ONA Weekly #46

Protecting journalists: new international freelance standards

Recognizing that locally based journalists face the biggest threats, ONA joined more than 40 groups, organized by the Dart Center, that endorse safety principles for freelancers on dangerous assignments and best practices for the news organizations that employ them. Photo: Albert Gonzalez Farran, UNAMID

Send us your conference ideas!

We’re now accepting pitches for ONA15, our annual conference for digital journalists. Anyone can submit topics and speakers and multiple submissions are allowed. The ONA15 Suggestion Box will be open until April 10, but don’t wait to the last minute to send us your ideas.

A win for net neutrality

Last week, the Federal Communications Commission voted three to two to protect net neutrality, ensuring that broadband providers can’t slow or limit content. As an advocate for the Internet “as an unrestricted platform for a rich, diverse and inclusive news media ecosystem,” ONA is thrilled at the outcome. Read our full comment to the FCC.

Upcoming Events

• ONA Gainesville: Lightning Talks, March 4
• ONA London: Mobile, March 6
• ONA Singapore Launch, March 9
• ONA DC: Data Visualization for the Real World, March 24

Update on the Women’s Leadership Academy

We received 486 high-quality applications for the ONA-Poynter Leadership Academy for Women in Digital Media. We’ve reviewed each and every application, and seen a lot of amazing projects. We’ll be announcing who will attend next week and sharing updates as we lead up to the seminar with #digitalwomenleaders.

Jobs!

Browsing jobs in ONA’s Career Center is always free for job seekers. Looking to reach digital journalists with a job opening? We have a targeted approach for recruiters.

• AM Digital Producer, OPB
• Leadership Faculty Member, The Poynter Institute
• Online Producer, Hartford Courant Media Group

What we’re reading:

Some recent posts we’ve highlighted on the ONA Issues Tumblr:

• Why Everyone Was Wrong About Net Neutrality, The New Yorker
• Snapchat stories: Here’s How 6 News Orgs are Thinking about the Chat App, Nieman Lab
• Five Rules for Modern Journalists, Shorenstein Center (by Medith Artley, ONA Board President) 

Have an interesting article on digital journalism issues to share with us? Tweet it with #ONAissues.