ONA Weekly #490: Your AI News Diet

Your AI news diet

It’s been an incredible year for AI. Within the journalism industry, we’ve seen a groundswell of experimentation in newsrooms of all sizes and an increased push for making AI systems (and their use) more transparent, inclusive and ethical.

ONA’s programming this year engaged a diverse group of AI and emerging tech experts to support our community in embracing these changes — including Karen Hao, Uli Köppen (Bayerischer Rundfunk), Joe Amditis (Center for Cooperative Media), Dalia Hashim (Partnership on AI), Nikita Roy (Newsroom Robots), Meredith Broussard (NYU) and Liz Danzico (Microsoft), to name just a few.

Beyond ONA, how have you been keeping up with AI and its impact on journalism? We already asked ChatGPT for some recommendations, and it delivered the usual suspects like Nieman Lab, Reuters Institute and MIT Technology Review (plus, ONA’s own conference). So, where else are you following these developments? Did you pick up a new favorite podcast, newsletter or course this year? Is there an expert who has been especially influential on your work and learning? Reply directly to this email.

Give the gift of ONA membership

Share the benefits of joining the ONA community with your staff, peers, interns or students. Gifting an ONA membership is a great way to connect them to the brightest minds in our industry while helping to sustain our work year-round. Set up a membership or reach out to support@journalists.org for assistance.

Career opportunities

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

• Bend Reporter/Producer, Oregon Public Broadcasting
• Higher Ed Media Fellowship, Institute for Citizens & Scholars
• Assignments Editor, Snopes Media Group 
• Instructor/Professor of Practice of Journalism, Belmont University
• Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Missouri – Columbia
• Koeppel Fellowship in Journalism, Wesleyan University
• Instructor/Professor of Practice of Journalism, Belmont University
• Partnership and Engagement Associate, The Marshall Project

For ONA members: If you are looking for a new opportunity, complete this form for a chance to be featured in an upcoming edition of Office Hours, ONA’s new monthly Linkedin newsletter about careers in journalism.

On our radar

• How New Mexico newsrooms made progress diversifying revenues, sharing content, Mark Glaser for New Mexico Local News Fund
• What do all these different AI Ethics terms mean, anyway?, Andy McAdams for Byte-sized Ethics
• News publishers hesitate to commit to investing more into Threads next year despite growing engagement, Sara Guaglione for Digiday
• Here’s how 13 news outlets are using LinkedIn newsletters, Hanaa’ Tameez for Nieman Lab
• How The New York Times became a tech powerhouse, with Micah Loewinger on the On the Media podcast

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.