{"id":52605,"date":"2015-09-10T14:01:36","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T14:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ona15.journalists.org\/?p=52605"},"modified":"2016-12-16T22:19:11","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T22:19:11","slug":"introducing-table-talks-at-ona15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ona15.journalists.org\/2015\/09\/10\/introducing-table-talks-at-ona15\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing &#8230; Table Talks at ONA15"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_52621\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" ><a href=\"http:\/\/ona15.journalists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/09\/conference-150613_640.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-52621 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/ona15.journalists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/09\/conference-150613_640-300x168.png\" alt=\"conference-150613_640\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">License: CC0 Public Domain<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We&#8217;re introducing a new type of session at ONA15 &#8212; Table Talks, a series of participatory conversations\u00a0aimed 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.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a quick rundown of\u00a0the basics:<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Who can participate?<\/h3>\n<p>Everyone is invited to join in the fun, and we encourage all attendees to come. We think this will be one of the most rewarding experiences at ONA15. Many of<a href=\"http:\/\/ona15.journalists.org\/speakers\/\" target=\"_blank\"> our\u00a0speakers<\/a>\u00a0will act as the hosts, and have\u00a0proposed\u00a0the conversation topic of their choice, to give these a crowd-source vibe.<\/p>\n<h3>What will be discussed?<\/h3>\n<p>In short, Table Talks are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a fun, engaging coffee-shop-style discussion with others who share your passion<\/li>\n<li>open conversations about challenges or emerging issues we see in journalism, or perhaps those Big Ideas we never get the chance to explore in our day-to-day work<\/li>\n<li>an opportunity to get at some of the stickier issues not easily addressed in a more standard conference format<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The list of topics is below. We&#8217;ve also posted a list of topics under each track\u00a0on our <a href=\"http:\/\/ona15.journalists.org\/sessions\/\" target=\"_blank\">ONA15 schedule page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ona15.journalists.org\/sessions\/tabletalksaudience\/\" target=\"_blank\">Audience Engagement + Impact; Teaching + Training<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ona15.journalists.org\/sessions\/tabletalksdevelopers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Developer Tools + Tech; Mobile Tools + Design; Revenue + Ethics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ona15.journalists.org\/sessions\/tabletalksreporters\/\" target=\"_blank\">Newsgathering Tools + Techniques; Audio, Photo + Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ona15.journalists.org\/sessions\/tabletalksprofessionaldevelopment\/\" target=\"_blank\">Professional Development<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Think of these topics as a menu.\u00a0As a participant, you&#8217;ll be able to join\u00a0in two conversations over the two-hour period. We&#8217;ll give further instructions once you&#8217;re in the session.<\/p>\n<h3>When will the Table Talks occur?<\/h3>\n<p>All of the Table Talks are scheduled the morning of<strong> Friday, Sept. 25, from 10:30 a.m. &#8211; 12:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Where do I go?<\/h3>\n<p>All you need to do is look for the topics that seem most compelling to you, and head to that room. We&#8217;ll give you further instructions on site. If you&#8217;re not able to join a specific conversation during this time,\u00a0notes for each conversation\u00a0will be available after ONA15.<\/p>\n<h3>How will these work?<\/h3>\n<p>After a brief introduction from our trained facilitators, you&#8217;ll get to select a topic of your choice and join a conversation at a round table. These are participatory conversations\u00a0that resonate at the core of the ONA15 crowd: digital challenges journalists face each and every day, professional development issues and emerging trends and ideas.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll run two rounds of conversations, each about 45 minutes in length, so you&#8217;ll have the chance to provide input into two topics. We&#8217;ll also take notes to share, so don&#8217;t worry if you can&#8217;t get to every topic you find interesting.<\/p>\n<p>Once we&#8217;re finished, the notes will be available for you and anyone else who might find the conversations interesting \u00a0as a reference &#8230; or even to continue discussion after ONA15 is over!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re introducing a new type of session at ONA15 &#8212; Table Talks, a series of participatory conversations\u00a0aimed at tackling major issues in digital journalism. 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