This week the Online News Association’s annual conference arrives in Washington, DC. Many of Democracy Fund’s Public Square team, including the team behind the Local News Lab will be there. We even have some fun local news themed postcards in the ONA tote bags. Share a photo of yourself with the postcards with the #LocalFix hashtag, and we’ll feature some of our favorites in our weekly Local Fix newsletter.

Twenty sessions at the conference also include Democracy Fund grantees and consultants who will talk about their work and share what they are learning.

We are proud to support people and organizations across the country who are working to make journalism more diverse, equitable and inclusive, who are deepening newsrooms’ engagement with communities, and who are helping local news chart a more sustainable future. Don’t miss these sessions, and come find us in the halls.

DAY ONE: THURSDAY

• Trust, Truth and Questions the Media Needs to Answer: Thurs, 9:30 – 10:30 #ONA17, with @nhannahjones
• Local Podcasting: Best Practices and New Opportunities for Small Teams: Thurs, 11:00 – 12:00 #ONA17podcast, with @nwquah
• Wonder Women, Unite! Navigating the Digital Workplace: Thurs, 11:00 – 12:00 #ONA17women, with @ProPublica
• Early-Career Tips From Our MJ Bear Fellows: Thurs, 2:00 PM – 3:00  #mjbearfellows, with @ONA
• Under the Hood: 5 Takes on Revenue: Thurs, 2:00 – 3:00 #ONA17rev, with @Politifact @jasonalcorn @CoralProject

• Optimizing for Trust in News: Thurs, 2:00 – 3:00  #trustjourno, with @jayrosen_nyu @membershippzzle
• What Kind of Local News Business Do You Want to Build?: Thurs, 3:30 – 4:30 #ONA17localbiz, with @d_holli @city_bureau

• Under the Hood: Career Advice for The Rest of Us: Thurs, 3:30 – 4:30,  #ONA17career, with @CenterCoopMedia @CoralProject

• Under the Hood: IRE Takeover on Data Tricks and Tactics: Thurs, 3:30– 4:30  #ONA17IRE, with @Publici @ProPublica

DAY TWO: FRIDAY

• Table Talks: Audio, Video, Photo + Immersive: Friday, 10:00 – 12:00  #ONA17, with  @nwquah
• Table Talks: Audience Engagement + Analytics: Friday, 10:00 – 12:00  #ONA17, with @TMPowell and @CoralProject
• Table Talks: Business: Revenue + Ethics: Friday, 10:00 – 12:00 #ONA17, with @JasonAlcorn
• Table Talks: Developer Tools + Tech: Friday, 10:00 AM – 12:00  #ONA17, with @CIRonline
• Table Talks: Newsgathering Tools + Techniques: Friday, 10:00 – 12:00  #ONA17 with @Politifact @ProPublica @journethics @uoregon

• Under the Hood: Connecting Our Polarized Communities: Friday, 2:00 – 3:00  #ONA17divide with @westvirginiau @sojcagora @journethics
• We Have the Audience, So Show Us the Money: Friday, 2:00 – 3:00  #ONA17startups with @TMPowell, @MollydeAguiar
• Workshop for Inclusive Recruitment, Hiring and Retention: Friday, 2:00 – 4:30 #ONA17inclusive with @AmPress
• Innovations in Fact-Checking Your Government: Friday, 3:30 – 4:30  #ONA17govcheck with @Politifact
• The Legal Panel: Friday, 3:30 – 4:30  #ONA17law with @CIRonline, @RCFP

DAY THREE – SATURDAY

• Pushes of Note: Best Practices in Mobile Notifications: Sat, 11:30 – 12:30 #ONA17push with : @towcenter