Hacking News Leadership: Registration now open!

• By: ASNE staff
• On: 01/30/2014 09:26:49
• In: Regional conferences

We all know that the newest specialists in journalism are bringing technology's tools, skills, language and culture into news organizations. Sometimes in teams and sometimes as lonely crusaders, these reporter-coder hybrids are leveraging technology to produce new kinds of reporting and storytelling.

To highlight the opportunities for newsrooms in this movement, we are thrilled to announce Hacking News Leadership on May 3-4 at the University of Texas at Austin's Belo Center for New Media. A cutting-edge conference in a cutting-edge city!

Hacking News Leadership will bring together people who do the hiring, budgeting and strategizing for news organizations to work with skilled developers, designers and data specialists on the following questions:

• What should newsrooms do to fully tap the power of data and technology? What are some easy technology tools editors and digital gurus can share in the newsroom?  

• How do editors hire and compete for a limited pool of highly skilled data journalists? 

• How can news leaders and technology specialists forge a successful partnership? How can they join forces to hack the future?

This special two-day workshop will be designed to deliver both insights and practical guidance even as it forges new bonds among people who will influence journalism's future. 

ASNE members receive a discounted registration rate of $150 for the first member of an organization and $100 for each additional staff member. And, yes, this conference will be richer if an editor attends along with a digital specialist. Nonmembers can attend for $250. The conference will be limited to 80 attendees. Click here to register!

It's not too early to start planning ahead for your trip to Austin. The conference will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 3, and conclude at noon Sunday, May 4. We've reserved a block of rooms at the Hampton Inn & Suites @ The University of Texas/Capitol Hotel, a 20-minute walk from campus at 1701 Lavaca St., Austin, TX 78701. Make a reservation online or call the hotel directly at 512-499-8881 and mention the block of rooms reserved for the American Society of News Editors to receive the discounted rate of $179 per night. Book by April 11 to reserve your room!

ASNE's technology committee co-chairs, Emily Ramshaw of The Texas Tribune, Jim Brady of Digital First Media and Melanie Sill of Southern California Public Radio, are spearheading the conference. Key sponsors include the University of Texas at Austin, The Texas Tribune, the Austin American-Statesman, Digital First Media and Google.

A draft of the conference agenda will be available soon at asne.org. If interested in being a sponsor of Hacking News Leadership or learning more about the conference, contact ASNE Communications Coordinator Jiyoung Won at jwon@asne.org or at 573-882-2430.