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Title screen reads Staying Safe on Assignment: Navigating law enforcement and Digital Risks Featuring Tat Bellamy-Walker, Program Coordinator, International Women's Media Foundation Jeff Belzil, Security Director, International Women's Media Foundation

Staying Safe on Assignment: Navigating Law Enforcement and Digital Risks

  • Tat Bellamy-Walker
  • Jeff Belzil

Reporting in the field increasingly exposes journalists to complex safety, legal, and digital challenges — from covering ICE operations and protests to navigating surveillance tools and law enforcement encounters in cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and beyond. Recent discussions among journalists have highlighted real and pressing concerns — from how reporters can safely navigate interactions with ICE, to how to distinguish...

From the Ground Up: Strengthening Communities Through Local News

Community-level news is where journalism meets people’s daily lives—and where trust and accountability are often built. This panel...

AI in the Newsroom: Case Study Series

The Online News Association’s AI in Journalism Initiative delivers essential resources for journalists to understand and focus on the...

Reader Engagement and Analytics

What Should We Say? New Research on AI Disclosures in Journalism

As generative AI tools become more integrated into journalism, transparency about how and when they’re used is essential to building trust. But what should journalists say to...

Climate Is the Everything Story

Every journalist is now a climate journalist, and journalists on every beat can and should integrate climate storytelling into their coverage. Dispelling myths that climate change...

Case Study: How Bayerischer Rundfunk Used Modular Journalism to Personalize Radio News Based on Location

AI in the Newsroom is a series of case studies from the Online News Association (ONA) that highlight specific ways journalists are building and using AI tools. Launched by...

A microphone that is sitting on top of several spiral reporters notebooks.

Information Equity Database (2023)

This updated ONA Information Equity Database is meant to help journalists reach and engage with communities who have been historically under- or misrepresented in journalism....

ONA21

Telling Climate Change Stories That Matter: From Impacts to Solutions

Climate change is the biggest and most under-reported story of our time. It affects our health, safety, and wallets, but most people are unaware of the connections. We discuss...

ONA22 Finding, Mining and Exploiting Data

Finding, Mining and Exploiting Data

  • Denise Vickers
  • Brandon Meyer
  • Gavin Off

The archived session from ONA22 covers beginner-friendly tactics to obtain data through mining and creative requests and will offer ideas about how reporters, including those...

ONA19

Reporting On Immigration In The Age of Polarization and Misinformation

  • Jose Vargas
  • Peter Perl
  • Ethan Zuckerman

Reporting on immigration with accuracy and empathy has always been difficult, a long-term challenge exacerbated by the mendacity and unpredictability of the Trump-era. Join Define...

Culture and Career

Career Day

Understanding Your Career Path to Know Your Worth

  • Leonor Ayala Polley
  • Sonali Kohli
  • Moderated by Hanaa Rifaey

As you look for new opportunities in digital media, it is important to take stock of where you’ve been, where you want to be and how you will get there. How do you see the arc...

ONA23

The Transformative Impact of BIPOC Media Collaborations: How to Build True Power and Sustainability for Black and Brown Communities

  • S. Mitra Kalita
  • Sara Lomax-Reese
  • Moderated by Karen Rundlet

Discover how URL Media partnerships wield transformative power, fostering genuine empowerment and lasting resilience within Black and Brown communities. Explore strategies for...

ONA21

Building a Culture of Inclusion

  • Alan Ramos
  • Namrata Suri
  • Lucy Feldman
  • Moderated by Sue Suh

Leaders at TIME have collaborated with passionate employees to cultivate an organizational culture built upon trust, integrity, inclusion and respect. Hear from Sue Suh,...

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Title screen reads Staying Safe on Assignment: Navigating law enforcement and Digital Risks Featuring Tat Bellamy-Walker, Program Coordinator, International Women's Media Foundation Jeff Belzil, Security Director, International Women's Media Foundation

Staying Safe on Assignment: Navigating Law Enforcement and Digital Risks

  • Tat Bellamy-Walker
  • Jeff Belzil

Reporting in the field increasingly exposes journalists to complex safety, legal, and digital challenges — from covering ICE operations and protests to navigating surveillance...

From the Ground Up: Strengthening Communities Through Local News

Community-level news is where journalism meets people’s daily lives—and where trust and accountability are often built. This panel brings together leaders from three nonprofit...

OJA25

Online Journalism Awards 2025 Virtual Announcement

On Aug. 28, 2025, the Online News Association announced the winners in 17 of 24 categories of the 2025 Online Journalism Awards. Breaking News Digital Video...

What Should We Say? New Research on AI Disclosures in Journalism

As generative AI tools become more integrated into journalism, transparency about how and when they’re used is essential to building trust. But what should journalists say to...

Climate Is the Everything Story

Every journalist is now a climate journalist, and journalists on every beat can and should integrate climate storytelling into their coverage. Dispelling myths that climate change...

The title slide for this video has a navy blue background and white concentric half circles on the right, reflecting ONA branding.

Simplify and Contextualize Your Audience Data with Metrics for News

  • Erin Lebar
  • Elizabeth Couch
  • Moderated by Liz Worthington

Does this sound familiar? You’re writing about something important and it’s not getting the reader attention you had hoped. You begin asking yourself: Can we do something...

AI in Journalism Initiative: Recorded trainings, practice sessions and case studies

ONA members have complimentary access to the training archives for the AI in Journalism Initiative, including recordings, slides and handouts. This page outlines what’s...

AI in the Newsroom: Case Study Series

The Online News Association’s AI in Journalism Initiative delivers essential resources for journalists to understand and focus on the technology trends most relevant to their...

Case Study: How The Times of India Brings Real-Time Personalization to 1,500+ Daily News Stories

AI in the Newsroom is a series of case studies from the Online News Association (ONA) that highlight specific ways journalists are building and using AI tools. The Times of India...

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