ONA Weekly #234

Nonlinear career paths

Calling all zig-zaggers! Listen to Is My Zig-Zag Showing? for tips on how to identify patterns in your nonlinear career path, frame your bio as a mission statement and practice your unique elevator pitch. This ONA18 session also offers guidance for recruiters and news organizations looking to hire for varied, dynamic skills and knowledge sets.

Journalism job trends

The ONA18 session Real News Job Market featured insights from an analysis of 600,000 job postings to understand the U.S. job market for journalism, emerging skills sets and the spread of journalism skills to other industries. Trends point to the rise of hybrid roles and growing demand for skills in audience analysis, investigative reporting and bilingual fluency. Listen to the session audio to learn more about the findings.

Explore career opportunities

If you are looking for a new job in digital media, keep an eye on the ONA Career Center for free access to new listings each week. There are opportunities for reporters just starting out, journalism educators, technologists and more. We also offer a suite of services for recruiters; ONA members can contact jessica@journalists.org for a discount code.

Join a cohort of digital women leaders

Applications are due Nov. 30 for the 2019 Women’s Leadership Accelerator, a tuition-free, yearlong program aimed at advancing women in digital journalism. The 2019 program kicks off with a week of immersive programming, one-on-one mentoring and site visits Feb. 10-15 in Los Angeles. Past speakers include Hearken CEO and Co-founder Jennifer Brandel, Mic Publisher Cory Haik and S. Mitra Kalita, Vice President for Programming at CNN Digital. Learn more and complete your application. 

Upcoming events

• ONA New Jersey: Holiday Party, Nov. 29
• ONA Philly: Solutions to the MisInformation Crisis, Nov. 29 Just announced!
• ONA NYC: Holiday Party, Dec. 4 Just announced!
• ONA Pittsburgh: Words Matter: How Reporting Can Affect Public Bias About Sexual Assault, Dec. 6

Jobs for journalists

ONA’s Career Center is an excellent resource for jobs in digital journalism. Recent postings include:

• Perspectives Editor, Soap Public Media
• Executive Director, LION Publishers
• Senior Editor, Investigations, Southern California Public Radio/American Public Media
• Staff Reporter, Data and Accountability, The Chronicle of Philanthropy
• Communications Assistant, Pew Research Center

What we’re reading

• Understanding bots, botnets and trolls, IJNet
• The Nigerian army is using radio broadcasts to debunk fake news on Facebook, Quartz
• One year in, KCRW Berlin preserves a U.S. diplomacy mission via radio, Current
• Better local journalism, by local reporters, is the goal of a new database, The New York Times
• When journalism meets Hollywood, Global Editors Network