ONA Weekly #325: Run For The ONA Board Of Directors

Run for the ONA Board of Directors

We’re now accepting candidates for six seats open for election to the 2021-22 ONA Board of Directors. Participation is a unique opportunity for digital leaders to help guide the strategic direction of the world’s largest organization of digital journalists, shape the future of media and build a stronger industry. Submit your candidacy by Sept. 23.

Advice for navigating your career

Join us 12 p.m. ET, this Thursday, Sept. 10, for Career Advice from the Women’s Leadership Accelerator. Speakers include:

• Megan Greenwell, Editor, Wired.com
• María Sánchez Díez, Operations Editor, The Washington Post
• Brooke Minters, Executive Producer of Video, POLITICO
• Cara Anthony, Midwest Correspondent, Kaiser Health News
• Paula Rogo, Founder/CEO, Kali Media
• Tran Ha, Founder and Principal, Tiny Collaborative (moderator)

After the discussion, we’ll gather to chat and network using High Fidelity. And don’t miss the final installment in our Summer Series on Sept. 17: Women in Entrepreneurship. Registration for this series is free, with a suggested donation of $29 per discussion.

Stay tuned for special OJA winner announcements!

Join us as we announce the winners of the special categories for the 2020 Online Journalism Awards every week this month. We’ll release videos with presenters and acceptance speeches from winners on the following dates:

• Sept. 15: Rich Jaroslovsky Founder Award
• Sept. 22: James Foley Award for Conflict Reporting
• Sept. 29: ONA Community Award

Leveraging newsletters for audience insights

During ONA Insights: Audience Development + Analytics, we learned about how to utilize newsletters for audience research from Carrie Porter, Media Strategist & Journalist at Ralstin Agency, and Joseph Lichterman, Manager of Editorial and Digital Strategy at The Lenfest Institute for Journalism. Register or log in to your Insights account to watch the recording and develop a plan for gaining actionable insights on your readers.

Upcoming events

• Sept. 17: WLA Summer Series: Women in Entrepreneurship 
• Sept. 15: OJA20 Rich Jaroslovsky Founder Award winner announcement New
• Sept. 22: OJA20 James Foley Award for Conflict Reporting winner announcement New
• Sept. 29: OJA20 ONA Community Award winner announcement New
• Oct. 1-16: ONA20 Everywhere

Career opportunities

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

• Reviewer, Repustar
• Editor-in-Chief, The Salt Lake Tribune
• Product Manager, Engagement Editor and Product Designer, CalMatters
• Senior Editor and Copy Editor/Digital Producer, The Intercept 
• Managing Editor, USAFacts
• Deputy Editor of Culture, Training & Outreach, The Wall Street Journal
• California and New Mexico Oil and Gas Reporters, Capital & Main
• Multiple roles, Lookout Local, Inc.

On our radar

• 10 ways for newsrooms to get the most out of their SaaS products, Penny Riordan via Medium
• College newsrooms challenge an industry’s status quo, Columbia Journalism Review
• How a company chooses its managers says a lot about its tolerance for workplace toxicity, Quartz
• ‘We are a different newsroom’: How The Courier Journal has covered 100 days of protests, Louisville Courier Journal
• A guide to bullshit, power-serving journalism phrases, Passage