The Online News Association today announced the 2023 MJ Bear Fellows, digital journalists under age 30 whose innovative work represents the best of the industry. The yearlong MJ Bear Fellowship is … Read more.
How the 2022 MJ Bear Fellows are advancing their digital projects
Updates on inclusive and accessible style guides, voter engagement and more
The MJ Bear fellows — six standout journalists under 30 who are pushing digital innovation — recently traveled to Los Angeles for ONA22. Their conference experience kicked off a year … Read more.
Introducing the 2022 MJ Bear Fellows
Honoring six stand-out journalists under age 30 who are pushing innovation in digital news
The Online News Association today announced the 2022 MJ Bear Fellows, digital journalists under age 30 whose innovative work represents the best of the industry. The yearlong MJ Bear Fellowship … Read more.
Introducing the 2021 MJ Bear Fellows
Stand-out journalists under age 30 pushing innovation in digital news
The Online News Association today announced the 2021 MJ Bear Fellows, digital journalists under age 30 whose innovative work represents the best of the industry. Now in its 10th year, the … Read more.
Why Black Journalists Can’t Just “Shake It Off”
I’ll spare any readers of this post the rehashing of the lengthy rolodex of Black death that has happened in this country as a result of police violence, armed vigilantes … Read more.
What student newsrooms can teach the journalism industry
Let’s take a moment to imagine the journalism industry not as it is, but as it could be. What would journalism look like if newsrooms audited the diversity of their … Read more.
Introducing the 2019 MJ Bear Fellows
The Online News Association, the world’s largest membership organization of digital journalists, today announced its ninth class of MJ Bear Fellows, digital journalists under age 30 whose innovative work represents the … Read more.
ONA Educators Talks: Teaching immersive storytelling
We all know that journalism is a rapidly evolving industry — which means that if you’re teaching journalism, it’s important to stay on top of the newest developments in order … Read more.
The dos and don’ts of starting a passion project
This post is part of a series contributed by MJ Bear Fellows, journalists under 30 who are driving innovation in digital news. My passion project is DiverseSources.org, a database of … Read more.
Knowing when to quit a project
This post is part of a series contributed by MJ Bear Fellows, journalists under 30 who are driving innovation in digital news. Winners never quit. Giving up is easy. Once … Read more.