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ONA Weekly 590: Announcing Hanaa Rifaey as ONA’s new Deputy Director

By on December 10, 2025

Please join us in congratulating Hanaa Rifaey’s promotion to Deputy Director! Throughout nearly a decade of service to ONA, Hanaa has played a vital role in supporting our community and guiding the organization through important transitions, including her leadership as Head of Strategic Partnerships and her service as Interim CEO/Executive Director. Her strategic insight, creativity and commitment to innovation have strengthened ONA’s work across programs, partnerships and events. We look forward to her continued leadership as we carry forward our new strategic plan. ? Read the announcement.

ICYMI: First look at the ONA26 Program

The first look at the ONA26 program is available now. The conference will focus across three cross-cutting themes impacting journalism:
  • Evolving trends in newsgathering and delivery
  • Community resilience
  • Protecting democracy
We also want to hear from you. Our Suggestion Box is officially open. This is your opportunity to pitch for the ONA26 conference. Look at what’s in the schedule so far and tell us what’s missing. Your insights and suggestions will help make ONA26 a success! Reminder! Early bird registration rates end next Thursday, Dec. 18!

Register for Reaching Younger Audiences Where They Are on Dec. 18

Join journalist Mike Beaudet and academic and industry partners as they share best practices for creating social video to engage millennial and Gen Z audiences with local communities. The research was originally developed with TV newsrooms but the learnings from this session can help you with your social video strategy for the new year. Register now for the Dec. 18 virtual session.

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