{"database": "srccon-2018", "table": "sessions", "rows": [["Thursday", "Local news is in trouble. We get it. And it rightfully makes us sad. But that isn't stopping many of our best and brightest from decamping for the coasts, where better pay, comparative stability, and communities of like-minded news nerds beckon from enclaves like New York and D.C.\n\nNo judgment. I worked at coastal media organizations for almost 10 years. And not for no reason: From The Times and the Post to small, nimble startups, the benefits of working in coastal newsrooms are very real. Local newsrooms have advantages, too, but on many fronts they just can't compete.\n\nBut that doesn't mean we can't help them try.\n\nIn this session, we'll discuss what local newsrooms can do to successfully recruit people like you \u2014 some of the best, brightest and most forward-thinking folks in the business. We'll be mindful of constraints (big salaries, expensive benefits) and focus on things hiring managers can realistically implement: Cultural adjustments. Workplace policies. Lifestyle perks. Bulldozing bureaucratic barriers. And whatever else we think of.\n\nOur discussion will result in a how-to document that will be shared far and wide with local newsroom managers, explaining realistic, actionable things they can do to create an environment news nerds want to work for.", "", "Chase Davis", "chasedavis", "leave-coasts", "75 minutes", "y", "Memorial", "11:45am-1pm", "thursday-am-2", "Leave the coasts.", ""]], "columns": ["day", "description", "everyone", "facilitators", "facilitators_twitter", "id", "length", "notepad", "room", "time", "timeblock", "title", "transcription"], "primary_keys": ["id"], "primary_key_values": ["leave-coasts"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9856224060058594, "source_url": "https://schedule.srccon.org/"}