Knight Foundation @ #ona2018
The Online News Association’s annual gathering arrives in Austin this week from Sept. 12-15.
Please be sure to stop by the Knight Lounge, Room 401, right by the ONA registration desk, to meet Knight’s journalism team. We’ll be there with coffee, starting at 8 a.m. on Thursday. On Friday morning, learn how you can apply to a new $750,000 open call for ideas on how to ensure that artificial intelligence is used ethically and in the public interest.
Here’s a guide to events, panels and workshops we think will be particularly useful, from among ONA’s rich programing. Some feature Knight Foundation staff or research; all feature people we’ve worked with and learned from across our fast-changing industry.
Wednesday, Sept. 12
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1-5 p.m. Austin-American Statesman, 305 S. Congress Ave. |
A free pre-conference workshop on key legal issues, including libel, invasion of privacy, copyright and digital media law. |
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6:30-8 p.m. Lone Star A+B |
A conversation with members of Knight Commission on Trust, Media and Democracy and Gallup. Raney Aronson-Rath, Frontline; Mizell Stewart III, Gannett/USA Today; Jennifer Preston, Knight Foundation; Brandon Busteed, Gallup. |
Thursday Sept. 13
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8-9:30 a.m. Room 401 | Kick off ONA18 with the Knight Foundation Journalism team! Join us for breakfast and coffee in the Knight lounge. |
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9-10 a.m JW Grand Ballrooms |
Media Manipulation, Amplification and Responsibility Keynote: danah boyd, founder and president of Data & Society. |
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11:00 a.m.-noon Lone Star C |
Lessons from Black Twitter: Inclusive Reporting in Diverse Communities Panel: Anusha Alikhan and Paul Cheung from Knight Foundation; Nisha Chittal of Vox and Meredith Clark of University of Virginia. |
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11:00 am – noon Grand Ballrooms 3+4 | How’s My Story Doing? Custom Analytics and Empowered Local Newsrooms |
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11:00 am – noon Room 201+202 |
How to Innovate as a Journalism Educator Come hear from winners of the ONA Challenge Fund, which supports collaborations between local newsrooms and universities. |
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11:00 am – noon Grand Ballroom 7 |
Real News Job Market: Who, What, When, Where CUNY J-School’s Jeff Jarvis, who leads the Tow-Knight Center, shares findings of an new analysis of the jobs market for journalism skills. |
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Noon-1:30 p.m. Room 401 |
Lunch discussion: Online Harassment of Female Journalists, From Impact to Action [RSVP required] Join Knight Foundation, the International Women’s Media Foundation and TrollBusters for a solutions-oriented discussion on how to reduce the harm of online harassment directed at female journalists. |
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2-3:15 p.m. Lone Star A+B |
How can journalists ensure that artificial intelligence is used ethically and in the public interest? Panel: Paul Cheung of Knight Foundation, Meredith Broussard of NYU, Lisa Gibbs of AP and technologist LaToya Peterson. |
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2:00 – 3:00 pm JW Grand Ballroom 7 |
Are You Running an Experiment, or Just Winging It? Learn how to run experiments with greater intention, structure and better metrics for success with Sarah Schmalbach & Sasha Koren. |
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3:30 – 5:00 pm JW Grand Ballroom 8 |
Attend this session to learn how to elevate journalism education. |
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3:30 – 4:30 pm Room 301-302 |
Lightning talks on the best digital tools to “steal” in the name of great journalism. |
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4:30 – 5:30 pm Room 301-302 |
Global Ideas to Strengthen Your Newsroom [RSVP requested] Learn from ICFJ Knight Fellows around the world on how they are changing their newsrooms to increase trust and discover new business models. |
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6-8 p.m. ACL Live at Moody Theater |
Opening Night Reception @ACL Live at Moody Theater Sponsored by Knight Foundation and Facebook |
Friday, Sept. 14
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8-9 a.m. Room 401 |
Emerging Media Breakfast at ONA [RSVP required] Join Knight Foundation’s Paul Cheung, new director for tech innovation, for coffee and talk about AI, blockchain and other emerging tech. |
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10 am-1 p.m. Lone Star C |
Journalism 360 Immersive Storytelling Festival See groundbreaking VR & 360 video projects funded by Knight and Google, and learn how J360 winners are using immersive platforms to tell stories. |
10 am to noon |
Table Talks |
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Noon-2 p.m. Room 401 |
NewsMatch lunch [RSVP required] Share nonprofit news fundraising tips with NewsMatch participants. |
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2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Room 203-204 |
Internetting While Brown/Black AND a Woman: A Collective Guide Attendees share strategies, tips, and digital solutions for dealing with safety issues online. |
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2:00 – 3:00 p.m. JW Grand Ballroom 8 |
Table Stakes: Getting into the Game of Digital-First Local News Learn about the Knight-Lenfest News Initiative that is helping news leaders around the country drive digital transformation. |
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3-5 p.m. Room 401 |
Knight Foundation team available for office hours News Revenue Hub team available for office hours |
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3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Room 304 |
Table Stakes: Follow-Up Workshop for Getting into the Game of Local News This workshop utilizes a set of exercises to build an understanding of the “what” and “how” of newsroom digital transformation. |
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3:30 – 4:30 pm Room 301+302 |
Newsrooms, where editorial & business sides collaborate, find greater success creating meaningful products for audiences. What are the best ways to do this? |
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3:30 – 4:30 pm JW Grand Ballrooms 1+2 |
Existential Disruption 2.0: Enemies of the People A conversation with Heather Chaplin about our future ability to collect, synthesize and distribute factual information. What should we do about it? |
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5:00 – 6:00 pm Room 203+204 |
Speed Dating, Audience Engagement Style Best practices on digital conversations, metrics and civic engagement. |
Saturday, Sept. 15
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10:00 -11:00 am JW Grand Ballrooms 5+6 |
11th Annual Tech Trends For Journalists Amy Webb, founder and CEO of Future Institute, on the most important emerging tech trends that will radically transform journalism in 2019 |
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11:30 am – 12:30 pm Room 502 |
ONA Local Office Hours: How Can I start an ONA Local group? |
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11:30 am – 12:30 pm JW Grand Ballrooms 1+2 |
A look at how to provide more informed coverage of impoverished communities. |
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11:30 am – 12:30 pm Room 303 |
Building Sources and Trust in Hard-to-Reach Communities Best practices in gaining trust through social media, text messaging and structured submission forms. |