ONA Weekly #324: Product Leadership In The Newsroom

Product leadership in the newsroom

Join us 12 p.m. ET, this Thursday, Sept. 3, for a deep-dive conversation on Women in Product, featuring:

Charo Henríquez, Senior Editor, Digital Transition Strategy, The New York Times
Kim Fox, V.P., Product Strategy, CalMatters
Millie Tran, CPO, Texas Tribune
Shazna Nessa, Global Head of Visuals, The Wall Street Journal.

After the discussion, we’ll gather to chat and network using High Fidelity (an audio-only tool, so you can take a break from video). And don’t miss the next installment of our Summer Series on Sept. 10: Career Advice from the Women’s Leadership Accelerator. Registration for this series is free, with a suggested donation of $29 per discussion.

Get to know the OJA20 finalists

Finalists for the 2020 Online Journalism Awards represent the best in digital journalism from the past year. We’ll announce winners throughout ONA20 and during a closing ceremony Oct. 16. Explore the finalists and gather inspiration for your next big journalism project.

Many thanks to our prize funders: John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, University of Florida, McKinsey Publishing, Journalism 360, Agora Journalism Center at the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication and SmartNews for supporting the OJAs.

How to build inclusive gaming experiences

During ONA Insights: Emerging Tech, Glow Up Games CEO Mitu Khandaker and CXO Latoya Peterson discussed how they’re challenging outdated assumptions in the gaming and media worlds, building community and reaching new audiences—most recently with a game designed for HBO’s Insecure. Register or log in to your Insights account to watch the recording and walk away with ideas for building new immersive environments that appeal to overlooked markets.

Upcoming events

Sept. 3: WLA Summer Series: Women in Product
Sept. 10: WLA Summer Series: Career Advice from the Women’s Leadership Accelerator
Sept. 17: WLA Summer Series: Women in Entrepreneurship
Oct. 1-16: ONA20 Everywhere

Career opportunities

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

Product Manager, Engagement Editor and Product Designer, CalMatters
Senior Editor and Copy Editor/Digital Producer, The Intercept
Managing Editor, USAFacts
Deputy Editor of Culture, Training & Outreach, The Wall Street Journal
California and New Mexico Oil and Gas Reporters, Capital & Main
Multiple roles, Lookout Local, Inc.
Digital Producer, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Breaking News Reporter, Advance Media New York

On our radar

If your coverage is nonpartisan, explain and defend that, Trusting News
5 most annoying website features I face as a blind person every single day, The Big Hack
Letter to a young indigenous journalist, The Walrus
How two local newsrooms are sewing diversity into the fabric of their organizations, Poynter
When you’re supposed to stay at home all the time, service journalism fills a new role, Nieman Journalism Lab