{"id":536,"date":"2017-04-06T18:26:06","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T18:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ona17.journalists.org\/?p=536"},"modified":"2017-05-05T16:03:32","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T16:03:32","slug":"student-journalists-apply-ona17-student-newsroom-innovation-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ona17.journalists.org\/2017\/04\/06\/student-journalists-apply-ona17-student-newsroom-innovation-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Student journalists, apply for the ONA17 Student Newsroom and Innovation Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"

For those looking to find comprehensive coverage of the ONA conference, the Student Newsroom has been a reliable source. At ONA17<\/a>, the newsroom, supported by Google, will expand its role to include a focus on product innovation as well as news coverage.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re calling it the Student Newsroom and Innovation Lab<\/b><\/a>, and we\u2019re looking for 20 student journalists (and 16 mentors) with a mix of backgrounds and a bunch of great ideas, ready to experiment. To foster an environment for innovation, we\u2019re seeking student journalist \u201cbuilders\u201d to join the group, in addition to reporters. <\/p>\n

Together, students will build and iterate products in the weeks leading up to the conference, implementing them to an audience of over 2,300 digital journalists, executives, educators and technologists. The best products will help enhance the coverage provided by the Student Newsroom and Innovation Lab. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re really excited to be taking our great student newsroom in a new direction. So many journalism students are being encouraged to innovate and this will give them another outlet for experimenting and gaining real-world experience,\u201d said Michelle Johnson, Associate Professor of the Practice, Journalism, at Boston University and a Co-chair of the Student Newsroom and Innovation Lab.<\/p>\n

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The Student Newsroom at ONA16 on September 16, 2016, in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Anya Semenoff\/Online News Association<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We want students to implement innovative ideas that produce clear deliverables. This innovation can range from unexpected story ideas, to creative storytelling techniques, to new tools built by participants themselves \u2013 these are ideas that live at the intersection of content and product.<\/p>\n

\u201cExplicitly augmenting ONA’s student newsroom with an innovation lab encourages our student journalists to experiment but also to measure and record,\u201d said Jeremy Bowers, Senior Editor for News Applications at The New York Times, and a mentor of the Newsroom. \u201cI can’t wait to see what comes out of their efforts to try new forms of storytelling while covering this year’s conference.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I was part of the newsroom last year and it was an awesome experience. APPLY, APPLY! https:\/\/t.co\/8Jvi6Kr9gb<\/a><\/p>\n

— Deonna Anderson (@iamDEONNA) April 10, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n