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We help journalists connect as peers to build skills that transform their work and relationships that transform our industry. Oh, and we do SRCCON! Minneapolis, July 8 & 9. A community-driven conference for journalists. 2026.srccon.org
About 30 hours until we stop taking session pitches and travel support requests for SRCCON 2026. The call for participation stays up after that, but this is an important first deadline.
Your incoming session pitches are just upping our excitement here! We're going to have a special time. 💃🕺🪩
About 30 hours until we stop taking session pitches and travel support requests for SRCCON 2026. The call for participation stays up after that, but this is an important first deadline.
Your incoming session pitches are just upping our excitement here! We're going to have a special time. 💃🕺🪩
We've got a ton of great session pitches already, but we're hungry for more and you need the extra time ... so let's make it happen. #NICAR26 folks, rejoice.
We're extending the first priority CFP deadline to March 11. Submit the form to pitch a session or request $500 in travel support!
Soft-launched a new Nonorofit Explorer feature just in time for #nicar26!
Join us at the OpenNews community call at noon ET today! We're chatting about better gatherings for journalists. With two big conferences coming up next month, it's a timely opportunity to discuss why and how we meet and if there's anything we can do better.
See you in an hour!
Join us at the OpenNews community call at noon ET today! We're chatting about better gatherings for journalists. With two big conferences coming up next month, it's a timely opportunity to discuss why and how we meet and if there's anything we can do better.
See you in an hour!
Join us at the OpenNews community call at noon ET today! We're chatting about better gatherings for journalists. With two big conferences coming up next month, it's a timely opportunity to discuss why and how we meet and if there's anything we can do better.
See you in an hour!
There's more than one way to get involved in SRCCON 2026! We love session ideas about improving the work, but you can also volunteer or lead a session on a hobby. Plus, we offer stipends to attend. Check out our call for participation to make your session pitch or request travel support by March 8!
Hey folks! We got a couple of messages informing us that the CFP isn't loading on the SRCCON 2026 site. It seems like a temporary Airtable issue, so check back a little later to see if it's fixed. If it's out for much longer, we can extend the CFP deadline or figure something else out! Thanks!
Let's go build the best dang conference in journalism, folks.
Get those session pitches in by March 8! SRCCON is a great place for first-time facilitators or veteran session leaders to connect with a ready and willing audience for your ideas, questions and solutions. Plus, we have fun while we do it.
Ok, I finally wrapped up building the presentations/speeches (I know, I said that was gonna happen Monday), and here's the result:
• I've outdone myself.
• I've probably gone too far this time.
• I do this to myself. Which is why I applied to speak at @opennews.bsky.social #SRCCON this morning.
The SRCCON 2026 CFP is officially open! It's the first step in pitching a session, participating in SRCCON, and joining about 300 of your brightest and most helpful peers breaking free from the day to day to support each other. The early deadline for sessions pitches and travel support is March 8!
We're making some more important changes! In a couple weeks, we’ll introduce you to our new advisory council, a part of our vision for shared, community-driven leadership. But first, Tiff Fehr, former board member and our interim council lead, explains why we’re making the shift.
We're making some more important changes! In a couple weeks, we’ll introduce you to our new advisory council, a part of our vision for shared, community-driven leadership. But first, Tiff Fehr, former board member and our interim council lead, explains why we’re making the shift.
See you at community call at 12 pm ET today! We'll be joined by Ben Welsh, Scott Klein and Tiff Fehr to discuss the decline in sharing and open source culture in news. They've got suggestions on what to do from their Source piece.
Check out the call page for instructions on how to join.
Last call for our Emergency Mode survey today! It's your opportunity to impact the direction of a critical project to support newsrooms facing severe climate crises and natural disasters.
You might get a gift card with your submission, too. Win, win.
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Community call happens in an hour! We'll be chatting with the Tenderloin Voice about giving editorial control over to audiences and the process behind that bold mission.
Check out our community call page for information on how to join the call via Zoom.
Scholarships+ is back in action, offering stipends of $250-$500 to support you to strengthen your skills, networks and connections in journalism. Going to a conference, looking for coaching, or designing something new? We want to know! Share your idea with us by Feb. 2:
Bring curiosity, questions and your lovely selves and peers to reconnect with the OpenNews and SRCCON community. If you can't make it this time, we'll be back in February for more informal chats and Q&As during our regularly scheduled community call time.
The TL team was a big hit at SRCCON last year, connecting with other hyperlocal news outlets focused on engagement and leading one of our most intriguing unconference sessions, while also taking on the monumental but laudable task of democratizing editorial control with their intended audience.
We're bringing back our community call this week! Join us Thursday, January 29 at noon ET as we talk to folks from the newly created Tenderloin Voice. In a world full of bad news, their efforts are inspiring! More details on joining the call here: opennews.org/what/communi...
❄️ Affected by the winter storm? We want to hear from newsrooms facing climate-related emergencies. Please fill out this survey by Jan. 30 to inform Emergency Mode resources, training & peer learning designed to strengthen the resilience of newsrooms across the country:
"If you had programming skills and wanted to use them to make a difference, journalism offered you the chance to build things that mattered and share them with the world."
How do we get back to that? Scott Klein and Ben Welsh have ideas in our latest Source piece.
Are you a journalist looking for professional development support? Apply for Scholarships+! Our program seeks to help you strengthen your skills, networks and connections in journalism — whether through a conference, coaching or designing your own thing. Apply by Feb. 6: airtable.com/appRHdmjblqv...
After years of pioneering audience-centered models like Curious City, The Citizens Agenda, and Hearken, Jennifer Brandel’s work as a 2026 JSK Fellow explores how journalism might shift from content creation to connection-building.
Has your newsroom faced climate-related disasters? Considering filling out our Emergency Mode for News survey by Jan. 26 to inform our resources to strengthen the resilience of newsrooms facing disasters:
Has your newsroom faced climate-related disasters? Considering filling out our Emergency Mode for News survey by Jan. 26 to inform our resources to strengthen the resilience of newsrooms facing disasters:
Has your newsroom faced climate-related disasters or are you worried about the threat? We want to hear from you!
Fill out our survey by Jan. 26. Your insights will directly inform our resources, training and peer learning opportunities and you could win a $50 gift card for completing it.
Has your newsroom faced climate-related disasters or are you worried about the threat? We want to hear from you!
Fill out our survey by Jan. 26. Your insights will directly inform our resources, training and peer learning opportunities and you could win a $50 gift card for completing it.