Voices
The ONA Newsroom and Innovation Lab kicks off each season with newsroom members sharing their perspectives and lived experiences as early-career journalists.
Voices: Suffering in silence
What it’s like living with OCD Sitting in the backseat of my dad’s Toyota Corolla, I lean my head up against the window,looking at the flurry of highway signs go by as I mentally try to…
Voices: Aspiring to be in the world of journalism is my Island of Misfit Toys
I was part of my high school’s marching band — sort of. During a football game, we all sit on the bleachers in our respective sections by instrument, and most of the band fills an entire…
Voices: My dad’s arrest inspired me to pursue journalism
I found out about my dad’s arrest reading the news. Now I help families like mine. One day when I was 15 years old, my dad didn’t come home. That day, my aunt and cousin came over to watch my…
Voices: The world is flat, not round: finding my identity through curiosity and experience
“Me, me, pick me, pick me!” I remember shouting to my third-grade math teacher as I was on the verge of blurting out the answer to the math problem that was on the board. I was always…
Voices: How wellness has changed my life
Nowadays, the woman I am becoming is trying to ascertain her worth based on how warm and loved she makes people feel— not how many emails she can respond to within a single hour or how many…
Voices: Moving beyond the mask
My life changed in the mere minutes it took me to eat a bowl of my favorite cereal. Munching on sweet Cinnamon Toast Crunch, slurping the cool milk, I heard grandpa begin to use his outside…
Voices: My journey with epilepsy and how it made me stronger
My history with an incurable brain disorder, learning simple skills through the disorder and overcoming challenges in daily life with resilience. When I was six months old I was playing on the…
Voices: Reconnecting with family roots in my 20s
One by one, I packed everything I needed for rhythmic gymnastics practice. The wide ribbon I twirled into big circles. The shiny, purple rubber ball. The batons that I juggled while…
Voices: Made in the image
How a homophobic hiring policy helped me reconcile my religious upbringing I attend a private Christian university — but I am not Christian. To be fair, I grew up in a religious household. For…
Voices: My double consciousness
Raised in East Atlanta my world was largely painted in shades of Black and Brown, with a handful of white faces in the school halls. Our communities didn’t have many other ethnicities,…
Learn about the organization behind the 2023 Community Award: The Open Notebook
Science journalist Siri Carpenter is the 2023 ONA Community Award winner for her work with the nonprofit The Open Notebook. The organization focuses on providing resources and training for…
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Early morning alarm alerts hotel residents
At 6:10 a.m. this morning, the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown’s emergency alarm system turned on, alerting guests and staff that there was a possible emergency in the building. The cause of…
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Women Do News is closing the gender gap on Wikipedia
“We’re a bunch of ladies who are really tired of being left out,” said journalist Angilee Shah, founding member and board chair of Women Do News (WDN). WDN is an initiative aiming to increase…
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How the Women’s Leadership Accelerator fosters empowerment and community
When Dariela Sosa founded 10min and Arepita, two digital news platforms to counter news avoidance and censorship, she started looking for a way to supercharge her leadership skills in…
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DEI in the Newsroom: Meeting People Where They Are
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has been a trending term in the workplace for years now. More newsrooms are making efforts to incorporate a policy of cultural inclusion as a way of…
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Audio: exploring gender in journalism
ONA Newsroom’s Aubrey Rhoadarmer asked two dozen ONA attendees one question: do you feel like your gender has ever mattered in the newsroom? Their answers show how gender affects every…
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News product thinkers develop new career pathways
As journalism adapted to the digital age, news product roles emerged in the mid-1990s. These roles combine the ethics of journalism, the business of news organizations and audience needs,…
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Peer behind the door of the Online News Association Conference: day three
Downtown Philadelphia is always in motion. People walk fast and blur their reflections on the windows of the skyscrapers that line the streets. The Reading Market Terminal blends the smells…
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What to expect at ONA24 in Atlanta
As ONA23 comes to an end, it’s time to look ahead to ONA24, which will take place in Atlanta, Georgia from Sept. 18 – 21, 2024. The Student Newsroom sat down with ONA’s Events and…
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For Versha Sharma DEI is paramount
From the Bayou to the helm of Teen Vogue, Versha Sharma has not only shattered glass ceilings as the magazine’s first South Asian Editor-in-Chief but also stands as a counter-narrative…
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