ONA Weekly #295 – Online News Association

ONA Insights is coming to Norway

We’re excited to partner with Nordic Media Days to host this year’s ONA Insights. Join us May 6, in Bergen, Norway to examine the analytics and metrics that guide digital strategy for newsrooms. The call for session ideas is now open — submit your pitches to the suggestion box by February 27. Plus, subscribe to Insights updates to receive a notification and early access to registration.

Join ONA Connecticut for their first event

Calling all Connecticut-area journalists: enjoy a happy hour with pizza, beer and networking at ONA CT’s kickoff event! Get to know the organizers on March 11 at the Hog River Brewing Company and let them know what topics you’d like them to cover in future meetups. RSVP now.

Make a mental health impact

Applications for the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism are open! Get a $10k grant to report on a mental health issue, intensive training on mental health reporting and join a global network of top journalists. Apply now.

Upcoming events

ONA Local groups regularly host events for digital journalists all over the world. Find a group near you or learn how to start a new one.

Feb. 13: ONA NYC: What Media Recruiters Are Looking for in 2020
Feb. 15: ONA St. Louis: How to Land a Job: An ONA Workshop for Students New!
Feb. 17: ONA Detroit: Disinformation Happy Hour
Feb. 27: ONA Austin: Austin Media Open House Series at KUT New!
Feb. 26: ONA Boston: How Did the Globe Do It? The Backstory Behind “At the Edge of a Warming World” New!
March 11: ONA CT Introductory Happy Hour With Free Food! New!

Career opportunities

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

News Editor, Chattanooga Times Free Press
Digital Managing Editor, WBUR
Editor, Audio Innovations Studio, Colorado Public Radio
Assistant Managing Editor for Audience Development, The Day
Multiple roles including SEO Editor and Newsletter Producer, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Director of Innovation, Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri Columbia
Climate Crisis Reporter, The Real News Network
Copy Editor, The Texas Tribune

On our radar

How we mined more than 715,000 Luanda leaks records, ICIJ
African women data journalists are reshaping their newsrooms, International Journalists’ Network
How Morning Brew grew to $13m in revenue with 33 employees, Digiday
Q&A: Hamed Aleaziz on sparking an investigation into ICE’s medical care, Columbia Journalism Review
How Rupert Murdoch is influencing Australia’s bushfire debate, The New York Times