Conference
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‘It’s always a challenge’: How the 2021 ONA virtual conference came together
Each year, directors begin to plan for the next Online News Association conference practically the second that the prior one ends. This includes scheduling sessions, inviting speakers, pulling together the…
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Hear me out, start a podcast
Podcast enthusiasts were brewing with excitement in the chat room before the best practices session “So, You want to Start a Short-Form podcast?” even began during the ONA21 conference. As…
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How bad is too bad?: Trauma-centered news stories and their impact on audience engagement
After a year of social and political unrest, a global pandemic and little time away from our digital devices, news consumers and newsrooms are seeking ways to consume and produce…
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‘We aren’t that woke’: Journalists on addressing racial blind spots
Over the last 18 months, the twin crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and systemic racism have brought racial blind spots to the forefront of reporting across America. There have been…
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Three ways to make the most out of ONA21’s virtual conference
The Online News Association kicked off its second distanced conference amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While things look a little different from the historic in-person events, here’s a few ways to…
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ONA19 staff strives for an inclusive conference environment
At ONA19, considerable work was done to create an environment that is thoughtful of race, gender, and sexual orientation. HBCU Digital Media Fellow Justus Hawkins talks with conference organizers and…
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Natural hair
A high school wrestler in New Jersey was forced to cut his dreadlocks during a match. An 11-year-old girl was sent home because her hair extensions were “unacceptable.” These are…
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ONA leaders reflect on our past, championing a brighter future
Rich Jaroslovsky, the founder of ONA, has described the first official conference in 2000 as a lunch at Columbia University to announce the winners of the Online Journalism Awards. This…
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Amy Webb gives her final ONA Tech Trends talk
Amy Webb has made her name by sharing her vision of the future of journalism each Saturday morning at the ONA conference. On this Saturday, she gave us a glimpse…
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ONA donates furniture to local charity
As ONA comes to a close, the furniture you may be lounging on this weekend could be donated to a family or person in need. It started three years ago…
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