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.
Welcome to ONA's new Digital Director; ONA at SXSW; and more
ONA welcomes our new Digital Director We’re delighted to introduce Trevor Knoblich, who joined us this week in the role of Digital Director. Trevor comes to us from FrontlineSMS, a … Read more.
ONA Opps: Win a grant. Score a scholarship. Learn data journalism.
Last chance! Apply for $1M Challenge Fund If you haven’t submitted your great, collaborative idea for the first round of grants from the Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education, … 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.
President's Letter: Celebrating 15 years of ONA — and you
A lot has happened in journalism since 1999, the year ONA’s founders met at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport and decided to build an organization dedicated to digital journalists and the work … 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.