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:
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Speaker Resources
- Eric Athas' culture of learning handout
- Angela Pacienza shares her deck on how the Globe and Mail restructured as a digital-first newsroom
- Check out the slide deck from presenters Teresa Frontado, Samantha Ragland and Tasha Stewart on walking the digital walk
Speakers
Eric Athas - Senior Editor, Digital Training, The New York Times
@ericathas | http://nytimes.com
Teresa Frontado - Digital Director (2016 Knight Wallace Fellow), WLRN
@tfrontado | http://www.wlrn.org
Marie Gilot - CUNY J+ Director, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
@louiegilot | http://journalism.cuny.edu/cunyjplus
Kristen Hare - Reporter, The Poynter Institute
@kristenhare | http://poynter.org
Burt Herman - Director of Innovation Projects, Lenfest Institute for Journalism
@burtherman | http://lenfestinstitute.org
Andi McDaniel - Chief Content Officer, WAMU
@andimcdaniel | http://wamu.org
Angela Pacienza - Head of Newsroom Development, The Globe and Mail
@AngelaPacienza | http://www.theglobeandmail.com
Jessica Parks - Senior Editor, Experiments, Philadelphia Media Network
@js_parks | http://philly.com
Samantha Ragland - Manager, Digital Entertainment Strategy, The Palm Beach Post
@sammyragland | http://sammyragland.com
Kameel Stanley - Podcast Producer / Host, St. Louis Public Radio
@cornandpotatoes | http://kameelstanley.com
Tasha Stewart - Entertainment Editor, WCPO
@tstewart2 | http://wcpo.com
Robyn Tomlin - VP/Managing Editor, Dallas Morning News
@robyntomlin | http://dallasnews.com
Moderator
Katie Hawkins-Gaar - Digital Innovation Faculty, The Poynter Institute
@katiehawk | http://poy.nu/thecohort