2007 conference & awards banquet

BlogTalkRadio at ONA 2007

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:20:31 -0500

A video report on John Havens, of Blogtalkradio.com, who is interviewing journalists while broadcasting from the Online News Association Conference in Toronto.

Oakland Tribune Takes Home Two

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:32:25 -0500

The number was two for the Oakland Tribune's "Not Just a Number" package at the Online Journalism Awards Friday in Toronto.

Special recognition also went to washingtonpost.com for its multimedia package, OnBeing, and Michael Parks of USC's Annenberg School of Communication for his service to ONA.

Teach What You Know, Learn What You Don't

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:32:48 -0500

Journalism schools have to better integrate technology into their classrooms to meet the growing demands of the industry, a panel of educators said today.

• Q&A: With Lila King
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The New and Old: Teaching Both

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:07:08 -0500

An online teaching guru told educators Friday that it doesn�t take a Web-savvy staff to teach Web journalism. Instead, Melinda �Mindy� McAdams says educators just need to know what�s going on and make the distinction between what�s good and what�s bad.

Your Student Newsroom

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:07:06 -0500

The young enterprising students that you all have seen running around the conference this year are members of one of the best student newsrooms we've had in years.

"I Know You're Never Going To Post This, But..."

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:05:06 -0500

There's no shortage of user-generated content available online. But how can we integrate all of this content into news Web sites?

PB&J and the Media

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:35:28 -0500

Media sites are urged to experiment with advertising, but it's still all about the numbers.

Web 'Changing the Genre' of Black Press

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:15:08 -0500

Digital integration gives the black press a chance to reconnect the African-American community more than 50 years after the "split and spread" that accompanied desegregation, says Eric Easter.

• Leading a 21st Century Newsroom

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Fake Steve Jobs Tells Bloggers to 'Let it Rip'

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:10:21 -0500

When Forbes technology columnist Dan Lyons started a personal blog in 2006, he did it with a twist: He wrote it as someone else.

• Passion Key to Online Voice

• Wanted: My Voice

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Video: Ethics as a Business Model

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:07:21 -0500

In his keynote speech, Michael Oreskes, executive editor of the International Herald Tribune, said that in these times of transition, it is actually the adherence to traditional journalism ethics that will keep the news business alive and healthy. Some reporters and editors had different views.

Tackling the Legal Issues

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:15:52 -0500

Journalists brought so many questions to the legal panel at the Online News Association Conference Friday in Toronto, the session lasted an extra 15 minutes.

Broadcast Success Lies Cross-Platforms

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:03:20 -0500

Creating meaningful cross-platform content that exists on television and the Web is crucial in creating successful broadcast sites.

Journalism Next Superpanel: Aggregators, Bloggers and Social Networks

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:04:08 -0500

Can a portable social identity work for news sites? This year's ONA Superpanel -- Journalism Next: Impact of Aggregators, Blogging and Social Networking on the Industry -- takes on this important question that's permeated the ONA Conference.

Finding Ways to Appeal To Bart and Lisa

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:50:16 -0500

Matthew Ericson, deputy graphics director for The New York Times, said Friday that multimedia pieces should appeal to both the Bart and Lisa Simpsons of the world.

The Changing Face of Journalism

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:55:10 -0500

Newsroom change -- and panic -- has been building for several years and has yet to stop, says Michael Oreskes, executive editor of the International Herald Tribune.

• Video: Ethics as a Business Model

• Democracy's 'Midlife Crisis'

• Audio: Complete speech
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