This week we bring you key takeaways and an overview of emerging digital trends from the 16th annual Online News Association conference, held Sept. 24-26 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

This week we take a peek at a new social platform centered around users’ passions, and we explore a new tool that can monitor public records.

This week we see how the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism is helping its audience act on the issues they read about, and we learn how an automated filter helps find and correct style errors.

This week we explore apps for organizing photos from multiple smartphone users, and we see how The Associated Press is using automation to expand its college sports coverage.

This week we look at two startups that make the audience a central part of the journalistic process.

This week we try out a photo app that captures three-dimensional space, and we show you another option for live-streaming mobile video.

This week we help you find the right tool for creating online quizzes, and we see how The Washington Post is redesigning the mobile experience.

This week we learn how a new technology uses predictions to speed mobile video playback, and we explore another platform for crowdsourcing photos and video.

This week we see how 120 Sports is reshaping TV coverage for the audience of tomorrow; and we check out some tools that help you manage your list of contacts.

This week we see how CrowdTangle identifies stories that are capturing attention in social media, and we learn how Shindig hosts large-scale online discussions that mimic a live event.