110: The Online News Association with Andrew Nguyen and Kelly Moffitt

Collateral Damage

DJ speaks with the conveners of the local chapter of the Online News Association.

Nguyen is the Newsroom Developer at the St Louis Post-Dispatch.

Moffitt is an Online Producer with St Louis Public Radio.

Here's a rough summary of how the conversation went:

1:00-5:00 - What is the Online News Association? (It's the largest group of digital journalists in the world!)

5:15-13:00 - Why can't DJ find that article from his print edition of the Post online? What are the differences between online platforms and their traditional partners?

14:00-19:45 - What drives people to digital platforms? "We're all just testing the waters constantly," says Moffitt.

19:45-24:30 - What's a Newsroom Developer? How did a journalist from Toronto find his way into writing code for the Post-Dispatch?

24:30-27:00 - How do our local publications compare to national media brands? Learning about what we're great at.

27:00-37:00 - How is this medium being monetized? Publications ask "Can we tackle this?"

37:00-50:00 - Changing expectations for journalists and publications. Why are newspapers hiring SnapChat Editors?

50:00-end - How can people get involved in the ONA? Upcoming events July 13 and again in August.