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Local Journalism

Insights: Revenue and Engagement

Fostering Needed Conversations

  • Sarah Alvarez
  • Stephanie Brown
  • Moderated by Sara Catania

In any community, difficult conversations need to be addressed, and news media are increasingly seen as a place to foster dialogue in a productive way. We’ll cover the...

Insights: Revenue and Engagement

News as a Community Conversation

  • Ariana Tobin
  • Jessica Best
  • Moderated by Lindsey Wiebe

With a renewed focus on subscribers or members, mamy newsrooms are seeking to redefine their relationship with their community. Newsrooms large and small are developing new...

ONA17

Local Podcasting: Best Practices and New Opportunities for Small Teams

  • Maureen McMurray
  • Tamar Charney
  • Moderated by Nicholas Quah

Get a nuanced look at the opportunities podcasting can provide small teams, including advice for getting started. We’ll examine the nitty-gritty of what actually goes into...

ONA17

Sharing Data and Insights for More Engaging Local Journalism

  • Leonard Fishman
  • Meghan Hoyer
  • Troy Thibodeaux

Data journalism is becoming more important to the way organizations cover the news. The right data set can lead to stories we couldn’t tell otherwise and help us tell familiar...

ONA17

Small Changes That Made a Big Difference in Local Newsrooms

  • Kristen Hare
  • Sara Konrad Baranowski

Writing, editing, photography, videography, website and social media management, newspaper delivery . . . How much can one person do? When you’re running a small operation day...

ONA17

Under the Hood: Re-Imagining Legacy Newsrooms

  • Moderated by Katie Hawkins-Gaar

Our Under the Hood sessions offer a deep dive into bold ideas led by newsrooms of all types. We've all got big dreams for our newsrooms. Talent and grit matter, but what...

ONA16

How Questions Saved My Life and Publishing Industry in Europe

How do you make people listen to you and stay alert in a conversation? By asking the right questions. What comes naturally in a human conversation has been neglected in publishing ...

ONA16

How to Solve Local Journalism’s Money Problem

Tell us what we've missed! The unconference is a chance for registered attendees to propose conversations on topics we may not have covered elsewhere. The advertising model...

ONA16

Local Newscasts: Adapt or Die?

  • Emily Dresslar
  • Adriano Farano
  • Katie Larson
  • Andrew Pergam

If you’re a local TV news broadcaster, chances are you’re busy honing your approach to web video. Help is on the way. Hear strategies and outcomes from a top local broadcast...