Want access to exclusive member-only content? Log in with your ONA member account.

Don’t Read the Comments, Sew Them!

Presented at ONA16
September 17, 2016
More from this event →

The comments are tough to deal with. They are messy and more often than not they just make no sense. Even for journalists who are invested in engaging with their readers, the vitriol can be demoralizing.

So stop reading them and start sewing them in an ONA sewing circle.

Join Hannah Wise, Dallas Morning News breaking news political reporter and the creator of @SewManyComments, to learn how to embroider your favorite comments.

Take a break from the screens, come make new friends and learn a cool craft to take home to your newsroom. Trust us, embroidery is a great conversation starter.

Worried about coming up with a comment to start? Hannah will have a selection of pre-designed patterns to choose from as well.

Can’t sew? Not to worry. Embroidery is easier than it sounds and this Uncon sewing circle will be a judgement-free crafting space.

Come make something beautiful out of the digital nonsense.


Speakers

Hannah Wise
Engagement Editor, The Dallas Morning News
Social Conversation

Related Resources

ONA16

It’s Not Mobile First. Think Content First.

  • Sarah Squire
  • Allison Morrow

Designers and developers have been talking about mobile first for a few years now, but it’s time to pivot. What are we trying to say, and what do we want our audience to take...

ONA16

Latinos and the 2016 Election: Reporting on Communities Regardless of Your Background

  • Jose Olivares
  • Kelly Ann Scott
  • Natalie Van Hoozer
  • Vanessa Vancour

Noticiero Móvil is an experiment that provides 2016 election coverage to empower Latinos, funded by an ONA/Knight Foundation grant. College students working on the project are...

ONA16

Engaging Audiences with Live “High Def” Journalism

  • Megan Finnerty
  • Liz Nelson

USA TODAY launched a 10-event “variety show” format series of gatherings composed of one-on-one interviews, storytelling and performances. In doing so, it  created...