ONA supports news product teams who are bridging editorial, technology, strategy and audience development work.

Throughout the year, we provide opportunities for product professionals — and those working in similar roles — to connect, learn and advance their careers.

Events

Learning and networking events for product professionals and other journalists looking to explore product thinking for news. Subscribe to the ONA Weekly for regular updates on upcoming events.

Move into a news product role in 2022, March 3, 2022

ONA San Diego: Product Management Thinking for Newsrooms, Jan. 14, 2022

ONA XR Community Meetup, Dec. 9, 2021

Telling True Stories with 360 Video, April 30, 2021

Women in News Product Meetup, March 29, 2021

ONA Spain: Inteligencia artificial: la mejor aliada del periodismo (David Llorente), Feb. 25, 2021

Resources

Design Once, Publish Everywhere: How to Accelerate and Elevate Your Newsletters, Social Media, Video and More

Change is the only certainty in this news environment. Every day you must meet the news moment with speed, ease and creativity, all while driving deeper audience engagement. Cue, Canva: … Learn about this subject.

The Skills You Need — and Probably Have — to be a Product Thinker

More newsrooms are hiring product managers and adopting “product thinking,” but what role should product managers fill in a newsroom? What skills do product managers need and can you do … Learn about this subject.

We Built a Product Team in One Year: Here’s Everything We Learned

Newsroom product teams harness audience insights and technology to develop business strategies that are nimble and sustainable. But that doesn’t mean media companies must become tech companies. In this session, … Learn about this subject.

A Guide to AR/XR in Journalism

Last June, Yahoo News began an ambitious project: Launching immersive content experiences from a wide variety of partners. While the groundwork had been laid, what we were going to do … Learn about this subject.

Bringing Sanity to Data Projects: An Open-Source Toolkit

Managing a data analysis project, from story idea to publication, shouldn’t be so hard. Go Under the Hood with this demo of an open-source toolkit that can help bring sanity … Learn about this subject.

XR Producer Beginner Course: A 9-part Video Training Series

The XR Editorial Beginner Training Series by Yahoo is a nine-part video class intended to help complete beginners get started in the world of 3D content creation. The project is … Learn about this subject.

Job Opportunities

Find your next product role or post a job opening in ONA’s Career Center.

Community Spotlight

Meet ONA community members who are leaders in news product development.

Director of Strategic Initiatives
Newmark J-School at CUNY
ONA Board Immediate Past President
Vice President, Product
POLITICO
VP Product Strategy
American Press Institute
Founder/CEO
CivImpact Labs
Niketa Patel photograph
ONA Board Vice-President
Senior Director, Leadership Programs
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
ONA Board Immediate Past President
Global Head of Visuals
The Wall Street Journal
Director of Product Management
WURD Radio

Partners

Many of ONA’s partners support newsrooms in developing excellent news products. Check out a few of the organizations that help us inspire and support innovation and excellence in digital media, and discover more tools and potential partners in our Industry Directory.