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ONA19

Our 20th anniversary was held in New Orleans, Sept. 12-14, 2019. Video and audio from the sessions are now available!

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The 2019 OJA winners

The Online Journalism Awards celebrate excellence and innovation in digital media storytelling. Winners were announced Sept. 14.

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20th Anniversary

Throughout 2019, ONA has been celebrating our 20th anniversary with events, reflections and an eye on the future.

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Communities

We reach our members and the broader journalism community through programs focused on training and networking, leadership development, diversity in newsrooms and honoring excellence. Learn how you can get involved.

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Upcoming Events

From volunteer-led local meetups to digital journalism’s premier industry conference, there are many opportunities to connect with ONA throughout the year. Find the local group nearest you.

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Recent News

ONA appoints Fergus Bell and Maryanne Reed to the Board of Directors

November 13, 2019

Growing ONA Local groups on university campuses

November 6, 2019

ONA on Air: The Future of Journalism Is You—A Conversation With Amy Webb

November 4, 2019

Living Up to a Noble Role in Covering Elections

November 4, 2019

ONA Career Center

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Become a Member

Membership in the Online News Association connects you with the sharpest minds in digital journalism — multi-platform news professionals who are rethinking the industry, finding innovative ways to tell stories with emerging technology and starting up the news sites of the future.
Members get steep discounts on registration fees for the Online News Association Conference, the historically sold-out, state-of-the-art national event offering a premier networking forum and the chance to hear from the leading practitioners and bold-faced names in online news and technology.

Members also receive discounts on entry fees for the Online Journalism Awards, the only annual awards competition that acknowledges the best and the brightest work in digital news, identifying and publicly honoring models of excellence for the profession.

Membership gives you exclusive access to ONA’s online membership directory, as well as these other unique networking opportunities:

  • Career Center: ONA’s online job board, open to the entire digital journalism community, offers access to hundreds of career opportunities. Learn more.
  • ONA Local meet-ups: ONA encourages and supports our members in holding regular meet-ups focused on networking, skills and career development, new technology and journalism issues. Check our our growing list of ONA Local cities and activities around the world.
  • Social networks: Share, discuss and learn with other members through ONA’s Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn communities that connect educators, students, conference and local event attendees all over the world.
  • ONA Issues: Have a burning journalism issue you’d like to learn more about? Join our Tumblr forum, where content — whether breaking news or cool new ideas — is constantly updated.

Our members benefit from ONA’s specialized digital training and significant discounts for events and workshops from our partner organizations, as well as free and low-cost legal help:

  • Online Media Legal Network: ONA’s partnership with the Citizen Media Law Project at Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society points our members to free or reduced-fee legal help, including advice on forming and governing a business, copyright licensing and fair use, freelancer agreements, access to government information, pre-publication review of content and representation in litigation.
 

Membership Dues

Annual Membership $75
3-Year Membership $150
Student Membership $25

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ONA18 Wrap-Up

Explore all the resources from our annual conference, the premier gathering of highly engaged digital journalists.

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