ONA Weekly #497: Charo Henríquez Is ONA's New Board President

Save the dates: The 2024 Online News Association Conference (ONA24) is happening Sept. 18-21 in Atlanta.

Charo Henríquez is ONA’s new Board President

ONA board members elected a new slate of officers during their Jan. 25-26 meeting. We are thrilled to announce and congratulate these leaders:

Charo Henríquez, President, two-year term
Niketa Patel, Vice President, two-year term
Andrew Fitzgerald, Treasurer, one-year term (re-elected)
Ashley Alvarado, Secretary, one-year term

As the Immediate Past President, David Smydra, will continue to support the board and serve in a non-voting role through December 2024. Learn more about ONA’s board leadership.

Highlights from ONA’s impact in 2023

We are excited to present our 2023 Retrospective, a snapshot from different areas of our work the past year:

Training and insights for responsible technology in newsrooms
Building leaders who thrive through change
Recognizing excellence and innovation through the Online Journalism Awards
Networking opportunities and fellowships
Fiscal sponsorship and capacity support for The Pivot Fund

In 2023, over 3,200 people supported our mission through paid ONA membership and more than 90 organizations invested in ONA to deliver programming and resources that meet the journalism community’s evolving needs.

Thanks to our work, women executives found peer support for their career journey and the challenges facing their teams; newsrooms exchanged ideas and set standards for adopting emerging tech; and nearly 200 journalism projects earned global recognition for their impact.

Explore ONA’s 2023 Retrospective. To learn about opportunities to support our work in 2024, contact Head of Strategic Partnerships Hanaa Rifaey at hanaa@journalists.org.

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Career opportunities

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

Director of the Center for Sports Communication, Marist College
Senior Editor, Culture, Texas Monthly
Ted Scripps Fellowships in Environmental Journalism, Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder
Human Services Reporter, The Connecticut Mirror
Head of National Programs, The Lenfest Institute for Journalism
Deputy Director of Development, The Forward
Full Professor/Chair, University of Rhode Island
Podcast and Video Editor, American Chemical Society
Lecturer & Teacher-Special Programs, Graduate School of Journalism, University of California Berkeley
Managing Editor, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
General Assignment Reporter and Backup Host, Colorado Public Radio
Opinion Editor, The Forward
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Broadcast and Digital Journalism, Syracuse University
Assistant Regional Managing Editor, WBHM NEW!
Traffic Lab Reporter, The Seattle Times NEW!
Managing Editor, El Tímpano NEW!
Politics Contractor and Puzzles Contractor, Apple News NEW!
Program Associate, American Association for the Advancement of Science NEW!

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 Linkedin newsletter about careers in journalism.

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Researchers often look to the ONA community as they work to surface trends and practical insights about the journalism industry. Current opportunities to contribute your experience include:

Stayers and Leavers: Understanding why people stay in or leave local journalism, UNC Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media
Journalism Layoffs Census: Uncovering trends and the impact newsroom demographics, Institute for Independent Journalists

Elsewhere on our radar

Apply to the Maynard 200 Fellowship
Apply to CUNY’s new tuition-free Emerging News Leadership Program
What works in community news? ‘There is no one answer’, Marc Caro for Poynter
Journalism with care, jesikah maria ross for API
Newsletter course: Intro to grant writing, Lenfest Institute

Support ONA

There are many ways to help sustain ONA’s mission to inspire and support innovation in digital journalism:

Share your ONA story
Join as an ONA member
Make a one-time donation
Explore options to reach the ONA community about your event, product, job opening or other opportunity
Invest in ONA programs: Contact Head of Strategic Partnerships Hanaa Rifaey, hanaa@journalists.org, to learn about philanthropic and corporate support.