u00a0Constellation Ballroom II<\/em>
\nI consider this session\u00a0to be vital for anyone running nonprofit newsrooms (and those who want to start their own). In this session you\u2019ll learn how to earn revenue beyond advertising, memberships\/paywalls and events. This session is essential for executive directors and editorial managers looking to learn about crowdfunding, expanding to new markets, selling data and more. If you do go, bring a laptop and tweet your notes using the hashtag #ONA15newrev.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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