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post-feature-secondary excerpt-0"> <div class="article excerpt"> <div class="image-right"><img width="100" height="96" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741im_/http://www.poynter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/SourceRise-100.jpg" class="attachment-article-medium wp-post-image" alt="SourceRise-100"/></div> <h2 class="article"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/?post_type=post&p=351431" title="Permalink to Global editors impressed by startup site matching journalists to on-the-ground international sources" rel="bookmark">Global editors impressed by startup site matching journalists to on-the-ground international sources</a> </h2> <p class="article-meta"> <span class="meta-byline"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/author/redmonds/" title="Posts by Rick Edmonds" rel="author">Rick Edmonds</a></span> <span class="meta-datetime"> <span class="meta-date">June 25, 2015</span> <span class="meta-time">10:38 am</span> </span> </p> <div class="excerpt"><p> Frederic Filloux can be counted on for insightful media analysis in his <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.mondaynote.com/">Monday Note</a> e-letter, but this week he broke some news as well.</p> <p><div id="attachment_353109" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/SourceRise-740.jpg"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741im_/http://www.poynter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/SourceRise-740-300x218.jpg" alt="Screencapture of Sourcerrise.org" width="300" height="218" class="size-medium wp-image-353109"/></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Screencapture of Sourcerrise.org</p></div>The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.globaleditorsnetwork.org/">Global Editors Network</a>, of which Filloux is both a board member and contest judge, awarded the top innovation prize at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.globaleditorsnetwork.org/programmes/gen-summit-2015/">its annual meeting</a> in Barcelona to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://sourcerise.org/">SourceRise</a>, a tiny two-person, New York-based site offering to match journalists with sources.</p> <p>I spoke by phone with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://sourcerise.org/who-we-are/">Caroline Avakian</a>, SourceRise founder, who said no one was more surprised by the honor than she. She was sitting in the back of the room admiring demos of news drones and the like from the other seven finalists when her name was called. Admittedly these are just startups, but it was like <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iona_Gaels_men%27s_basketball">Iona</a> winning the Final Four. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/351431/global-editors-impressed-by-startup-site-matching-journalists-to-on-the-ground-international-sources/" class="read-more">Read more</a></p></div> <div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/category/news/" title="View all posts in News">News</a> <span class="arrow-right">→</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/category/news/media-innovation/" title="View all posts in Media Innovation">Media Innovation</a></div> <dl class="article-tools"> <dt>Tools:</dt> <dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/351431/global-editors-impressed-by-startup-site-matching-journalists-to-on-the-ground-international-sources/#disqus_thread" class="comments"><span class="dsq-postid" rel="351431 http://www.poynter.org/?p=351431">0 Comments</span></a></dd> <dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/351431/global-editors-impressed-by-startup-site-matching-journalists-to-on-the-ground-international-sources/" class="permalink">Permalink</a></dd> <dd> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/351431/global-editors-impressed-by-startup-site-matching-journalists-to-on-the-ground-international-sources/" addthis:title="Global editors impressed by startup site matching journalists to on-the-ground international sources">Email</a> <a class="addthis_button_compact" addthis:url="http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/351431/global-editors-impressed-by-startup-site-matching-journalists-to-on-the-ground-international-sources/" addthis:title="Global editors impressed by startup site matching journalists to on-the-ground international sources">Share</a> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741js_/http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4ccb31260be55b75"></script> </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div id="acm_ad_zones-11" class="widget acm_ad_zones"> <div id="acm-ad-tag-1426872050403-5" style="width:728px; height:90px;"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('acm-ad-tag-1426872050403-5'); }); </script> </div> </div><h3 class="edition">Tuesday, June 23, 2015</h3> <div id="post-352627" class="entry-content post- excerpt-1"> <div class="article excerpt"> <h2 class="article"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/?post_type=post&p=352627" title="Permalink to Quartz on new home for data viz: ‘Charts are our cat photos.’" rel="bookmark">Quartz on new home for data viz: ‘Charts are our cat photos.’