We’re now accepting applications for the 2014 MJ Bear Fellowship, which identifies and supports promising digital journalists under 30. Fellows are early-career journalists selected for their potential to expand the boundaries … Read more.
ONA launches crowdsourcing for DIY Ethics Code
The Online News Association has opened up crowdsourcing for our “do-it-yourself” ethics code project, aimed at helping news organizations, startups and individual bloggers and journalists create their own codes. The … Read more.
2014 Challenge Fund winners: Experiments for maximum impact
When we put out the call to J-school educators for the first round of experiments to #hackcurriculum for the Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education, we already knew we … Read more.
Get ready for ONA's DIY Ethics Code, because one size does not fit all
Most journalists understand the importance of an ethics code. But in our fast-changing profession, not everyone agrees on exactly what the code should say. In an effort to bridge this … Read more.
Social newsgathering: Five key ethical challenges, Part II
Yesterday, we shared the mission of an ONA working group that aims to tackle the five key ethical challenges of social and digital newsgathering, starting with the first two, Verification … Read more.
Social newsgathering: Charting an ethical course
Whether covering a plane crash or a war, the Oscars or the Olympics, today’s journalist needs to carry an oversized bag of reporting tools to gather the news accurately and … Read more.
ONA hosts free design camp at UNC Chapel Hill
The Online News Association hosted a free design camp, or “dCamp,” at the University of Chapel Hill on Feb. 8, bringing together more than 50 journalists, designers, developers, academics and students to … Read more.
The challenge: Create, collaborate, apply — and disrupt
It’s not often you have a front seat to witness the effects of change. When we launched the Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education, the brainchild of a collaborative … Read more.
Innovation in Journalism Education is spelled 'C-L-E-A-R'
Innovation in Journalism Education (to me) is “C-L-E-A-R.” Collaboration Who is proposing the idea is less important than what is being proposed. Leadership Encourage new leaders by supporting those who … Read more.
New ONA Board member; AP-Google Scholarship opens; free webinar on journalism trends
ONA welcomes BBC’s Steve Herrmann, new International Board appointee ONA is delighted to announce the appointment of Steve Herrmann, Editor of BBC News Online, who joined the Board in January as our international … Read more.