ONA Weekly #542: Event Today, 4 P.m. EST: News X Bluesky

Event today: News x Bluesky

Join us today Wednesday, Dec. 18, 4–5 p.m. EST, for a community conversation with Bluesky’s Emily Liu about how journalists are experimenting with the platform. We’ll get into recent questions that ONA community members have shared and also offer an opportunity for peers to connect and exchange ideas on how to approach the platform moving forward.

This virtual event is free and open to all, regardless of ONA membership. Register now to get the Zoom link.

10 newsrooms share how they’re using AI

As you scope projects to experiment with AI in 2025, it’s a great time to catch up on the case study series we released earlier this year. The series highlights ideas and lessons from 10 newsrooms around the world about specific ways they’ve built and implemented AI tools into their workflows. Explore AI in the Newsroom.

Seeking ONA’s next Executive Director/CEO

ONA is looking for an Executive Director/CEO with strong knowledge of the news media landscape and experience in nonprofit management—including demonstrated success in developing major initiatives, engaging a high-performing team and setting the long-term strategy for an organization.

The priority deadline for consideration is Jan. 15, 2025. Review of applications are ongoing. We invite interested candidates to submit a cover letter and resume with all work and educational history to CEOsearch@journalists.org.

Career opportunities

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

• Executive Director/CEO, Online News Association Join the ONA team!
• Local Visual Desk Editor, CatchLight NEW!
• RJI Learning Center Project Manager, University of Missouri – Columbia NEW!
• Music Editor, Voice Media Group NEW!
• Culture Editor, Voice Media Group NEW!
• Politics Editor, The Texas Tribune
• Senior Editor, Raw Story
• Dean of the Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley
• Clinical Specialist – Communications, Journalism & Film, The College of New Jersey 
• AI Data Reporter / Product Developer, The Connecticut Mirror
• Associate Dean for Advancement, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University, Office of Alumni Relations & Development
• Senior Staff Writer – State Government, MinnPost
• Investigative Reporting Fellow, The O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism
• Immigration Enforcement Reporter, Documented
• Senior Editor, Features, Texas Monthly
• Spanish Community Correspondent, Documented
• News and Politics Writer, Texas Monthly 
• Dean of the School of Communication and the Arts, Marist College
• Nieman Fellowship, Harvard University Nieman Foundation for Journalism

What we’re watching in AI tech

• Time unveils new AI chatbot
• How AI can help journalists rebuild a fraying connection with their audience
• Dow Jones negotiates AI usage agreements with nearly 4,000 news publishers
• OpenAI announces a ChatGPT organizing system called Projects
• New research from Goldman Sachs shows AI use at American companies

Elsewhere on our radar

• R-CAR Fellowships provide assistance to attend a Data Journalism Bootcamp
• As journalists think of leaving X for Bluesky and Threads, media experts see pros and cons
• Can Massachusetts hyperlocal startups reconnect communities to the news–and each other?
• Journalism faces its Kobayashi Maru moment
• Your Audience team is now your Creator team

ONA on winter break!

Heads-up: The ONA team will be out of office for an end-of-year rest starting Dec. 23, and we will be back fully online Jan. 6. Our external channels, including this newsletter, and the support@journalists.org email will be on pause during this time. We wish you joyful holidays and a happy new year!