</a> </h2> <p class="article-meta"> <span class="meta-byline"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/author/kristenhare/" title="Posts by Kristen Hare" rel="author">Kristen Hare</a></span> <span class="meta-datetime"> <span class="meta-date">June 23, 2015</span> <span class="meta-time">11:02 am</span> </span> </p> <div class="excerpt"><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://qz.com/434425/atlas-the-new-home-for-charts-and-data/"><strong><em>Quartz</em></strong></a> </p> <p>On Tuesday, Quartz introduced a new home for charts and data journalism — <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://atlas.qz.com/">Atlas</a>. Zachary Seward, Quartz’s executive editor, wrote about the new site and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://qz.com/434425/atlas-the-new-home-for-charts-and-data/">how Quartz hopes it will grow</a>.</p> <blockquote><p>Atlas gives each of our charts its own home, along with a set of tools for interacting with them: You can now download the data behind our charts, embed our charts elsewhere on the web, grab an image of our charts, and of course share our charts on social media. They will look great regardless of whether you’re using a big screen or mobile device.</p></blockquote> <p>Users will find some native advertising on Quartz in the form of charts, Seward wrote. Along with the new site, Quartz also open sourced a new version of Chartbuilder. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/352627/quartz-on-new-home-for-data-viz-charts-are-our-cat-photos/" class="read-more">Read more</a></p></div> <div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/category/news/" title="View all posts in News">News</a> <span class="arrow-right">→</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/category/news/media-innovation/" title="View all posts in Media Innovation">Media Innovation</a></div> <dl class="article-tools"> <dt>Tools:</dt> <dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/352627/quartz-on-new-home-for-data-viz-charts-are-our-cat-photos/#disqus_thread" class="comments"><span class="dsq-postid" rel="352627 http://www.poynter.org/?p=352627">0 Comments</span></a></dd> <dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/352627/quartz-on-new-home-for-data-viz-charts-are-our-cat-photos/" class="permalink">Permalink</a></dd> <dd> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/352627/quartz-on-new-home-for-data-viz-charts-are-our-cat-photos/" addthis:title="Quartz on new home for data viz: ‘Charts are our cat photos.’">Email</a> <a class="addthis_button_compact" addthis:url="http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/352627/quartz-on-new-home-for-data-viz-charts-are-our-cat-photos/" addthis:title="Quartz on new home for data viz: ‘Charts are our cat photos.’">Share</a> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741js_/http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4ccb31260be55b75"></script> </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div id="post-352419" class="entry-content post-feature-secondary excerpt-2"> <div class="article excerpt"> <div class="image-right"><img width="160" height="106" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741im_/http://www.poynter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/7860597_81bd39df6d_o-160x106.jpg" class="attachment-article-medium wp-post-image" alt="Photo by Sam Javanrouh/Flickr"/></div> <h2 class="article"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/?post_type=post&p=352419" title="Permalink to Why does local matter? Let’s ask our audience." rel="bookmark">Why does local matter? Let’s ask our audience.</a> </h2> <p class="article-meta"> <span class="meta-byline"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/author/melody-kramer/" title="Posts by Melody Kramer" rel="author">Melody Kramer</a></span> <span class="meta-datetime"> <span class="meta-date">June 23, 2015</span> <span class="meta-time">8:34 am</span> </span> </p> <div class="excerpt"><div id="attachment_352507" style="width: 758px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/7860597_81bd39df6d_o.jpg"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741im_/http://www.poynter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/7860597_81bd39df6d_o.jpg" alt="Photo by Sam Javanrouh/Flickr" width="740" class="size-full wp-image-352507"/></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Photo by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/https://www.flickr.com/photos/wvs/7860597/in/photolist-GhFx-gPWY9-9Gdjj5-edcRyn-ediv1j-eyuEuy-7pBEZ6-hTNHCZ-9GautB-eHWEVB-61Pjce-8vt7LU-dWEs64-dxF43w-cXTaoW-4CtKaq-4UqvMW-PGMqg-9TScQW-9TPo44-9TSnc5-cpF9d-9Gdxoo-7pBFWx-9GdBUh-9G9Xf2-9GajMX-azTLcr-7ssVRA-7pFzc9-bfUKct-EQJwR-9GcKAS-dBRwHP-7ssV7Y-7kQmNq-7pBFCg-rtdfnW-b9Sn5M-9Gds2b-9moxrU-7dapD6-7kQmKA-6kuAh4-ou2Aus-7kLsSR-4ms91u-mhfbp-8JaJFF-4Cw1nt">Sam Javanrouh</a>/Flickr</p></div> <p>It’s summer now so it’s time for a long, juicy beach read on why local news matters.