ONA Issues

Apply now for the 2017 Women’s Leadership Accelerator!

ONA’s 2017 Women’s Leadership Accelerator is a weeklong forum aimed squarely at developing strong leadership skills for women working in digital journalism. The Accelerator, to be held Feb. 5-10, 2017, at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, is open to 25 promising women leaders who are pushing innovation in their organization. 

Kara Swisher, Liz Heron, Charo Henriquez-Scaia, Jennifer Brandel and more women leaders will be speaking and mentoring throughout the week. Participants will leave with strong skills and a built-in support system for the future. The tuition-free program  is open to practitioners working in digital media, including freelancers, entrepreneurs and independent journalists. Applications are due Nov. 15. 

New! ONA members now receive priority attention from First Amendment Coalition (FAC) lawyers, thanks to a partnership between ONA and FAC. The next time you have a question about your legal rights as a journalist, check out FAC’s legal consultation service, the Legal Hotline, free of charge.

ONA and FAC are collaborating to make the Legal Hotline service available on a priority basis for ONA members to give journalists expert guidance and support in holding government accountable.

The Legal Hotline handles questions about freedom of speech, access to government records, attending court proceedings or meetings of government agencies and many more matters involving journalists and their legal tools and rights.

Learn more: ONA Members, Have a Question About Your Legal Rights? | Online News Association

(Source: journalists.org)

Nieman Journalism Lab has tapped some of the smartest voices in news to share their predictions for 2016.

We’re thrilled to see many of women from the ONA-Poynter Leadership Academy for Women in Digital Media featured! In this post, Masuma Ahuja emphasizes how media can have more meaningful conversations with their audiences. 

Nieman Journalism Lab has tapped some of the smartest voices in news to share their predictions for 2016.

We’re thrilled to see many of women from the ONA-Poynter Leadership Academy for Women in Digital Media featured! In this post, Libby Bawcombe predicts that news organizations will spend more time thinking about how design can serve readers and less on design for design’s sake. 

Nieman Journalism Lab has tapped some of the smartest voices in news to share their predictions for 2016.

We’re thrilled to see many of women from the ONA-Poynter Leadership Academy for Women in Digital Media featured! In this post, Mandy Velez discusses the opportunities for platforms aimed at women to tackle more news.

(Source: niemanlab.org)

Nieman Journalism Lab has tapped some of the smartest voices in news to share their predictions for 2016. 

We’re thrilled to see many of women from the ONA-Poynter Leadership Academy for Women in Digital Media featured! In this post, Tracie Powell focuses on why news organizations must prioritize ethics in 2016.

The Online News Association is hiring a Community Manager! Very awesome opportunity to work with local journalists doing great work.  

(Source: journalists.org)

Introducing ONA’s first Student Board Representative

We’re delighted to introduce Michelle Baruchman, ONA’s first Student Representative to the Board of Directors. Michelle will advise the Board and staff on how ONA can better serve student journalists.

(Source: journalists.org)

ONA is hiring a Community Manager!

If you’re a natural connector and digital thinker who is passionate about journalists, media and tech, who thrives on creating, adapting and building ways for communities to network and learn, APPLY. This position will help build and expand our ONA Local program, which empowers local journalists to do great things in their communities. 

(Source: journalists.org)

Finalists named for WNYC’s Podcast Accelerator at ONA15! 

We’re thrilled that wnyc will announce the winners of their first ever Podcast Accelerator during a special event at the Online News Association Conference ‪(#‎ONA15)‬!

While judges deliberate on a winner, we’ll be hosting a lively conversation about podcasting with Al Letson, host of Reveal and and Errthang; Lauren Lapkus, actress and comedian, who guests constantly on With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus; Sean Rameswaram, host of Sideshow; Anna Sale, host of Death, Sex & Money; and Manoush Zomorodi, host of WNYC’s Note to Self.

Check out the awesome list of finalists for WNYC’s Podcast Accelerator at ONA15.