In this series of podcasts, we'll be highlighting some of the organizers and participants in this year's Online News Association conference, September 11-13 in Washington DC.
In Podcast #7, we interview Will Sullivan of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Keywords: ona, online news, journalism, news, reporting, new media, web 2.0, ona08, sullivan, st. louis, post-dispatch
Produced in the studios of Professional Podcasts LLC, Cherry Hill, NJ
In this series of podcasts, we'll be highlighting some of the organizers and participants in this year's Online News Association conference, September 11-13 in Washington DC.
For podcast #6, in the series, we interview two student journalists who will be participating in the on-site student-run newsroom covering the conference.
Alex Kowalski is a junior news-editorial major at UNC-Chapel Hill. He writes for campus newspapers, magazines and his food blog, readthebiscuit.com. Although he would one day like to work in print journalism, he has found a new niche in online journalism. With experience as an intern at cqpolitics.com this summer and (hopefully) a computer science minor, he would like to develop news sites and interactive Web-based applications. His current project is launching chapelhillvoice.com, an online-only news site for his campus. When Alex is not toiling over Oxford commas or lines of php code, he is out rowing for the university's crew team.
Abby Selden is a junior at Belmont University in Nashville. She 
produces print and video content for Belmont's student news site and spent last summer as an Editorial Intern at Journal Communications, Inc., custom magazine media. She also writes articles for the Nashville Mayor's Homelessness Commission Online Newsletter.
As the Peer Tutor for a Belmont broadcasting class, Abby taught new students how to write scripts and edit video.
A Birmingham, Ala., native, Abby is an Honors Program student, member of Alpha Chi Honor Society and recipient of the 1st place award in On-Site News Writing at the 2007 Southeast Journalism Conference. Abby enjoys song-writing, movie trivia and volunteering at a local family homeless shelter.
Keywords: ona, online news, journalism, news, reporting, new media, web 2.0, ona08, Selden, Kowalski, saynotoketchup
Produced in the studios of Professional Podcasts LLC, Cherry Hill, NJ
In this series of podcasts, we'll be highlighting some of the organizers and participants in this year's Online News Association conference, September 11-13 in Washington DC.
For our fifth podcast in the series, we interview Eduardo Hauser, founder of DailyMe. Eduardo will be one of the participants in the conference Super Panel, which will deal with a case study involving a hypothetical newspaper wrestling with new media transition issues.
Hauser, who formerly held executive positions at AOL, Venevision and the Cisneros Group of Companies, is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of DailyMe, a new news service that provides personalized media content from thousands of sources for consumers. A native of Caracas, Venezuela, Hauser brings nearly two decades of experience in media and technology to his Board role. He was Executive Vice President of AOL Latin America. He also was Managing Director of the Cisneros Group of Companies and Vice President of News and Information for Cisneros' Venevision, the world's second largest producer of Spanish language programming. Hauser founded DailyMe in 2005. It is a free news service that combines the top attributes of online newspapers, news portals and traditional print media, and aggregates and customizes content from more than 3200 sources including licensed, syndicated and user-generated outlets. Hauser serves on NPR's Board of Directors, the Journalism Advisory Board of the Knight Foundation and the Board of Visitors of Duke University School of Law.
Keywords: ona, online news, journalism, news, reporting, new media, web 2.0, hauser, dailyme, ona08
Produced in the studios of Professional Podcasts LLC, Cherry Hill, NJ
In this series of podcasts, we'll be highlighting some of the organizers and participants in this year's Online News Association conference, September 11-13 in Washington DC.
For our fourth podcast in the series, we interview conference co-chair Amy Webb.
Amy Webb is a digital strategy consultant and adapts current and emerging technologies to solve problems in mainstream journalism and journalism education. Her company, Webbmedia Group, has worked with media companies and other organizations around the world.
