ONA Weekly #23

By on September 3, 2014
 ONA Weekly No. 23

JOBS: Seeking talented digital journalists

ONA’s new Career Center has dozens of opportunities for journalists, editors and digitally minded professionals, all available for viewing free of charge. Here are two worth checking out:

Meet the candidates for the 2015 Board

Nine new candidates and seven incumbents, representing a wide and diverse range of digital media, are running for the ONA Board of Directors. Learn more about them before voting opens Sept. 26 at the Online News Association Conference and Awards in Chicago.

Story Points feature: An early review

Story Points, Tableau Public 8.2’s new feature, lets users create a sequence of visualizations to tell a “data story.” Since June, journalists worldwide have been using Story Points to convey a wide range of interactive data-driven narratives.

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Jeremiah Patterson

Jeremiah Patterson

Jeremiah was ONA's Digital Manager from 2012 to the fall of 2016 and was responsible for ONA's collection of websites, including journalists.org, conference websites, the membership center, awards platforms and more. Before joining ONA, he served as a web producer and content developer at The Wildlife Society, maintaining the organization’s website, email marketing and other online services. An Ohio native and media enthusiast, Jeremiah grew up with a deep interest in video production and graphic design. He now focuses in user experience and human-centered design.