</p> <p>I posed the question a month ago to my newsletter audience and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://melodykramer.github.io/2015/06/02/why-does-local-matter/">was expecting four or five responses</a>. I received dozens on why their local newspapers and public radio stations mattered.</p> <p>I’ve collected their answers, which I also sent out in my newsletter on June 2, below. If you work in a local newsroom and need a pick-me-up today, I highly recommend perusing the answers. It would also be an interesting question to ask your own audiences. We talk about the importance of local at journalism conferences — and with each other — but our audience also has very good ideas and articulate why they do (or don’t) rely on their local news. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/352419/why-does-local-matter-lets-ask-our-audience/" class="read-more">Read more</a></p></div> <div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/category/news/" title="View all posts in News">News</a> <span class="arrow-right">→</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/category/news/media-innovation/" title="View all posts in Media Innovation">Media Innovation</a></div> <dl class="article-tools"> <dt>Tools:</dt> <dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/352419/why-does-local-matter-lets-ask-our-audience/#disqus_thread" class="comments"><span class="dsq-postid" rel="352419 http://www.poynter.org/?p=352419">0 Comments</span></a></dd> <dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/352419/why-does-local-matter-lets-ask-our-audience/" class="permalink">Permalink</a></dd> <dd> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/352419/why-does-local-matter-lets-ask-our-audience/" addthis:title="Why does local matter? 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You could call it a toy, if you wish, but I don’t. I see it as a constant companion and personal assistant on my wrist. It is also a laboratory piece for the storyteller and designer in me as I immerse myself in the world of at-a-glance journalism.</p> <p>That is what smartwatches are all about: glancing. We are not likely to spend longer than 5 seconds looking at our watch. 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I’m equally concerned about the last point — about archiving original content published on the Facebook platform — particularly after I <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/https://twitter.com/mkramer/status/598464135458889728?lang=en">asked folks</a> how AOL archived original content by news organizations back when they did it and was told that in some cases, it just didn’t happen.</p> <p>It would be short-sighted and foolish for publishers to ignore third-party distribution platforms, both for revenue reasons and the much-needed audiences they provide. But publishers must also think about workflows for archiving their original content published on these platforms – ranging from captions on brand pages and Instant Articles on Facebook to ephemeral Snaps posted on Snapchat — for the benefit of future audiences, journalists, and historians. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/351053/does-the-rise-of-ephemeral-content-spell-the-death-of-archives/" class="read-more">Read more</a></p></div> <div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/category/news/" title="View all posts in News">News</a> <span class="arrow-right">→</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/category/news/media-innovation/" title="View all posts in Media Innovation">Media Innovation</a></div> <dl class="article-tools"> <dt>Tools:</dt> <dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/351053/does-the-rise-of-ephemeral-content-spell-the-death-of-archives/#disqus_thread" class="comments"><span class="dsq-postid" rel="351053 http://www.poynter.org/?p=351053">0 Comments</span></a></dd> <dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/351053/does-the-rise-of-ephemeral-content-spell-the-death-of-archives/" class="permalink">Permalink</a></dd> <dd> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/351053/does-the-rise-of-ephemeral-content-spell-the-death-of-archives/" addthis:title="Does the rise of ephemeral content spell the death of archives?">Email</a> <a class="addthis_button_compact" addthis:url="http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/351053/does-the-rise-of-ephemeral-content-spell-the-death-of-archives/" addthis:title="Does the rise of ephemeral content spell the death of archives?">Share</a> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741js_/http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4ccb31260be55b75"></script> </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <h3 class="edition">Wednesday, June 10, 2015</h3> <div id="post-350121" class="entry-content post-feature-primary excerpt-5"> <div class="article excerpt"> <div class="image-right"><img width="160" height="90" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741im_/http://www.poynter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/17027128219_5df64e4dce_k-160x90.jpg" class="attachment-article-medium wp-post-image" alt="Photo by Andreas Zieroth/Flickr"/></div> <h2 class="article"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/?post_type=post&p=350121" title="Permalink to We’re using hashtags less than ever. Here’s why." rel="bookmark">We’re using hashtags less than ever. Here’s why.