Webb began her career as a reporter with Newsweek in its Tokyo bureau and at the Asian Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong where she covered technology, media and culture. She has been on the adjunct journalism faculty at University of Maryland, Temple University, Tokyo University and University of the Arts and is currently associated with the International Center for Journalists, where she creates training programs and seminars for journalists around the world. Webb holds a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, a bachelor's in political economics from Indiana University and Nikyu Certification in the Japanese government-administered Language Proficiency Test. She is a frequent speaker and commentator and blogs at MyDigimedia.
Keywords: ona, online news, journalism, news, reporting, new media, web 2.0, webb, amy, ona08
Produced in the studios of Professional Podcasts LLC, Cherry Hill, NJ
In this series of podcasts, we'll be highlighting some of the organizers and participants in this year's Online News Association conference, September 11-13 in Washington DC.
For our third podcast in the series, we interview Joel Schwartzberg, director of new media for NOW on PBS. Joel is nominated for an OJA award for "Best Commentary" which will be presented to the winner at the 2008 ONA Conference.
Joel Schwartzberg is the Director of New Media for NOW on PBS. His oversight includes the award-winning NOW website (pbs.org/now) and all new media platforms. Schwartzberg was formerly an Editorial Director with Time Inc. Interactive and was the Founding Editor and Executive Producer for TIME For Kids Online, the interactive arm of TIME For Kids magazine. He was also the Head Writer and Senior Producer for Nickelodeon Online. A graduate of Emerson College, Joel is also an award-winning essayist and screenwriter.
Joel is a featured blogger for the Star Ledger's news blog, NJ Voices.
In 2008, he won 2nd place in the National Society of Newspaper Columnists' Column-Writing Competition, and is currently a nominee for "Best Commentary" from the 2008 Online News Association Awards.
Keywords: ona, online news, journalism, news, reporting, new media, web 2.0, ona08, schwartzberg, pbs
Produced in the studios of Professional Podcasts LLC, Cherry Hill, NJ
In this series of podcasts, we'll be highlighting some of the organizers and participants in this year's Online News Association conference, September 11-13 in Washington DC.
In the second podcast in the series, we interview conference social media subcommittee chair Chrys Wu.
Chrys Wu, Social Media Subcommittee Chair
National Producer, CBS Television Stations Digital Media Group
Chrys Wu is the journoblogger at Ricochet, where ideas for online news bounce around. She is also the social media subcommittee chair for the 2008 Online News Association conference. Wu's news background includes reporting, editing, production and research for the Los Angeles Times and LATimes.com, National Geographic Traveler, Shape, KCRW and KCRW.org, and WNYC.org. She is currently a national producer tasked with connecting people to content at CBS TV Digital Media Group. When not working on news, she searches out prix fixe dinners, live music, and the ways in which people respond to the worldwide homogenization of culture.
Keywords: ona, online news, journalism, news, reporting, new media, web 2.0, wu, ona08
Produced in the studios of Professional Podcasts LLC, Cherry Hill, NJ
In this series of podcasts, we'll be highlighting some of the organizers and participants in this year's Online News Association conference, September 11-13 in Washington DC.
For our first podcast in the series, we interview conference co-chair Tiffany Shackelford.
Tiffany Shackelford is a communications strategist at Phase2 Technology, a leading provider of open source web software solutions, application development and consulting services. In addition, she is the sole proprietor of a small consulting business, which assists clients with online marketing, business development and partnerships, developing content for Web 2.0 tools and syndication. Shackelford also serves as the executive director for Capitolbeat, the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors. Previously, she was assistant managing editor at Stateline.org, an online news site that she helped create. Before that, Shackelford held positions at the Democratic Leadership Council, Progressive Policy Institute, Culligan Water and Nordstrom. A 1996 graduate of East Carolina University, Shackelford studied creative writing and visual art and has done post-graduate work at Marymount University.
Keywords: ona, online news, journalism, news, reporting, new media, web 2.0, shackelford
Produced in the studios of Professional Podcasts LLC, Cherry Hill, NJ
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