ONA Weekly #30

By on October 22, 2014
 ONA Weekly No. 30

Free full-day training on the business of digital news

Join some of the top minds in digital journalism for a special ONACamp focused on the business side on Nov. 8 in Phoenix. Speakers include Southern Methodist University’s Jake Batsell on business models and audience engagement, KQED’s Olivia Allen-Price and the Arizona Republic’s Megan Finnerty on how live events can support your daily journalism, Louisiana State University’s Steve Buttry on community management, NBC4’s Sara Catania on lessons from project management, David Cohn of AJ+ (formerly at Circa) on creating structured content to engage readers and more. Check out more sessions and register now.

Meet ONA’s 2015 Board of Directors

The votes are in! Congratulations to Jose Zamora, Vice President of Strategic Communications, Univision Network News, who will join the ONA Board Jan. 1, 2015, along with re-elected members Mandy Jenkins, Jody Brannon, Robert Hernandez, Greg Linch, Jim Roberts and Bénet Wilson, and appointed member Joshua Hatch. See the full election results.

Green Shoots in Journalism Education

ONA’s own Irving Washington will join a talented group showcasing innovation in j-education at Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia on Oct. 29 and 30. The event is free to attend and sessions will be live-streamed as well.

And the ONA15 free pass goes to …

Congratulations to Timothy Reck, Digital Developer at Hartford Courant Media Group, who won a free registration to next year’s Online News Association Conference by taking our ONA14 survey. We’ll see you at ONA15 in Los Angeles, Sept. 24-26!

Upcoming Events

Just posted! New jobs for journalists

Our Career Center has dozens of opportunities for journalists, editors and digitally minded professionals, all available for free viewing. New postings include:

Game on: Your feedback needed on digital security

CommunityRED, a non-profit that supports the digital security of journalists and activists in conflict places, is looking for your thoughts on digital security for a game it’s building to help journalists create their own security strategies. Please contact shauna@communityred.org.

Seeking gaming-savvy applicants for JoLT Fellowships

American University’s School of Communication is pairing game design thinkers with media leaders for the JoLT Fellowships, so they can reconsider how journalism and media can be created, distributed, engaged, discussed and produced. Applications are due by Nov. 10.

What we’re reading:

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