OpenNews connects technologists working in journalism around the world. Erika Owens has seen firsthand the importance of building trust across differences, whether those differences are cultural background or programming language. As members of a thoughtful, inclusive network, “news nerds” create journalism that is more engaging and more responsive to the needs of the communities it serves.

1. Trust and network
building in journalism
tech
Erika Owens, @erika_owens
September 9 | Belgrade, Serbia

2. At OpenNews, we
connect people
Around the world, driving innovation in journalism.

3. We ask what they
need, and we listen
We’re asking today at http://bit.ly/nerd-survey-17

4. We are a network of
network builders
Learning from other communities and networks

5. Learning from Buenos Aires
photo/Ramiro Chanes

6. Passion projects feed
journalism
Manuel Aristarán, Juan Elosua,
Gabriela Rodriguez, Marcos
Vanetta, Dan Zajdband (from left)

7. Why journalism?

8. Whose journalism?

9. What kind of technology?
This is not a notebook.
(Photo: israelavila)
Differentiating real news from
impostor news on the newsstand?
(Photo: Louis Beche)

10. The people kind
Yep, us

11. We form a network to
support each other

12. We nurture
connections
With people, opportunities, and yes, sometimes
tech, too

13. We connect, with curiosity
We gather as a community to chat every other week (Photo: Royce Blair)

14. We connect, with an opinion
Conference sessions work best when it's not just a couple dudes at the front of the
room. (Photo: Erik Westra)

15. We connect, to see and
take care of each other
The welcoming
community at
SRCCON (Photos:
Lindsay Muscato)

16. We connect as members of
of a community
Bustling meal time at SRCCON 2016 (Photo: Erik Westra)

17. We are a part of our
communities
We cannot expect our communities to trust us if
we remain apart from them.

18. Thanks to Dan Sinker for slide template
Erika Owens
@erika_owens, erika@opennews.org
OpenNews.org, @OpenNews
Source.OpenNews.org, @Source
SRCCON.org, @SRCCON
Thank you