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The Online Journalism Awards (OJAs), launched in May 2000, are the only comprehensive set of journalism prizes honoring excellence in digital journalism around the world.<\/p>\n

Submissions to the 2025 Online Journalism Awards are due Thursday, May 22 at 11:59 p.m. EDT (3:59 a.m. UTC)<\/strong>. Finalists will be announced in early August. Winners will be honored in two phases \u2014 during a virtual event in mid-August and during the Online Journalism Awards ceremony and luncheon <\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>ONA25 on September 12 in New Orleans.<\/span><\/p>\n

April 3, 2025 \u2013 Submissions Open
\nMay 22, 2025 \u2013 Submission Deadline
\nEarly August 2025 \u2013 OJA Finalists Announced
\nLate August 2025 (virtual) and September at ONA25 \u2013 OJA Winners Announced<\/p>\n

ONA members support our mission throughout the year and receive a discount on OJA entry fees. <\/span>Become an ONA member today<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Entry Fees<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
ONA members<\/td>\n$125\/entry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Non-members<\/td>\n$200\/entry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Micro Newsroom (ONA members and non-members)<\/td>\n$50\/entry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Student members<\/td>\n$15\/entry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Student non-members<\/td>\n$30\/entry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

How we select finalists and winners<\/h2>\n

The OJAs recognize major media, international and independent sites and individuals producing innovative work in digital storytelling. The OJA screeners and judges place special emphasis on entries that demonstrate mastery of the special characteristics and emerging technology of digital journalism.<\/p>\n

Finalists and winners are selected through a two-step process. First, industry-leading journalists and digital media professionals screen the awards to determine semi-finalists. Second, panels of judges, composed of senior-level journalism professionals, convene in August to select the finalists and winners.<\/p>\n

Applications to serve as a 2025 OJA screener are open April 3 \u2013<\/b> May 15<\/strong>.<\/p>\nSee more volunteer opportunities<\/a>\n

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Learn more about the OJAs<\/h4>\nRules and Eligibility<\/a>\nSee the Categories<\/a>\n

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ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION\u2019S ANNUAL CONFERENCE AT THE HYATT REGENCY DENVER ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2016, IN DENVER, COLORADO.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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