ONA Weekly #224

Announcing the 2018 Journalism 360 Challenge winners!

Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Journalism 360 Challenge! Journalism 360 — a joint initiative of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Google News Initiative and Online News Association — has awarded $195,000 to 11 projects that seek to help develop and expand best practices in immersive journalism, including virtual, augmented and mixed reality. The winning projects reflect a diversity of voices and include experiments with audio tools, volumetric tools, on-the-go production and other areas that reimagine what’s possible with immersive storytelling. Explore the 2018 challenge winners. 

ONA is hiring a Strategic Partnerships Coordinator

We’re seeking a highly motivated team member who is excited to expand their business development experience as ONA’s Strategic Partnerships Coordinator. The candidate will support business development activities, including coordinating partner exhibits, sponsorships, advertising sales and other partnerships. Do you know someone who would be a great fit for ONA? Is it you? Learn more about the position.

Watch the Online Journalism Awards Ceremony

We’re celebrating the best work in digital journalism this Saturday, Sept. 15 in Austin, Texas! Niala Boodhoo, host and executive producer of the award-winning radio show The 21st, will emcee the 2018 Online Journalism Awards Ceremony. If you can’t make it in person, RSVP to the livestream to get a notification when the show starts at 9 p.m. ET.

Vote in the ONA Board of Directors election

Voting is now open for the 2019-20 ONA Board of Directors election. ONA members, cast your ballot to help shape the future of the world’s largest digital journalism organization. We have a diverse slate of 22 candidates — 17 new nominees and five incumbents — running for six open seats on the Board. Terms are for two years and begin January 1, 2019.

Upcoming events

• ONA Austin: Welcome to Austin Porch Party, Sept. 12 Sold out!
• ONA Sacrimento and ONA Reno: Meetup at ONA18, Sept. 13
• ONA SF and ONA Silicon Valley: Meetup at ONA18, Sept. 13
• ONA South Florida, ONA Gainesville and ONA Atlanta: Meetup at ONA18, Sept. 14
• ONA Pittsburgh: ONA18 Lunch Meetup at Torchy’s, Sept. 14
• ONA PDX and ONA Seattle: Meetup at ONA18, Sept. 14
• ONA Philly: Meetup at ONA18, Sept. 14
• ONA Reno: Pop Up Newsrooms, Voter Guides and Takeaways from ONA18, Sept. 18 Just announced!
• ONA Western New England: Power Up Your Email Newsletter, Sept. 25

Jobs for journalists

ONA’s Career Center is an excellent resource for jobs in digital journalism. Recent postings include:

• Innovation Editor, Philadelphia Media Network
• Podcast Producer, WGBH in Boston
• Interactives Web Developer, The Seattle Times
• Digital Product Manager, Dallas Morning News
• Web Producer, Newsday Media Group

What we’re reading

• Want to keep up with Florence coverage? Follow these local newsrooms, Poynter
• Observations on how we teach drone journalism, Reynolds Journalism Institute
• What is ‘quality’ journalism?, European Journalism Observatory
• How journalists of color are redefining newsroom culture, Nieman Lab
• How the Dallas Morning News turned a traffic afterthought into a digital subscription conversion opportunity, Better News