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    Eleven news organizations are joining a cohort assembled by Trusting News to explore audience perceptions of newsrooms’ use of Artificial Intelligence. The project is part of ONA’s AI in Journalism … Read more.

    ONA24 preview: What you need to know about how AI is transforming journalism

    There’s no question that one of the biggest needs right now is training on AI for journalists and newsroom leaders. Since we launched regular virtual training and collaboration sessions through … Read more.

    Introducing the 2024 cohort of the Women’s Leadership Accelerator

    The Online News Association is excited to announce the 2024 cohort of the Women’s Leadership Accelerator (#ONAWLA). The Accelerator is an intensive program of mentoring, discussion and learning from some … Read more.

    Exploring AI tools in journalism: Insights from ONA’s AI Innovator Collaborative

    The rapid evolution of AI tools is offering journalism new solutions for content creation, research and audience engagement. At a recent ONA AI Innovator Collaborative meeting, a group of 35 … Read more.

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    Featured Resources

    2019’s Tech Trends in Journalism

    Amy Webb will launch the latest edition of Future Today Institute’s emerging tech trends for journalists report, providing insights into what trends will impact journalism, what tools are on the … Learn about this subject.

    Expert Investigative Journalism Advice with John Carreyrou

    In one of the biggest news stories of the year, Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou exposed fraud by the founder of Theranos, a startup promising rapid blood testing and … Learn about this subject.

    Fireside Chat with Maria Ressa

    Recent global shifts toward nationalism have led to a deterioration of press freedom worldwide. Journalist Maria Ressa has been on the front lines of this battle. Her organization, Rappler, has … Learn about this subject.

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    David A. Fahrenthold will walk through how he mixed good ol’ shoe leather reporting and social media to write some of the most impactful stories of the 2016 presidential campaign, … Learn about this subject.

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