Sept. 20, 2012: J-Lab for the fourth year in a row put on a pre-convention workshop at the Online News Association conference, bringing together experts on specific challenges confronting entrepreneurial news startups. This half-day workshop was produced by J-Lab and funded by the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation. View the workshop agenda.
See a recap of the event from reporter Anna-Lysa Gayle:
Q & A – J-Lab’s News Entrepreneuring 4.0 from Online News Association on Vimeo.
The Art of the Close – Journalists are great at producing content and covering stories. But ask them to sell an ad and they can’t close the deal. But more and more news entrepreneurs are developing strategies and getting coaching in how to do it.
Speakers/Report Authors: Howard Owens, The Batavian; Susan Mernit, Oakland Local; Ben Ilfeld, COO of Sacramento Press and Founder of AdGlue
J-Lab at ONA2012: Entrepreneuring 4.0 – The Art of the Close from J-Lab on Vimeo.
Engaging Audiences – Just because you build it doesn’t mean people will come. A new J-Lab/McCormick Foundation survey finds that online news startups can use social media tools to distribute content, market their sites and track users. But most say they cannot lasso data to track whether they are turning users into supporters who will help their sites survive. This discussion looks at the four strata of engagement and successful engagement strategies.
Speakers/Report Authors: Jan Schaffer, J-Lab Director; Erin Polgreen, Symbolia comics journalism entrepreneur; Gaby Brink, Founder and Executive Creative Director, Tomorrow Partners, and Creator of Sparkwi.se
J-Lab at ONA2012: Entrepreneuring 4.0 – Engaging Audiences from J-Lab on Vimeo.
Speakers: Bob Payne, Seattle Times; Bruce Koon, KQED; Debbie Galant, Founder, Baristanet and Director New Media Initiatives, Montclair State; John Pettitt, Founder and CEO, Repost.Us
J-Lab at ONA2012: Entrepreneuring 4.0 – Collaboration vs. Competition from J-Lab on Vimeo.
Speakers: Helene Goupil, acting editor, Mission Local, UC-Berkeley; Marc Cooper, Founder, Neon Tommy, USC Annenberg
J-Lab at ONA2012: Entrepreneuring 4.0 – The Rise of University News Startups from J-Lab on Vimeo.
A collection of tweets from the event.
