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Vote for ONA’s board leadership
Voting for open seats on the 2026-27 Board of Directors is open Sept. 10–Oct. 2. All ONA members as of Sept. 7 are eligible to cast a ballot.
2025 program focus
ONA is advancing collaboration around AI, climate and resilience in journalism.
Upcoming events
From trainings to networking, ONA offers opportunities to learn and connect all year.
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Recent News
As my six-month anniversary at the helm of ONA approaches, I’m excited to share that we’ve been hard at work putting together our new three-year strategic plan. Our new north … Read more.
We are pleased to introduce the candidates running for seats on the Online News Association’s 2026-27 Board of Directors. Candidates were selected by the board’s Governance Committee from a pool … Read more.
The Online News Association is excited to announce the 2025 MJ Bear Fellows—six journalists under age 30 who are pushing innovation in digital news. Honoring the legacy of founding ONA … Read more.
The Online News Association’s Board of Directors has elected Andrew Fitzgerald, Senior Vice President of Streaming Video Services at Hearst Television, as the new ONA Board Vice President, and Ryan … Read more.
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Featured Resources
Amy Webb will launch the latest edition of Future Today Institute’s emerging tech trends for journalists report, providing insights into what trends will impact journalism, what tools are on the … Learn about this subject.
In one of the biggest news stories of the year, Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou exposed fraud by the founder of Theranos, a startup promising rapid blood testing and … Learn about this subject.
Recent global shifts toward nationalism have led to a deterioration of press freedom worldwide. Journalist Maria Ressa has been on the front lines of this battle. Her organization, Rappler, has … Learn about this subject.
David A. Fahrenthold will walk through how he mixed good ol’ shoe leather reporting and social media to write some of the most impactful stories of the 2016 presidential campaign, … Learn about this subject.
Upcoming Events
From virtual meetups to digital journalism’s premier industry conference, there are many opportunities to connect with ONA throughout the year.