ONA15 takeaways that local newsrooms will find helpful

Check out Josh Stearns' latest weekly newsletter Local Fix where he reports back on “What Local Newsrooms Can Take Away From ONA.” He has gathered information from presentations and workshops in a concise format that you can explore and absorb when you have time. Stearns eight picks for which he provides digital handouts for each session are:
• "Community Engagement for More Inclusive Journalism" (including slides, worksheets, links and even a playlist) are here. The session was co-led by Stearns, Jennifer Brandel of Hearken and Laurenellen McCann of New America Foundation.
• For small newsrooms that want to develop a video strategy - "How Not To Break the Bank with Video" by Angela Pacienza of The Globe and Mail.
• Tiffany Campbell, WBUR and Michael O'Connell, It's All Journalism, led a Podcasting workshop and offer Slides, Tips and a Podcast.
• "Three Part Plan for Audience Engagement" from Greg Emerson, Newsday; Alexandra Smith, Coloradoan; and Carla Zanoni, Wall Street Journal, touches on online and offline engagement efforts and how to measure them.
• Gannett's Anjanette Delgado and Rob Gates demystify metrics for small newsrooms in "Find the Metrics that Matter."
• For concrete tips on easy ways to create images check out "Graphics for the Newsroom Couch Potato" from Julia Chan, Center for Investigative Reporting; Jaeah Lee, Mother Jones; and Aaron Williams, San Francisco Chronicle.
• Damon Kiesow of McClatchy Interactive reminds us that we need to consider community when we are designing news in "UX = User + Experience"
• If you are making the case for digital work in your newsroom, you'll want to check out "Perfecting Your Internal Digital Pitch" by Kari Cobham, Cox Media Group.