</a> </h2> <p class="article-meta"> <span class="meta-byline"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/author/shadi-rahimi/" title="Posts by Shadi Rahimi" rel="author">Shadi Rahimi</a></span> <span class="meta-datetime"> <span class="meta-date">June 10, 2015</span> <span class="meta-time">8:06 am</span> </span> </p> <div class="excerpt"><div id="attachment_350167" style="width: 750px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/17027128219_5df64e4dce_k.jpg"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741im_/http://www.poynter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/17027128219_5df64e4dce_k.jpg" alt="Photo by Andreas Zieroth/Flickr" width="740" class="size-full wp-image-350167"/></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Photo by Andreas Zieroth/<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/https://www.flickr.com/photos/81424944@N07/17027128219/in/photolist-rWCu1c-hVAicg-9FSDYS-8ibKwR-8Dd3Mj-9jFq7A-aq4z2r-dkaoX3-9iPAMn-7ywjZ5-fsCxJc-e3c7Xs-khuGkD-684nmZ-aq4yXe-9s2dNU-9FSDCd-a3m7pd-9jWtqo-e3Bjtz-7C6o3u-fioZ2A-c1mffd-9HvVcB-9FPJGa-7RRX3t-mjLeEU-e19soB-9vHpF6-4fegWG-9iPALK-do3BAF-cp5nbJ-6pmGZ9-iaqnVv-9YEEpx-mcazoz-nfEwgt-e8bGX7-6pmZS7-5EUbuQ-aGP3RR-9jkUfy-nw8r5m-aq4yK4-9FSDR5-jYeK4T-fMjX98-ace2jS-a3m5dY">Flickr</a></p></div> <p>I’ve noticed something over the past year: We’re using hashtags less often in tweets. By “we” I don’t just mean AJ+. I mean everyone. In recent months when I’ve checked Topsy or Twitter trends before tweeting, I’ve often seen a keyword(s) for a particular story trending higher than a hashtag.</p> <p>I’ve wondered: Are hashtags growing obsolete? </p> <p>Solely based on observation, I’d answer my own question with “no.” But, it does appear now more than ever that people and the media are becoming more selective about how and when to use hashtags — meaning sometimes not at all. 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The success of a micropayments models depends on well-known publications signing up. (If just one publication in a particular market operates some form of paywall, readers will often look elsewhere to find free content.) </p></blockquote> <p>In a news release about the move, Blendle’s co-founder Alexander Klöpping wrote that the average cost per article is 20 cents, but prices are set by the publisher.</p> <blockquote><p>At Blendle users can browse newspapers and magazines for free, paying just for the articles they read. The users can also see which articles are trending, and which stories their friends or curators (such as celebrities, politicians and journalists) have shared.</p></blockquote> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/350033/blendle-is-heading-to-germany/" class="read-more">Read more</a></div> <div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/category/news/" title="View all posts in News">News</a> <span class="arrow-right">→</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/category/news/media-innovation/" title="View all posts in Media Innovation">Media Innovation</a></div> <dl class="article-tools"> <dt>Tools:</dt> <dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/350033/blendle-is-heading-to-germany/#disqus_thread" class="comments"><span class="dsq-postid" rel="350033 http://www.poynter.org/?p=350033">0 Comments</span></a></dd> <dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/350033/blendle-is-heading-to-germany/" class="permalink">Permalink</a></dd> <dd> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/350033/blendle-is-heading-to-germany/" addthis:title="Blendle is heading to Germany">Email</a> <a class="addthis_button_compact" addthis:url="http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/350033/blendle-is-heading-to-germany/" addthis:title="Blendle is heading to Germany">Share</a> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741js_/http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4ccb31260be55b75"></script> </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div id="post-349581" class="entry-content post-feature-primary excerpt-7"> <div class="article excerpt"> <h2 class="article"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/?post_type=post&p=349581" title="Permalink to 7 conferences, 1 couch: What I learned this weekend without leaving my apartment" rel="bookmark">7 conferences, 1 couch: What I learned this weekend without leaving my apartment</a> </h2> <p class="article-meta"> <span class="meta-byline"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/author/melody-kramer/" title="Posts by Melody Kramer" rel="author">Melody Kramer</a></span> <span class="meta-datetime"> <span class="meta-date">June 9, 2015</span> <span class="meta-time">8:35 am</span> </span> </p> <div class="excerpt"><div id="attachment_349905" style="width: 750px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Screen-Shot-2015-06-08-at-4.29.14-PM.png"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741im_/http://www.poynter.