Steve Buttry is Digital Transformation Editor for Digital First Media. He has been a professional journalist for more than 40 years, working for seven newspapers, TBD and the American Press Institute. He was named 2010 Editor of the Year by Editor & Publisher and one of 35 journalist influential in social media by Poynter. He is using two phones, a tablet and a laptop to livetweet #ONA12.
Steve Buttry
Digital Transformation Editor, Digital First Media
Sessions
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Saturday, 3:30 pm
Garden Room A-BUnconference Session – Innovation and Trends in Video Storytelling
More of a conversation than presentation, let’s get together and share some of the cool ways we’re using video to tell stories.
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Saturday, 2:15 pm
Garden Room A-BUnconference Session – How Do We Keep the “Story” in Alternate Story Form?
Do we lose narratives with alternate story forms? Where's the context? This session encourages discussion about what works and what doesn't.
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Saturday, 11:30 am
Garden Room A-BUnconference Session – Is Tumblr the New Time, Inc.?
Are journalists’ future homes in places that aren’t primarily about journalism, and should it be?
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Thursday, 9:00 am
Hospitality RoomIntro to Design Thinking
This session will be led by staff of Stanford’s world-renowned Hasso M. Plattner Institute of Design — commonly called the d.school.
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Thursday, 9:15 am
Grand Ballroom B, Garden Room ABLaw School for Digital Journalists
A full day of practical training, taught by leading experts on digital media law.
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Thursday, 4:30 pm
Bayview AEntrepreneurial Pop-Ups
Have a challenge? Work with our presenters for one-on-one consults in which they lend their expertise to help you solve your biggest struggle.
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Thursday, 3:45 pm
Bayview AThe Rise of University News Startups
J-Schools are launching news sites as outlets to teach students both reporting and entrepreneurship skills. Hear about several models that are working.
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Thursday, 3:00 pm
Bayview ACollaboration vs. Competition
When should a news start-up partner with a mainstream news outlet? A look at collaboration models, do’s and don’ts and guerrilla marketing.
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Thursday, 2:00 pm
Bayview AEngaging Audiences
Just because you build it doesn’t mean they will come. A discussion of the four strata of engagement and successful engagement strategies.
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Thursday, 1:15 pm
Bayview AThe Art of the Close
Journalists are great at producing content and covering stories. Ask them to sell an ad, though, and generally they can’t close the deal.