The Online News Association conference doesn’t formally kick off until Friday morning. But some of the material is already available online for those who couldn’t make it to San Francisco this year. JD Lasica has posted two new PDF handouts: 8 ways to use social media in the newsroom and 6 Twitter tools for journalists in advance of the panel on social media on Saturday. And Amy Webb has posted

Together with many others passionate about online journalism, I’m heading off to San Francisco for the annual conference of the Online News Association. There is a big focus on practical sessions this year, such as learning about SEO, metrics and, of course, Twitter. One major issue is the dominance of US panelists. While many of these have much to contribute, the ONA is doing its members a disservice by not