Conference
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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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No borders: Collaboration key for immigration reporting
The key to telling successful stories centering on immigration rests with collaborative efforts between larger more mainstream news organizations and those operations with direct knowledge of the challenges being faced…
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Watch: ONA fosters new career opportunities
In addition to teaching new skills, the annual conference of the Online News Association offers an opportunity for attendees to advance their careers through networking.
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Midway spotlights fresh ideas, startups and technology
ONA’s Midway is a great place for attendees to network with vendors, hear exciting ideas, swap business cards and fill bags with swag. For those looking to grow their business,…
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Text a Journalist, and other nontraditional revenue experiments in local newsrooms
You’ve probably heard the doom and gloom predictions about dropping revenue in journalism. The tone was more optimistic at ONA Thursday as four panelists specializing in innovation dissected case studies…
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Deepfakes, misinformation threaten our profession, ONA19 panelists say
A quartet of journalists presented their battle plans against misinformation and disinformation campaigns in Thursday’s opening session of ONA19. “It’s about understanding your enemy. In this case, it’s manipulated media,”…
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