Resources: Designing Journalism for Conversation at #ONA16

Designing Journalism for Conversation - Notes and Resources

#ONA16connect

ONA Page with liveblog and (eventually) video of the session: http://ona16.journalists.org/sessions/designingconversations/

Speakers

Monica Guzman - 2016 Fellow, Nieman Foundation / @moniguzman / http://niemanfoundation.org
Terry Parris Jr. - Community Editor, ProPublica / @terryparrisjr / http://ProPublica.org
Josh Stearns - Associate Director of the Public Square Program, Democracy Fund / @jcstearns / http://democracyfund.org

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Articles

From Chat Apps to Town Halls: Why More Newsrooms are Designing Journalism for Conversation - Josh Stearns
Escaping Silos and Talking to Strangers - Josh Stearns
Make the News a Conversation - Monica Guzman
5 Things We Learned Collecting 3,352 Stories About Agent Orange Exposure - Terry Parris
How the press can help rebuild the American conversation - CJR
Journalists as moderators of public discussion - Jonathan Stray
On convening a community: An excerpt from Jake Batsell’s new book on engaged journalism - Jake Batsell
GroundSource is trying to help news sites build community through text-message conversations - Joseph Lichterman
Conversation is the New Attention - Timothy Meaney
Goodbye, comments. Hello, “conversations” - Pedro Burgos
Listen to People Who Care - Fiona Morgan
Reflecting on our community conversations - Iowa Gazette
TED Talk: 10 ways to have a better conversation - Celeste Headlee

Guides

How to become a newsroom that consistently engages audiences - Monica Guzman
Fostering Dialogue Across Divides: A Nuts & Bolts Guide from the Public Conversations Project - NCDD
Organizing Community-Wide Dialogue for Action & Change - Everyday Democracy
Cafe to Go! A Quick Reference Guide for Putting Conversations to Work - World Cafe

Books

Dialogue and the Art of Thinking Together - William Isaacs (hat tip to @akristiancarter)

Talking to Strangers - Danielle S. Allen
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High - Kerry Patterson (hat tip to ‏@trianglesides)