ONA Weekly #401: New Leadership Opportunity: Early Career Board Officer

Apply to be ONA’s first Early Career Board Officer

Applications are open to join ONA’s Board of Directors in the new role of Early Career Board Officer. We are delighted to announce this new opportunity for an early career journalist to build leadership experience and contribute their perspective to ONA’s initiatives and programs. “Early career” means a professional with no more than three years of journalism experience, or a graduate or undergraduate student in their final year of college/university. Learn more and apply by April 7.

Share your resume with journalism recruiters

Recruiters at ONA Career Day (March 31) get access to our resume database to set up interviews for specific positions or build their talent pipeline. If you are looking to make a career move in 2022 — whether a journalism job, fellowship or academic program — submit your resume now to boost your search for that new opportunity.

Climate reporting lately

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine started to dominate the news, journalists specializing in climate reporting had been preparing coverage of the latest IPCC report, released Feb. 28. Their challenge: highlight the climate report amid critical war coverage, and connect audiences with takeaways that don’t just pile on the gloom that so often characterizes our news feeds.

Covering Climate Now, a collaboration of over 450 media organizations, created a roundup of how journalists approached this unique context. Here are a few examples, and we encourage you to explore the full thread.

• For HuffPost, Alexander C. Kaufman and Chris D’Angelo shared 14 takeaways, including the less-covered implications on mental health and rural communities.  
• In The Boston Globe, Dharna Noor kept it local, diving into the context and impact in New England.
• Atmos editor Yessenia Funes focused on the fact that solutions exist and the benefits for people and ecosystems if world leaders act now. 
• For The 19th*, Jessica Kutz interviewed climate and health expert Kristie Ebi, who contributed to the report, to highlight the link between climate change and maternal health.

Seeking technology leader for journalism mission

Who should be ONA’s next Director of Technology? We are looking for candidates to build and lead ONA’s organizational web, technology and data strategy. Contributing expertise on technology best practices and analytics, the director will collaborate across the team to grow the products and services we provide to ONA members, partners, media organizations and the digital community at large. Share this opportunity to someone who would be a great fit.

Important dates

• March 10-11: NPA Summit 2022 Sponsored by ONA
• March 31: ONA Career Day
• April 7: Deadline: Early Career Board Officer

Career opportunities

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

• Program Director, Leadership Programs, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
• Manager, Distribution and Audience Growth, Institute for Nonprofit News
• Honolulu City Government/Oahu Reporter, Honolulu Civil Beat
• Senior Editor, Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health
• Business Development Coordinator, News Revenue Hub
• Communications Strategist – Academic Affairs and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Appalachian State University
• Audience Editor, NYPR
• News Producer, Photo Multimedia Specialist and Multiplatform Copy Editor, The Seattle Times
• Director of Technology and Events and Membership Manager, Online News Association Join our team!

On our radar

• Women and leadership in the news media 2022: evidence from 12 markets, Reuters Institute
• Looking for a job? Play career Bingo, Laura Brown for Harvard Business Review
• Fighting for a free press in Ukraine — and beyond, Ann Cooper for Nieman Reports
• A look at DEI efforts in New Jersey newsrooms, Will Fischer for the Center for Cooperative Media
• Their story: How Indonesian media views non-normative sexuality and genders, Widia Primastika, Lestari Nurhajati, Luviana, Marina Nasution, Reka Kajaksana and Dina Listiorini for Internews

Directory spotlight

Dozens of technology companies, foundations, consultants and journalism organizations contribute to ONA’s mission throughout the year. Explore our Industry Directory to discover new tools and potential partners, or learn how to get listed.