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    Join us in Atlanta for ONA’s annual conference, Sept. 18-21. Along with learning sessions and networking opportunities, OJA winners will be recognized at its annual celebration event. ONA members who register by June 13 will receive the lowest registration rate!

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  • 2024 Online Journalism Awards Submissions Update

    The awards review process is underway! Finalists will be announced in early August. Stay up-to-date on the OJAs by subscribing to ONA’s weekly newsletter.

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For the 2024 OJAs, six awards come with a total of $57,000 in prize money, courtesy of The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, 3M, the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication’s Agora Journalism Center, McKinsey Publishing, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and SmartNews. These awards honor science reporting, community-centered journalism, investigative data journalism, service journalism, climate change reporting and general excellence.

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Nominate exceptional community builders in journalism for the 2024 ONA Community Award

June 25, 2024 | Karolle Rabarison

Each year we invite members of the Online News Association to nominate peers for the ONA Community Award, a special recognition for an individual, small team or community that has made extraordinary contributions by creating inclusive spaces to enable digital ... Read More

Less-told stories of China’s “Run” movement

April 5, 2024 | Karolle Rabarison

Under Xi Jinping’s zero-COVID policy, an internet meme and movement emerged in China as people searched for ways to escape the country for greater freedoms. In the mini-documentary The Young People Who “Ran” out of China, Are Their Dreams ... Read More

New opportunities: ONA calls for entries, judges and screeners for the 2024 Online Journalism Awards

April 4, 2024 | Karolle Rabarison

UPDATE (May 8): We received an unusual number of messages about needing more time in the week leading up to the deadline to submit entries to the 2024 OJAs. To give everyone the opportunity the opportunity award entries and be ... Read More

The OJA special awards recognize outstanding leaders, projects, innovation and overall contributions to ONA and the journalism community

James Foley Award for Conflict Reporting

Honoring a digital journalist who produces excellent reporting under the most challenging conditions, covering war, corruption, crime, culture and politics in countries around the world.

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Rich Jaroslovsky Founder Award

Honoring a senior-level individual who has made lasting contributions to the field of digital journalism through and who exhibits extraordinary commitment to the mission, value and vision of ONA.

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ONA Community Award

Honoring a person, small team or community in online journalism that has made outsize contributions to these communities or workplaces, particularly those who create and foster an inclusive environment that allow journalists to do game-changing work.

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Impact Award

Honoring a trailblazing individual whose work in digital journalism and dedication to innovation exhibits a substantial impact on the industry.

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More than 600 recipients 25 years

Recent General Excellence winners include The New York Times, ProPublica, PublicSource and Grist.

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Watch the 2023 Ceremony

Watch the 2023 Online Journalism Awards Ceremony, hosted by Code Switch podcast host Gene Demby, which was broadcast from Philadelphia on Aug. 26.

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