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Screen-Shot-2015-06-08-at-4.29.14-PM.png" alt="This is not Melody Kramer's couch. (Deposit Photos)" width="740" class="size-full wp-image-349905"/></a><p class="wp-caption-text">This is not Melody Kramer’s couch. (Deposit Photos)</p></div> <p>I’m on a self-imposed conference hiatus this year. But that doesn’t mean I don’t stay up-to-date with what’s happening at journalism conferences — I just use social media to keep myself abreast of the latest tools and tricks.</p> <p>This past weekend, I was following seven events: the 2015 Local Independent Online News Publisher Meeting in Philly, the Cultural Heritage Information Management Forum at Catholic University, the National Day of Civic Hacking, the Canadian Association of Journalists National Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the Personal Democracy Forum in New York City, the Investigative News Network’s one day conference in Philly, and the Investigative Reporters and Editors’ annual conference, also in Philly.</p> <p>That’s a lot of conferences and events. 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You can find <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b0DAQ2lQVfRzFDEamJzCBNC6Qvcy9VN17RHQRsDnrag/edit">a doc</a> with collective notes from the weekend here. It includes technical guides and legal guides and answers to how different sites have raised money and dealt with employment questions. </p> <p>The doc was organized by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/https://twitter.com/jcstearns">Josh Stearns</a>, director of journalism and sustainability for the The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. It includes some tips from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/https://twitter.com/jimbradysp">Jim Brady’s</a> session on Billy Penn. Brady, a Poynter National Advisory Board member, is the founder of Billy Penn. </p> <p>These tips accompany Brady’s session on “Millennials and Mobile.”</p> <blockquote><p>Tactic 1: Don’t chase stories everyone else is chasing. 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ONA considered 350 ideas for sessions, ONA’s Digital Director <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/https://twitter.com/mobiletrevor">Trevor Knoblich</a> told me in an email. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://ona15.journalists.org/program-team/">Two</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://ona15.journalists.org/review-committee/">teams</a> review ideas, Knoblich said.</p> <p>In February, he wrote about<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://ona15.journalists.org/2015/02/19/ideas-well-explore-at-ona15/"> ideas ONA will explore</a> in Los Angeles at this year’s conference, including election coverage and measuring impact. There are also a few sessions on podcasting, a mobile bootcamp on Periscope, a session on drones and a session called “<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://ona15.journalists.org/sessions/empathyinthenewsroom/#.VXHn2mRViko">Changing Your Stylebook To Create a More Empathetic Newsroom</a>.”</p> <p>“I would add to it that we had quite a few pitches on bots this year, which seems to be a popular and emerging issue,” Knoblich said.</p> <p>The final conference schedule should be out by July. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/349491/heres-a-look-at-how-ona15-is-shaping-up/" class="read-more">Read more</a></p></div> <div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/category/news/" title="View all posts in News">News</a> <span class="arrow-right">→</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/category/news/media-innovation/" title="View all posts in Media Innovation">Media Innovation</a></div> <dl class="article-tools"> <dt>Tools:</dt> <dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/349491/heres-a-look-at-how-ona15-is-shaping-up/#disqus_thread" class="comments"><span class="dsq-postid" rel="349491 http://www.poynter.org/?p=349491">0 Comments</span></a></dd> <dd><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/349491/heres-a-look-at-how-ona15-is-shaping-up/" class="permalink">Permalink</a></dd> <dd> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style "> <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/349491/heres-a-look-at-how-ona15-is-shaping-up/" addthis:title="Here’s a look at how ONA15 is shaping up">Email</a> <a class="addthis_button_compact" addthis:url="http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/349491/heres-a-look-at-how-ona15-is-shaping-up/" addthis:title="Here’s a look at how ONA15 is shaping up">Share</a> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741js_/http://s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4ccb31260be55b75"></script> </dd> </dl> </div> </div> <div class="poynter-pager"> <div class="previous-link"></div> <div class="next-link"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150628010741/http://www.poynter.org/category/news/media-innovation/page/2/">Next Page »</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="container clearfix" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <div id="acm_ad_zones-2" class="widget acm_ad_zones"> <div id="acm-ad-tag-1417184426242-0" style="width:728px; 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