We\u2019re happy to announce that registration is open for ONA09 Pre-Conference Workshops, the unofficial start of the Online News Association\u2019s annual conference on Thursday, Oct. 1, at the San Francisco Hilton.<\/p>\n
This year, we’ve reached out to leaders in the digital media field and offer full- or half-day sessions that feature hands-on multimedia training and delve into new concepts in technology and digital thinking.<\/p>\n
To register for a Pre-Conference Workshop, visit ONAconference\/register<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fees are discounted for ONA members. ONA Membership is $75 for journalists and academics, $25 for students, and also comes with $300 off a full-conference pass. Not a member? Join now<\/a>.<\/p>\n For full session descriptions, visit the Pre-Conference Workshops<\/a> schedule.<\/p>\n Video Production for Beginners Video Storytelling Dynamic Interactives for Newsrooms: A Django Workshop with IRE<\/strong> The session will take you from the basics to a fully functioning application in Django, the framework that drives eye-catching sites like EveryBlock and Politifact, as well as interactives on news sites like the Washington Post, New York Times and Los Angeles Times. It\u2019s a soup-to-nuts course, in which you\u2019ll start with a blank slate and wind up with a near web-ready Django backend that can talk to a Flash interactive.<\/p>\n The session is best for those who already have some advanced skills (SQL, ActionScript, Javascript, PHP, etc.) and are interested in writing database-driven applications for the Web or for their own internal intranets. Bring your own laptops.<\/p>\n Fund My Media The digital streets of American are rife with journalists looking to practice their craft and their passion outside the strictures of a traditional, brand-name newsroom. Jan will lead a day of practical advice \u2014 and cautionary tales \u2014 for those thinking about striking out on their own. She\u2019ll cover starting a site from scratch, looking for funding, making the choice about non-profit or ad-driven models and how to define success.<\/p>\n Retrain Your Brainstorm: An Afternoon with IDEO<\/strong> The Facebook API: Tapping Into Facebook for Distribution and Conversation<\/strong>Full-Day Sessions: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.<\/h4>\n
\nInstructor:<\/strong> Chet Rhodes, Deputy Multimedia Editor, Breaking News, washingtonpost.com
\nCapacity:<\/strong> 50 students
\nFee:<\/strong> $100 for members; $150 for non-members
\nThis workshop is for those new to shooting and editing video for the Web. Chet will provide hands-on training for journalists looking to learn to add video to print and online reporting. Participants must bring their own laptops. Video cameras are welcome but optional.<\/p>\n
\nInstructor: <\/strong>Richard Koci Hernandez, Ford Fellow, University of California-Berkeley\u2019s Knight Digital Media Center
\nCapacity:<\/strong> 24
\nFee:<\/strong> $100 for members; $150 for non-members
\nThis session will cover more advanced techniques for those with experience shooting and editing their own videos. A hands-on training experience for journalists looking to expand their multimedia skills. The focus is on mixing photos, video and audio content and editing them into multimedia presentations. Students will produce their own finished project\u2014from capturing content to editing to compressing the final files. Get inspired seeing some of the most cutting-edge multimedia projects and learn how they were produced.<\/p>\n
\nInstructor:<\/strong> Aron Pilhofer, Editor, Interactive News Technologies, New York Times
\nCapacity:<\/strong> 25
\nFee:<\/strong> $100 for members; $150 for non-members
\nYou\u2019ve seen the database-driven interactives like The New York Times\u2019 Cabinet Picker<\/a> or Word Train<\/a>. Now learn how they\u2019re done. This all-day, hands-on workshop hosted by Investigative Reporters and Editors, will focus on Web frameworks programming techniques for online journalists to tell stories in ways unique to the Web.<\/p>\n
\nInstructor: <\/strong>Jan Schaffer, Executive Director, J-Lab at American University: The Institute for Interactive Journalism
\nCapacity:<\/strong> 80
\nFee:<\/strong> $50 for members; $60 for non-members
\nThis all-day workshop, supported by a grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation, shows how new forms of foundation-funded or grant-funded media are emerging in the new media ecosystem \u2014 and how you can join them.<\/p>\nHalf-Day Sessions: 1-4 p.m.<\/h4>\n
\nInstructors:<\/strong> IDEO staff
\nCapacity<\/strong>:<\/strong> 40
\nFee: <\/strong>$50 for members; $60 for non-members
\nLearn the unique steps in IDEO\u2019s brainstorming and innovation process, training yourself to break out of conference room brainstorms to learn what true product innovation means. It isn\u2019t just the result of happenstance \u2014 it requires a determined and dedicated approach to finding opportunities. IDEO, the San Francisco global design consultancy, is a pioneer in using a human-centered, design-based approach to help organizations find, test and own growth opportunities. Members of the IDEO team will provide a hands-on session describing their approach to audience research and brainstorming and immerse the participants in an interactive session using the different steps in IDEO\u2019s design-based innovation process.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nInstructor:<\/strong> Eston Bond, author, designer and developer behind Socialuxe
\nCapacity:<\/strong> 20
\nFee:<\/strong> $50 for members; $60 for non-members
\nIn four short years, Facebook has gone from campus sensation to worldwide social phenomenon, a global network of friends and communities that has changed how people communicate and how media is consumed. Participants will learn first-hand how to use Facebook\u2019s open API and Facebook Connect tools to harness the power of the network to foster community and distribution from a former product designer at Facebook. Some technology\/developer experience a must.<\/p>\n