ONA Weekly #45 – Online News Association

ONA Weekly No. 45

Coming soon: new digital toolkit for journalists

We’re happy to announce that we’ve received a $40,000 grant from the Excellence & Ethics in Journalism Foundation (EEJF) to fund a digital toolkit. At start-up, the kit will include two tools: One will allow journalists to customize and publish a digital ethics code based on a guide ONA built and recently crowd-sourced; the other will facilitate easy set-up of online schedules for revenue-generating live events.

Welcome to our first local group in Asia!

Our newest Local group, ONA Singapore, is also our first group in the region. The group, committed to connecting like-minded professionals working in digital journalism across the country, is coordinated by Alan Soon, Asha Phillips and Janie Octia. The first ONA Singapore networking event will be March 9.

Get your pitch ready for ONA15

Starting tomorrow, we’ll begin accepting session ideas for ONA15, our annual digital journalism conference. What can you teach those who are most passionate about digital media? We’re looking for pitches that are inspiring, instructional or both. Check out our top 10 tips for creating a session pitch before you submit your ideas.

Upcoming Events

ONA NYC: Short and Social: The Future of Online Video, Feb. 25
ONA Tampa Bay: Founding Meet & Greet, Feb. 26
ONA LA: Narrative Storytelling for the Digital Age, Feb. 26
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

Picture Freedom scholarship contest ends Feb. 28

Share images in the Picture Freedom scholarship contest by 11:59 p.m. PST Saturday. Win a $1,000 scholarship by posting an original image that depicts freedom of expression to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag #PictureFreedom. For more information, visit 1ForAll.us.
This content is sponsored by Picture Freedom.

Hello, Knight News Challenge on Elections

Today, the Knight Foundation began accepting entries for its latest News Challenge, focused on “ideas and projects that better inform and inspire voters, as well as make the election process more fun and accessible for individuals.” You can submit ideas until March 19 for a chance to win a share of $3 million.

Workshop on police and community relations for journalists

Applications are due by March 9 for Keeping the Peace, Peacefully, a McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute. This two-day workshop will cover issues from race and community relations and police strategies to control violence.

Jobs in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago and more

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.

Weekend Supervising Newsdesk Editor, CNN.com

Speechwriter/Staff Writer, University of Massachusetts Boston

International News Officer, University of Chicago

What we’re reading:

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

Silicon Valley could learn a lot from skater culture. Just not how to be a meritocracy, WIRED
Why serious journalism can coexist with audience-pleasing content, Columbia Journalism Review
How 25 years of Photoshop changed the way we see reality, Washington Post

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

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