Under the Hood: Re-Imagining Legacy Newsrooms

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 makes or breaks those dreams is the structure underpinning your newsroom.

In this unconventional format, we’ll start with lightning talks on legacy newsrooms that changed their culture or their structure for better workflow — and happier employees.

From there, you can choose your own adventure: you’ll pick one of the projects that piques your interest, then hear how they reimagined their teams and made it work. This will include some real talk about what wasn’t working, and what strategic choices went into redesigning the newsrooms.

The topics are:

Zone 1: WAMU discusses its year-long process to re-envision what it takes for a local public radio station to both grow and support its journalistic goals – Andi McDaniel

Zone 2: The Globe and Mail Newsroom was broken; here's how we fixed it! – Angela Pacienza

Zone 3: Building a culture of constant learning: NY Times training lessons anyone can use – Eric Athas

Zone 4: Revolution or evolution: How should legacy newsrooms tackle change? – Kristen Hare, Kameel Stanley, Robyn Tomlin

Zone 5: Inside The Philadelphia Inquirer’s digital transformation – job rotation, skills training and more – Marie Gilot, Burt Herman, Jessica Parks

Zone 6: Legacy: 10 ways to walk the digital walk (instead of talk the digital talk) – Teresa Frontado, Samantha Ragland, Tasha Stewart

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This session is designed for:

Executives looking to bring more digital focus to their teams, structures and output

Anyone interested in making the case for a more digital-focused newsroom; we'll give you plenty of ammunition!

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