ONA Weekly #411: Announcing ONA’s Early Career Board Officer

Announcing ONA’s Inaugural Early Career Board Officer

We are thrilled to announce Elizabeth Gabriel’s appointment to the ONA Board of Directors, a position created to highlight the needs of entry-level journalists and inform ONA’s focus on career development and innovation training. Elizabeth is an education reporter at WFYI in Indianapolis, passionate about centering youth voices in journalism, and has served as a mentor for the National Association of Black Journalists’ college journalism program. Her 18-month term begins July 1. Learn more about Elizabeth.

Seeking your best Olympics and Paralympics coverage  

The 2022 Online Journalism Awards feature a new topical reporting category honoring excellence in digital coverage for the 2021 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games and the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. We are looking to recognize projects by small, medium and large newsrooms that can include individual and team profiles of athletes, real-time reporting of events, explanatory coverage for specific sporting events or rules, the politics of the Games and features about the host country’s preparation for the games. Submit your best work to the 2022 OJAs by June 9.

On the calendar

• Ongoing review: ONA22 Scholarships 
• June 2: Deadline: The Midway Programming at ONA22
• June 2: Deadline: Start-Up Alley in the ONA22 Midway
• June 9: Deadline: Submissions to the 2022 Online Journalism Awards New!
• June 9: Deadline: Volunteer screeners for 2022 OJAs New! 

Career opportunities

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

• Senior Associate Director, Journalism Fellowship Programs/Mental Health Program, The Carter Center
• Digital Editor, CapRadio
• Correspondent, Politics and Policy and Managing Editor, Lookout Local / Lookout Santa Cruz
• Editorial Manager, American Press Institute
• Officer/Journalism,  Knight Foundation
• Developer, News Experiences, McClatchy
• Reporter positions, Lee Enterprises
• Engagement Editor, Simons Foundation
• Director of Technology, Online News Association Join our team!

On our radar

• How do newsrooms talk to readers when they’ve really screwed up? With process, transparency, and trust, Joshua Benton for NiemanLab
• Smart leaders put empathy and equity at the forefront of work, Irving Washington for Sincerely, Leaders of Color
• How The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reaching Black audiences through its Unapologetically ATL newsletter, Najja Parker, Angel Brooks, Shawn McIntosh, Holley Hughes, Meghan Claar and Leigha Hubbard for Better News
• Investments in Local News Sustainability: Early Learnings and Insights, Knight Foundation
• Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid, Jonathan Haidt, Illustrations by Nicolás Ortega
• How the Current Wave of More Inclusive Leadership Is Changing Newsrooms, Rebecca Sun for The Hollywood Reporter

Directory spotlight

Dozens of technology companies, foundations, consultants and journalism organizations contribute to ONA’s mission throughout the year. Explore our Industry Directory to discover new tools and potential partners, or learn how to get listed.