Newsrooms large and small are saddled with confusing workarounds, outmoded processes and silos incubating miscommunication. Join this session to acquire tools and tactics to make meaningful change to editorial workflow, unite the newsroom and create exceptional cross-platform journalism.

1. Newsroom
Workflow
Tools and tactics to simplify and iterate
Join the conversation with #ONA19workflow

2. Angela
PACIENZA
Michael
VENTURA
Erica
SMITH
Newsroom Workflow

3. Why we need good workflow
● Grow audience by giving them more of what they want
● Stop duplication of efforts
● Better communication
● Empowering staff
● Align journalism priorities
● More confident staff

7. How The Globe and Mail works:
GATHERING
- Content creation &
assigning
- Topic-based groupings
- Platform-agnostic
- Do not determine placement
or timing of stories, either
digitally or in print (of course
there’s collaboration)
AUDIENCE
-Define metrics & road to
success
--Subscriber engagement
-Premium content
-Emerging platforms
-Search optimization
EXPERIENCE
-All platforms
-Programming – time & place &
platform (translation: same
person decides A1 & homepage
now)
-Editing
-Visuals - design, graphics,
presentation

8. Bosses
Reporters
& editors
ProductInternational &
domestic bureaus
Photo / graphic
/audio / video
journalists
Homepage / Mobile
Newspaper
Podcasts
Video
Social media platforms
Newsletters
EventsNewswires
Editorial tools/products
News partnerships
How the WSJ works

9. How The Virginian-Pilot works
Reporter
fills out a
budget form
Digital budget
Print budget
Photo assignment
Graphic assignment
Write!
Shoot!
Illustrate!
Publish
Pull it
together
Plan!

10. A. B. E.
Always Be Evolving

11. - No one-size fits all
- No silver bullet
- No magic recipe
- No golden key
- Don’t settle. Good workflow should be
invisible. If it’s not, keep iterating and
talking

12. Thank you!
Be sure to visit the many ONA19 exhibitors in the third floor Exhibit Hall.
Michael
VENTURA
Angela
PACIENZA
Erica
SMITH

13. Google and Slack help build transparency