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We Built a Product Team in One Year: Here’s Everything We Learned

Presented at ONA19
September 11, 2019
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Newsroom product teams harness audience insights and technology to develop business strategies that are nimble and sustainable. But that doesn’t mean media companies must become tech companies. In this session, we’ll share how product teams grow, adapt, prioritize, and align stakeholders in support of journalism.

This session is designed for people working in existing product teams or looking to build them:

  • Legacy newsrooms with no product team
  • Legacy newsroom that want to optimize their existing product team
  • Small newsrooms with minimal product experience and looking to grow

Speakers

Jessica Morrison
Product Manager, Chemical & Engineering News
Amanda Yarnell
Editorial Director, Chemical & Engineering News
Becca Aaronson
Director of Product, News Product Alliance
Alison Go
Head of Growth, Chalkbeat

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