ONA Weekly #75 – Online News Association

ONA Weekly No. 75

Last day to become a member to vote

Elections for the ONA Board of Directors open tomorrow! If you want to vote, you need to be a member in good standing. Join or renew your membership by 11:59 ET today, Wednesday, Sept. 23. Already a member? Look for an email tomorrow (Thursday) morning with your voting credentials or log into the member center for voting details.

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Live from L.A., it’s ONA15!

Hello from the City of Angels! ONA15 officially starts tomorrow, but you don’t need to be there to find resources, inspiration or a job. Check the #ONA15 hashtag today and throughout the weekend. Live-streams and live curation from sessions start tomorrow at 9 a.m. PT. Check out our ONA15 resources and coverage.

Jobs for journalists

Now is a great time to check out ONA’s Career Center. In the lead-up to ONA15, lots of new jobs have been added and expect lots more to come this week. Protip: Watch the #ONAjobs hashtag this week, too. Recent postings in the Career Center include:

Online News Editor, The Gazette
Program Director, Spanish-language Journalism, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
Senior Editor, Digital The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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What We’re Reading

Usually we feature recent media news that we’ve been highlighting on the ONA Issues Tumblr, but this week, we’re reading resources related to upconaissoming #ONA15 sessions.

Google and Twitter Team Up to Offer Their Own ‘Instant Articles’ — With a Twist, Recode (Google’s Richard Gingras will sit down with Tow Center’s Emily Bell in our opening keynote Thursday]
Why Women Aren’t Welcome on the Internet, Amanda Hess on Pacific Standard (Hess will speak on a keynote panel Friday with other experts who have taken acton against online harassment)
Clergy sex abuse crisis, Boston Globe (Journalists on the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team will discuss this investigation and the new movie “Spotlight” in a keynote Saturday.)

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