ONA Weekly #73

ONA names new legal counsel

ONA is committed to tracking and shaping policy and legal issues that impact the digital journalism community. We’re happy to announce our new outside general counsel, Davis Wright Tremaine, experts in media law, who will help us take an even stronger role in advocating for journalists worldwide.

Advocating for access to court records

ONA joined Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP), the ACLU of New Jersey and the New Jersey Press Association in a brief to the New Jersey Supreme Court in a case involving access to law enforcement records relating to the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man by police last September. Our brief emphasizes the importance of access to these types of records generally. We also address the Appellate Division’s conclusion that an agency can discharge its disclosure obligations under OPRA by issuing a press release in lieu of releasing records. Read more.

Upcoming Events

• ONA Detroit: Data and digital journalism, Sept. 15
• ONA LA: Inside Google News: Evolving with the Digital and Mobile Age, Sept. 23
  ONA LA: ONA15 Meetup, Sept. 23
• ONA15 in Los Angeles, Sept. 24-26

Join ONA to vote in 2016 Board elections

A slate of 11 media leaders are vying for six seats on the 2016 ONA Board of Directors. If you’re not an ONA member yet, join ONA now so you can cast your vote. Voting opens Sept. 24. Plus, you’ll get access to great networking, industry discounts and more.

New job listings

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, John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships Program, Stanford University
• Credit & Identity Protection Editor, Bankrate.com
• Assistant Professor of Bilingual Journalism, Reynolds School of Journalism

What We’re Reading

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

• Forget About the Mobile Internet, Benedict Evans
• If You Don’t Click on This Story, I Don’t Get Paid: What writers make in 2015, The Awl
• Social Decay: How Tweets Can Predict The Death Of An App, BuzzFeed

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