Digital First Media journalists report from #ONA13
Five journalists were chosen by their peers this summer to represent Digital First Media newsrooms at the Online News Association 2013 Conference, Oct. 17-19. Follow here for #ONA13 dispatches from Aimee Heckel of the Boulder Daily Camera, Zack Harold of the Charleston Daily Mail, Annette Arrigucci of the El Paso Times, Kimberly Guimarin of Los Angeles News Group and Lisa Yanick-Jonaitis of the Morning Sun.
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"By the way, don't feed the trolls," Dykstra said. #bagatroll #ONA13by Zack Harold via twitter 10/18/2013 4:04:19 PM
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NICAR-L & Stack Overflow (but read how to write a good request!) will "save your bacon," sez @lisawilliams . #ONA13 #10csthingsby Gina Dvorak via twitter 10/18/2013 4:04:34 PM
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Q: What can you do to make comments better? How do you make them worse? #bagatroll #ONA13by Zack Harold via twitter 10/18/2013 4:05:37 PM
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We have to make sure we are doing our duty as journalists, telling this information accurately. #ONA13 #reportingunthinkableby Kimberly Guimarin via twitter 10/18/2013 4:06:01 PM
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Know your rogue tweeters BEFORE a big event happens. ID the key people you can rely on. #ONA13 #reportingunthinkableby Kimberly Guimarin via twitter 10/18/2013 4:07:09 PM
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Dykstra said "mild level of shame" could work to deter trolls, like a "troll of the week." But that might encourage them. #ONA13 #bagatrollby Zack Harold via twitter 10/18/2013 4:07:20 PM
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Another way to get unstuck: Google the error message, or at least the end of it. #ONA13 #10csthingsby Gina Dvorak via twitter 10/18/2013 4:08:55 PM
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One admin has a system where trolls think they're online, but they're really blocked. #bagatroll #ONA13by Zack Harold via twitter 10/18/2013 4:09:52 PM
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Good habits are very important. Good form will help helpers help you, should you need the help. #ONA13 #10csthingsby Gina Dvorak via twitter 10/18/2013 4:10:39 PM
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Some stories (obits, crime stories) no longer have comments. Readers attributed comments w/ newspaper #bagatroll #ONA13by Zack Harold via twitter 10/18/2013 4:10:42 PM
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.@chrissywtaylor : asked staff to tweet what they were seeing. And using that info to help direct coverage. #ONA13 #reportingunthinkableby Kimberly Guimarin via twitter 10/18/2013 4:10:54 PM
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Good advice: Don't be shy to look for ideas + tools outside of journalism. #lowcosttools #ona13by Chris March via twitter 10/18/2013 4:11:56 PM
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.@rickhancock : think about scenario s in advance. Site goes down, paywall issues. Plan ahead. #ONA13 #reportingunthinkableby Kimberly Guimarin via twitter 10/18/2013 4:12:41 PM
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Guy from CBC asks about "broken" comment systems, a need to change the platform. #ONA13 #bagatrollby Zack Harold via twitter 10/18/2013 4:12:45 PM
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CBC guy: is cutting off comments the "lesser evil?" Don't want to quash expression, but don't want to support trolls. #ONA13 #bagatrollby Zack Harold via twitter 10/18/2013 4:14:30 PM
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by Kimberly Guimarin via twitter 10/18/2013 4:15:10 PM
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Editors: Talk to your staff. They have skills, resources + stories you are not aware of (bc it wasn't on their resume) #lowcosttools #ONA13by Chris March via twitter 10/18/2013 4:15:14 PM
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Columnist from Memphis says she gets death threats. Feels like removing comments, in some cases, is protecting sources. #bagatroll #ONA13by Zack Harold via twitter 10/18/2013 4:15:29 PM
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She said stories about crime, about welfare, etc...she doesn't want sources to get eviscerated online. #ONA13 #bagatrollby Zack Harold via twitter 10/18/2013 4:16:08 PM
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Ask own staff on scene for confirmation of social media chatter BEFORE makes into coverage @chrissywtaylor #ONA13 #reportingunthinkableby Kimberly Guimarin via twitter 10/18/2013 4:17:06 PM
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Curation tools help control the stream of conversation, can help with live blog -- @rickhancock #ONA13 #reportingunthinkableby Kimberly Guimarin via twitter 10/18/2013 4:18:38 PM
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covering "If a picture's worth a thousand words, what is photojournalism worth? #ona13 #ona13photojourno nat'l geographic is here :)by lisa yanick-jonaitis via twitter 10/18/2013 6:41:05 PM
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Ready for #ONA13photojourno session. Follow along for live updates. More on the value of investing in photojournalism. #ONA13by Kimberly Guimarin via twitter 10/18/2013 6:42:34 PM
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I M HERE (w/@dgtedford ): Web Dev Literacy: Learn the language | #ONA13 #webdevliteracy ona13.journalists.org/sessions/web-d…by Gina Dvorak via twitter 10/18/2013 6:48:32 PM
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Nate Silver fivethirtyeight at #ONA13 instagram.com
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by Kimberly Guimarin via twitter 10/18/2013 6:50:45 PM
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Talking about most recent photography edition. #ONA13 #ONA13photojourno "Did a lot of things with quotes"by Kimberly Guimarin via twitter 10/18/2013 6:52:09 PM
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"Photography has the power to chnage your perspective on life." #ONA13 #ONA13photojourno @IEPhotoNow @RickSforza you would like this sessionby Kimberly Guimarin via twitter 10/18/2013 6:53:42 PM
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it's what you do with the photograph, how you engage with it, that matters. #ona13 #ona13photojournoby lisa yanick-jonaitis via twitter 10/18/2013 6:54:07 PM
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big, interactive visuals take photos from print to engaging digital content. #ona13 #ona13photojournoby lisa yanick-jonaitis via twitter 10/18/2013 6:58:55 PM
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I'm at the 'Truth About Digital First' sesh at #ONA13 . It's on the mindset; not an investigative look at my employer @DFMThunderdome .by Chris March via twitter 10/18/2013 7:01:06 PM
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Funny how it always comes down to basic communication, huh? #ONA13 #webdevliteracy http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BW4ZMDoCIAApmbY.jpg
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"Ground Truth" is pretty amazing. Turning a room into a camera, in this case a tent. #ONA13 #ONA13photojournoby Kimberly Guimarin via twitter 10/18/2013 7:01:59 PM
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Help shape the future of @ONA by voting for the Board of Directors: vod.votenet.com/ONABoardofDire… (credentials are in your email) #ONA13by Mandy Jenkins via twitter 10/18/2013 7:03:13 PM
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Learning an easy, free way to make an online timeline. #ona13 instagram.com
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Journalists in action. #ona13 #storygame instagram.com
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speaker in this session just took a photo of @KarenWorkman and I covering session. so meta! (and cool) #ONA13by lisa yanick-jonaitis via twitter 10/18/2013 7:07:11 PM
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The 2014 slate of candidates for the @ONA Board is BANANAS. So many impressive folks: journalists.org/about/board-of… #ONA13 #onadecisionby Mandy Jenkins via twitter 10/18/2013 7:07:39 PM
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Photography is the great attractor on online space and so much more -- @keithwj #ONA13 #ONA13photojournoby Kimberly Guimarin via twitter 10/18/2013 7:07:55 PM