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Hacking: Breakthrough projects to be presented

 
Are you planning to attend our cutting-edge Hacking News Leadership conference May 3-4at the University of Texas at Austin's Belo Center for New Media? Register for the conference as soon as possible before space fills up, and don't forget to reserve your hotel by Friday, April 11, to receive the special rate of $179/night.  
 

Are you planning to attend our cutting-edge Hacking News Leadership conference May 3-4 at the University of Texas at Austin's Belo Center for New Media? Register for the conference as soon as possible before space fills up, and don't forget to reserve your hotel by Friday, April 11, to receive the special rate of $179/night.  

 

Hacking News Leadership will open with editors' and technologists' presentations on noteworthy projects produced by their news organizations in the past year. They will share not only the results, but also the challenges they faced in production and execution. Confirmed presenters are The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News, the University of Texas News Apps students, Digital First Media and The Washington Post.

 

The conference will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 3, and conclude at noon Sunday, May 4. Check out this draft of the agenda. A complete version is coming soon at asne.org. 

 

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?


Learn more about the conference here, including the registration and hotel rates. 

 

Key sponsors include the University of Texas at Austin, The Texas Tribune, the Austin American-Statesman, Digital First Media, Google, Scripps Howard Foundation and the Houston Chronicle. 

 

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. 

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