ONA Weekly #564: See Who’s Coming To ONA25

See who’s coming to ONA25

Epicenter-NYC, The Associated Press, Grist, Solutions Journalism Network—these are just a few of the organizations represented by experts who will lead learning and collaboration at ONA25 in New Orleans. We’re so excited to roll out the lineup of confirmed so far, covering how the themes of AI, climate and resilience in journalism will impact all areas of practice and functions in journalism, from revenue strategy to storytelling innovation.

Learn more about the ONA25 programming and get your conference pass by the Early Bird deadline of June 20. Registration is $375 for ONA members and $675 for non-members; pricing increases on June 21.

Always be adapting

When the industry keeps changing, intentionally building resilience into news operations is how we can continue to grow and engage audiences. Join an interactive session on June 20 to learn practical frameworks for adaptive strategies, rapid experimentation and navigating uncertainty—all essential elements of building resilient organizations.

This session is open to all. Registration is free for both ONA members and non-members.

From the ONA Slack

• Quarterly newsletter vs. monthly newsletter: which cadence is better?
• Seeking input on what AI tools you’re using for journalism work in order to research the security and privacy considerations of the most popular tools.
• Have you experienced any interesting courses to improve skills with AI tools for journalism?

Mark your calendar

• 👋 Ongoing: Pitch a virtual session
• June 4: Mini-Lab: AI for Freelancers Today!
• June 12: How To Take AI From Buzzword to Newsroom Backbone
• June 20: Building Resilient News Organizations Through Adaptive Strategy and Rapid Experimentation 
• June 20: Early Bird Registration for ONA25 Deadline!
• June 26: 2025 MJ Bear Fellowship Deadline!
• July 8: AI Innovator Collaborative
• Aug. 4: What Should We Say? New Research on AI Disclosures in Journalism 
• Aug. 12: AI Innovator Collaborative: Let’s Write It: Workshop To Write AI Use Disclosures 
• Sept. 10–13: ONA25 in New Orleans 
• Oct. 8–10: Mental Health in Journalism Summit 2025 (with The Self-Investigation) 
• Oct. 14: AI Innovator Collaborative
• Nov. 11: AI Innovator Collaborative
• Dec. 9: AI Innovator Collaborative 

Career opportunities

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

• Donald W. Reynolds Chair in Journalism Strategy and Business Operations, University of Missouri – Columbia NEW!
• Part-time Radio Operations and Production Assistant, KERA/North Texas Broadcasting NEW!
• Designer/Developer, The Texas Tribune NEW!
• Chief Operating Officer, The Colorado Sun
• Instructor, Arizona State University
• Assistant/Associate Clinical Professor in Immersive Media, Arizona State University
• Music Editor, Miami New Times
• Program Manager, Civic News Academy, Chalkbeat
• Editor-in-Chief, Austin Local Newsroom, The Texas Tribune
• Executive Editor, Columbia Journalism Review, Columbia University
• Director of Audience, Democracy Now!
• Senior Headline News Producer, Democracy Now!