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Snapshots of Excellence: the 2023 Online Journalism Awards
Applause from the fifth floor of the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown echoed through the halls of the hotel as the celebration for the 2023 Online Journalism Awards commenced. The awards ceremony…
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Online Journalism Awards honor stellar work
The Online Journalism Awards rounded out ONA23, the Online News Association’s yearly conference that brings together journalists from across the country and world. The award ceremony was hosted Saturday night…
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ONA aims to boost attendance for this year’s award ceremony
The Online News Association (ONA) implemented new effective outreach initiatives to boost the attendance of award recipients. Hollie Schultz, director of awards and community resources for ONA, said the organization…
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‘Don’t get analysis paralysis’: A Q&A with data visualization specialist María Fernanda Callejón
The workshop “Beyond Words: Mastering Data Storytelling for Impactful Reporting” was held Wednesday, Aug. 23 at this year’s ONA conference, hosted by Canva and the University of Florida College of…
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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 journalists…
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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…
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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 journalism.…
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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…
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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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