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Special honors for journalism impact, community building and moral courage
We are delighted to announced the 2025 recipients of the ONA Community Award, the James Foley Award for Conflict Reporting, the Impact Award and the Rich Jaroslovsky Founder Award. Part of the annual Online Journalism Awards showcase, these awards go beyond journalism projects and stories to celebrate individuals or small groups that have made exceptional contributions to the industry.
The 2025 honorees are:
- Feet in 2 Worlds, recognized with the ONA Community Award for an impressive decades-long record of training immigrant journalists and reshaping immigration coverage to be more inclusive, representative and community-driven.
- Arlette Bashizi, recipient of the James Foley Award for striking coverage of health, the environment, culture and the impact of conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and beyond.
- Andrew Losowsky, winner of the Impact Award and an inspiring example peers across the industry for his dedication to connecting journalists with the communities they serve.
- Robert Hernandez, selected by the ONA board as winner of the Rich Jaroslovsky Founder Award for outstanding contributions at the intersection of technology and journalism and history of service to ONA.
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Celebrate journalism excellence in New Orleans
Whether you’re traveling to New Orleans for ONA25 or locally based and looking for an inspiring networking opportunity, join us for the 2025 Online Journalism Awards Luncheon and Ceremony. We will celebrate the 2025 recipients of the aforementioned special honors and announce winners in the remaining seven of the 24 award categories that were open for submissions:
- Topical Reporting: Climate Change
- Excellence in AI Innovation
- Excellence in Social Media Engagement
- The University of Florida Award in Investigative Data Journalism
- Knight Award for Public Service
- Gather Award in Community-Centered Journalism
- General Excellence in Online Journalism
Tickets are available for both ONA25 attendees and community members joining us just for the awards celebration.
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Heads-up: We also offer a Day Pass for ONA25 if you would like experience Friday’s conference programming in addition to the awards luncheon. One-day access to ONA25 is $175 for ONA members and $200 for non-members.
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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:
- Editor-in-Chief, Floodlight NEW!
- Education Reporter, The Connecticut Mirror NEW!
- Editor in Chief, The Ithaca Voice NEW!
- Morning Producer & Reporter, KERA/North Texas Broadcasting NEW!
- Lead Infographic and Animation Designer, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media NEW!
- Investigative Reporter, Floodlight NEW!
- Deputy Content Manager, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media NEW!
- Multimedia Meteorologist, University of Florida
- Audience Growth Manager, Word In Black
- Corporate Marketing Representative/ Division of Multimedia Properties, University of Florida
Director of Howard Center for Investigative Reporting, University of Maryland
- Senior Graphic Designer, KERA/North Texas Broadcasting
Investigative Editor, The Examination
- Hill Chair of Excellence in Science, Technology, and Medical Writing, University of Tennessee
- Capital News Service Bureau Director, University of Maryland
- Physics Editor, Quanta Magazine, Simons Foundation
- Product Manager, City Guides & Newsletters – Cary & Triangle, The Assembly
- News Director, Oregon Public Broadcasting
- Senior Producer, Community Engagement, LAist
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Support ONA
There are many ways to help sustain ONA’s mission to drive innovation in digital journalism:
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