{"id":384,"date":"2018-02-26T12:07:40","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T17:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/?p=384"},"modified":"2018-02-28T15:16:51","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T20:16:51","slug":"themes-consider-pitching-ona18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/2018\/02\/26\/themes-consider-pitching-ona18\/","title":{"rendered":"Themes to consider when pitching to ONA18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>ONA&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"\/suggestion-box\/\">Suggestion Box<\/a>, open Feb. 28 \u2013 March 29, is your opportunity to pitch session ideas and presenters for ONA18. This post, by ONA&#8217;s Head of Programs and Events, Trevor Knoblich, is the fourth in a series we hope will be useful references if you&#8217;re considering submitting a pitch.<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>We\u2019re often asked, \u201cWhat are the themes of ONA18?\u201d or \u201cWhat topics do you want to see?\u201d\u00a0We&#8217;ll cover a broad range of topics over three days of wall-to-wall programming, but we do recognize that certain discussions\u00a0are timely and likely will warrant specific consideration this year.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll make sure the following topic areas are covered at ONA18 \u2026 and we will, of course, be including many more of your ideas, as submitted through our\u00a0<a href=\"\/suggestion-box\/\">Suggestion Box<\/a>, to ensure a well-rounded and community-driven program.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Business of news:<\/strong>\u00a0Subscriptions and membership models have seen a lot of adjustments (and in many cases, growth!) in\u00a0 the past couple of years; we suspect some fresh ideas and best practices for demonstrating the value of your subscription to your community exist. Let&#8217;s share what&#8217;s working!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Election coverage:<\/strong>\u00a0This will be a critical, inescapable narrative in the fall. How is the journalism community combating misinformation? Are there innovative partnerships and projects to share election coverage and results? What will be the news-related impact of search engines and social media companies?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Getting real about human resources:\u00a0<\/strong>Newsroom leaders are being held to account on multiple fronts: from harassment and sexual misconduct allegations, to unionization issues, to the ramifications of increasingly relying on freelance work, to better ensuring inclusive hiring and retention practices. These can be challenging conversation topics, but they&#8217;re top of mind for nearly all journalists in the U.S. right now, so we&#8217;re looking for constructive dialogue about our most important asset: you, the human!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Automated journalism:<\/strong>\u00a0There have been a number of creative projects around the world lately incorporating artificial intelligence, bots, streamlined workflows and other automation tools. Given Austin is a tech hub, we anticipate our location will fuel many interesting discussions around automated tools and the data that feed them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are just a few examples of issues we hope to cover at ONA18, and we\u2019ll include many more.<\/p>\n<p><em>Feeling ready to pitch? Mark your calendar for Feb. 28, when we will open the Suggestion Box.\u00a0<\/em><em>Our previous post covered <a href=\"\/2018\/02\/16\/get-creative-session-format\/\">getting creative with your session format<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><em>Our next post covered\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/2018\/02\/27\/what-happens-once-i-submit-my-ona18-pitch\/\">what happens once you submit your pitch<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>Refer to our <a href=\"\/opportunities\/\">Opportunities<\/a> page if you&#8217;re interested in other ways to get involved or volunteer with the conference. For news and updates, follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/onaconf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter @ONAConf<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/journalists.org\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subscribe to our newsletter<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ll cover a broad range of topics over three days of wall-to-wall programming, but we do recognize that certain discussions\u00a0are timely and likely will warrant specific consideration this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":400,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"start_time":0,"end_time":0,"moderators":[],"hashtag":[],"soundcloud":[],"scribble":[],"viafoura":[],"youtube":[],"vimeo":[],"facebook":[],"trint":[],"slideshare":[],"livestream":[],"resources":[],"video_embed":[],"first_name":"","last_name":"","title":"","organization":"","website":"","twitter":"","_sponsor_url":"","_sponsor_tagline":"","_sponsor_level":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[1,4],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/02\/ONA17_Friday-6724-e1519664685333.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Themes to consider when pitching a session to ONA18<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/2018\/02\/26\/themes-consider-pitching-ona18\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Themes to consider when pitching a session to ONA18\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We&#039;ll cover a broad range of topics over three days of wall-to-wall programming, but we do recognize that certain discussions\u00a0are timely and likely will warrant specific consideration this year.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/2018\/02\/26\/themes-consider-pitching-ona18\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ONA18\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/onlinenewsassociation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-02-26T17:07:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-02-28T20:16:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/02\/ONA17_Friday-6724-e1519664685333.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"4610\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2675\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@mobiletrevor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@onaconf\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" value=\"Written by\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" value=\"Trevor Knoblich\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" value=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" value=\"2 minutes\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/\",\"name\":\"ONA18\",\"description\":\"The 2018 ONA Conference &amp; Awards Ceremony \\u2014 Sept. 13-15 \\u2014 Austin, TX\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/2018\/02\/26\/themes-consider-pitching-ona18\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2018\/02\/ONA17_Friday-6724-e1519664685333.jpg\",\"width\":4610,\"height\":2675,\"caption\":\"Some sessions at the ONA Conference are intimate deep dives into topics, while others are panel discussions or interactive. (Photo by Anya Semenoff for the Online News Association)\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/2018\/02\/26\/themes-consider-pitching-ona18\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/2018\/02\/26\/themes-consider-pitching-ona18\/\",\"name\":\"Themes to consider when pitching a session to ONA18\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/2018\/02\/26\/themes-consider-pitching-ona18\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-02-26T17:07:40+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-02-28T20:16:51+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/#\/schema\/person\/617daa5c6b97c8a2998c2b8d07f3c629\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/2018\/02\/26\/themes-consider-pitching-ona18\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/#\/schema\/person\/617daa5c6b97c8a2998c2b8d07f3c629\",\"name\":\"Trevor Knoblich\",\"description\":\"As ONA's head of programs and events, Trevor connects journalists to emerging tools, technology, training and resources, and leads programming for our annual conference and beyond.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/journalists.org\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mobiletrevor\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paaWtI-6c","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=384"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":453,"href":"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/384\/revisions\/453"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ona18.journalists.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}