ONA Weekly #304

Explore the ONA Industry Directory

The new ONA Industry Directory is a database of more than 300 organizations who have supported ONA’s mission to inspire and support innovation and excellence in digital journalism. Explore the archive to find newsroom tools, potential employers, academic programs, nonprofits and foundations.

For information on how to list your organization or update an existing listing, see the directory FAQ.

How students are covering the coronavirus outbreak

In addition to offering legal resources for student journalists, the Student Press Law Center is compiling impressive student coverage of the coronavirus outbreak. See how students are reacting to leaving college campuses and holding their administrations accountable.

• Confusion, anger rife as low-income international students among those forced off campus, The Tufts Daily
• [Q&A] Social distancing looks different for every student, The Rubicon Online, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
• As Claremont Colleges clear campuses, students watch semester disappear, The Student Life
• Opinion: UTA’s class of 2020 deserves to have its achievements recognized despite the COVID-19 crisis, The Shorthorn
• What happens now that we’re all in long-distance friendships?, The Middlebury Campus
• Student workers respond to COVID-19, The Leader, SUNY Fredonia 

Calling for Congress to support local news

ONA joined PEN America and more than 50 other organizations in a joint statement urging the U.S. Congress to include support for local news in the next coronavirus stimulus bill. “Community-specific news has never been more important to ensuring people’s well-being, yet many outlets will not survive COVID-19 without immediate economic help,” the letter states. Read the full statement.

What’s next for Community Circles

It’s been incredible to see how many of you want to be involved in ONA Community Circles. Since launching last week, we matched more than 200 people into 41 circles, conducted training for the first of three groups of volunteer hosts and started making introductions. As of today, we’ve reached maximum capacity and will shift our focus to supporting these circles as they start to connect in the coming weeks. If you didn’t get a chance to join during this round of sign-ups, complete the interest form and we’ll get in touch if we form additional groups.

Upcoming events

• April 17: ONA Ciudad Mexico: ¿Cómo está afectando el coronavirus a los medios latinoamericanos?

Career opportunities

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

• Multiple roles including Digital Managing Director and two Senior Weather Producers, Spectrum Networks
• Freelance Market Editor, Power Poll
• Head of Fix Content Studio, Grist
• Reporter, Spectrum Magazine
• Editor-in-Chief, Simons Foundation
• Journalist Product Manager, Wick Communications
• Region Collaborative Manager, Local Media Project, Solutions Journalism Network
• Director, Charlotte Journalism Collaborative

On our radar

• What to do when the numbers in the news become benumbing, Santa Clara University
• Taking care of journalists and journalism, Freedom Forum Institute
• Journalist resources: Reporting on – and during – the COVID-19 pandemic, James W. Foley Legacy Foundation
• Does reporting on panic buying fuel panic buying?, Columbia Journalism review
• The coronavirus crisis will eventually end, but the distributed newsroom is here to stay, Nieman Journalism Lab