Largest Ever Online News Association Conference - October 6-7 Washington, D.C.

Largest Ever Online News Association Conference - October 6-7 Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The biggest ONA conference to date will be held Oct. 6-7 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C., featuring an exciting line-up of panel discussions, keynote addresses and the ONA's prestigious Online Journalism Awards.

The conference is structured on three tracts: content, convergence and commerce. It's aimed at veteran Web parishioners, newcomers and managers charged with growing the bottom line.

Sessions will include wisdom from digital leaders in new media, plus a look at young people's news habits. Finalists for the Online Journalism Awards and other "Best of the Best" who have produced cutting-edge content in the past year will be on hand to provide insights into their work. The conference culminates with a banquet that announces the award winners.

Highlights from this year's conference include:

TWO KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

Pioneering BBC News executive Adrian Van Klaveren will open the conference on Friday, October 6th. As Deputy Director and Controller of Production for BBC News, Van Klaveren has editorial, production and financial responsibility for television, radio and online news, and will discuss how the BBC is pioneering the revolution in online news.

NBA franchise owner and digital visionary, Mark Cuban, will be the luncheon keynote on Friday, October 6th. Cuban is the founder of HDNet, the blogging owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and the key investor in Sharesleuth.com, a blog aimed at exposing securities fraud. Cuban will highlight his latest ventures and answer questions.

Super panel: State of the Industry: "What's Next?"

Online gurus Michael Arrington (Tech Crunch), Mike Davidson (Newsvine), Herndon Graddick (Current TV) and Jeff Jarvis (Buzzmachine, Daylife) compare their latest projects and talk about what's ahead, with an emphasis on user- generated content. The session will also include a Q&A segment, giving the audience opportunity to interact with some of Web 2.0's most interesting players.

PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Many other top journalism and Web 2.0 leaders will be on hand to share insights into commerce, content and convergence, the three tracks on which the program centers.

CONTENT:
- Energizing Storytelling: how to take narrative to new levels by taking
stories apart and reconstructing them in a multimedia format
- Made for the Medium: what does the cutting edge of online news look
like now?
- Using the net for good: from disaster awareness to watchdog journalism
- Automating genius through tools: a look at streamlining production
methods
- Developing new voices: Insights into citizen journalism and minority
audiences

CONVERGENCE:
- Developing Web skillsets - training journalists for today's digital
realities
- Going solo: Perspectives into do-it-all journalism
- Election 2006: Leveraging skills and experience
- Staffing & structure: How to best organize your team
- Breaking News: How and how much

COMMERCE:
- The church/state challenge: When content & sponsorship dollars collide
- Big stories can have an impact on the bottom-line: Making money on
enterprise journalism
- What about WAP? Mobile news is the future
- Laying down the Internet law: the latest from the legal realm
- Transforming Media: Leading in light of bottom-line realities

ONLINE JOURNALISM AWARDS

The winners of these prestigious awards will be announced during a banquet Saturday evening. Prior to that, award nominees will speak about their notable work during two "Best of the Best" panels.

Don't miss out on the premier gathering of online news professionals.

REGISTER TODAY: https://www.123signup.com/servlet/SignUpMember?PG=17208182300&P=17208191153084 300

Check the conference website for an updated schedule of seminars and events: http://journalist.org/2006conference/

And don't forget to check out the four great workshops available the day before the conference starts. More information on them here: http://journalist.org/news/archives/000550.php

If you have any questions about the 2006 conference, or if you are interested in becoming a sponsor or a vendor, please contact conference2006@journalists.org

ABOUT THE ONA

The Online News Association is composed of professional online journalists. ONA has more than 600 professional members, that is, members whose principal livelihood involves gathering or producing news for digital presentation. The membership includes news writers, producers, designers, editors, photographers and others who produce news for the Internet or other digital delivery systems, as well as academic members and others interested in the development of online journalism. ONA also, in partnership with USC Annenberg School for Communication, administers the prestigious Online Journalism Awards.

Source: Online News Association

CONTACT: For further information, please contact:
ONA2006news@journalists.org

Web site: http://journalist.org/2006conference

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