Culture and Career

ONA19

How to Hire (and Invest In) the Interns

  • Kristen East

The interns are the next generation of journalists, and newsrooms must be able to effectively recognize and cultivate talent to help build their career foundations. Join this...

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International Office and School Supply Showdown

  • Kim Bui

Pens, notebooks, laptop bags and other supplies are the unsung heroes of journalism, diligently working day in and day out to help report the world’s news. Take a break from...

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Motherhood: Living It in Newsrooms, Covering It in the World

  • Katherine Goldstein

Motherhood is too often dismissed as a fluffy topic for lifestyle pages, rather than one in dire need of serious reporting on its intersections with healthcare, economics, public...

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Newsroom Workflow: Tools and Tactics to Simplify and Iterate

  • Michael Ventura
  • Erica Smith
  • Moderated by Angela Pacienza

Newsrooms large and small are saddled with confusing workarounds, outmoded processes and silos incubating miscommunication. Join this session to acquire tools and tactics to make...

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Parenting in the Digital Newsroom, Speed Dating Style

  • Stephanie Backus
  • Megha Satyanarayana
  • Kristen Hare
  • Nicole Stockdale

Being a parent in digital media is hard. Attend this small group, speed-dating-style session for insights into topics impacting journalist parents, from pumping in the newsrooms...

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Platypuses, Unicorns and Zebras: Build Careers that Bridge Editorial and Business

“Journalist” is no longer a direct career path, with innovators now building careers that straddle editorial, business, technology and product lines. Join this workshop to...

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Risk, Reputation and Identity Politics in the Newsroom

  • Nicole Carroll
  • S. Mitra Kalita
  • Raju Narisetti
  • Moderated by Soraya Chemaly

This event is presented by Women’s Media Center This discussion will focus on how homogeneity in senior management of newsrooms, persistently sex-segregated coverage, and...

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Rx for Online Harassment: Preparation, Response, Support and Self-Care

  • Viktorya Vilk
  • Harlo Holmes

Online harassment poses a growing threat to press freedom, especially for writers of color, LGBTQ+ individuals and women who face disproportionate harassment. Learn the tools and...

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Self-Care for Journalists: Unplugging, Mental Health, Meditation and Balance

  • Chaseedaw Giles
  • Melissa Daniels
  • Elana Newman

Few professions are in such need of self-care as journalism, a snake pit of digital over-stimulation, vicarious trauma and financial insecurity. Attend this training and learn how...