ONA Weekly #65 – Online News Association

ONA Weekly No. 65

Gannett Foundation renews $102K grant to train journalists

Thanks to a generous grant from the Gannett Foundation, ONA will offer a seventh year of free digital media training, as well as continued cash awards to support journalistic excellence. The $102K will cover three to four ONACamps around the country in 2015-16, recognize great reporting with $27K in prizes for the Online Journalism Awards and support our annual conference. Learn more.

Startup Weekend DC: Media Edition

Do you have an idea that will change the way media and content is created, delivered, distributed, consumed, measured or monetized? ONADC is partnering with Startup Weekend to create an awesome program aimed at journalists, July 31-Aug. 2. Register now for Startup Weekend DC: Media Edition.

The Who, Why and How to Win the Video News Game

Six in 10 U.S. adults now watch videos online, and half of those watch news videos. Join this fast-paced webinar from CNN Newsource – you’ll find it chock-full of stats, best practices and tangible tools you can put into play in your newsroom today.
This content is sponsored by CNN Newsource.

Upcoming Events

ONACamp Mobile dCamp: Seattle, July 17
ONA Jerusalem: Summer Meetup, July 23
ONA Sacramento: How to Google: Getting the Most Out of Your Favorite Search Engine, July 23
Startup Weekend DC: Media Edition, July 31-August 2

Jobs for journalists

ONA’s Career Center has hundreds of opportunities for journalists, editors and digital-minded professionals. It’s free to browse and job-seekers can upload their resumes for free. Recent postings include:

Director, Digital Product Management, Crain Communications Inc
Program Manager – Digital Job, Bloomberg L.P.
Online Producer II, The Hartford Courant Media Group

Trauma Journalism: Training for educators

The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute is hosting a free, two-day conference to teach journalism educators about the impact of trauma on individuals and communities, how to build resilience through reporting, and provide hands-on help in creating units or stand-alone courses and capstone classes on trauma. Registration is due Oct. 9 and applications for travel scholarships are due Sept. 1.

What We’re Reading

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

Reddit is not the front page of the Internet, The Daily Beast
Putting the public into public media membership, Nieman Journalism Lab
The quiet racism of Instagram Filters, Racked

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

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