{"id":3572,"date":"2021-06-14T13:12:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T13:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journalists-org-develop.go-vip.co\/ona21\/?p=3572"},"modified":"2021-06-14T22:31:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T22:31:44","slug":"meghan-murphys-ona21-session-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journalists-org-develop.go-vip.co\/ona21\/2021\/06\/14\/meghan-murphys-ona21-session-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Murphy’s ONA21 session picks: Style guides, climate reporting and the ever-popular Table Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meghan Murphy is Director of Programs at the Online News Association. She taps into her community building expertise to create programs and initiatives that connect members of the ONA community to tackle big problems facing journalism.<\/em><\/p>\n

As we draw closer to ONA21, I\u2019m planning out my schedule of must-see sessions that move forward important conversations about how we can make journalism more equitable, create newsrooms of belonging and better serve the public. My most-anticipated sessions are the ones that keep me thinking about them for months after they end, and change the way we do our day-to-day work in this industry. I particularly love following along the conversations in the chat alongside the session and joining the participatory discussion after, to see the resources, ideas and inspiration our community members share as part of the dialogue.<\/p>\n

Here are a few of the top sessions on my list:<\/p>\n

As a former copy editor, I am always interested in how style guides contribute to our ability to serve and reflect our communities \u2014 or, in some cases, don\u2019t. Gendered Language in Media<\/a> (June 23), a collaborative workshop with the Trans Journalists Association, will cover the gaps and errors among many style guides for reporting on trans people and issues and help you ensure the language your newsroom is using is accurate.<\/p>\n\t\n\t\t\t