With ONA26 in Chicago in just a few weeks, it’s time you get signed up for our by-application workshops designed to give you practical skills to take back to your newsroom. Join organizations such as International Women’s Media Foundation, Media Transformation Challenge, and Metcalf Institute’s Accelerating Climate Ready Newsrooms (ACORN) Project for specialized training on […]
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ONA26 meetups are live!
Cohort meetups are open, unstructured spaces scheduled throughout the conference for you to meet your people at ONA26. Meetups are organized by role, interest area, or affiliation, designed to spark new connections with fellow attendees you might otherwise not meet. They’re your opportunity to meet your people at ONA26 and connect with like-minded professionals. Meetups […]
ONA26 Track Spotlight: Adaptive Leadership
In an ever-changing media landscape, leadership isn’t just about calling the shots. Adaptive leadership means leading through uncertain times by building the skills you need, connecting to others leading through change, and building foresight to understand what’s coming. ONA26 is specifically designed to cultivate your adaptive leadership skills. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned […]
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ONA26 Track Spotlight: Entrepreneurs and Creator Journalists
ONA26 is shaping up to be a must-attend for creator journalists and newsrooms looking to develop direct, personal conversations and relationships with audiences. In partnership with our friends at Project C and with generous support from the Lenfest Institute for Journalism and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, we’re bringing together some of […]
Gathering safely at a critical moment
As you make plans to join us in Chicago for ONA26 from March 30-April 1, we want to be clear about two things: This is a critical moment for press freedom, and your safety and well-being are paramount to us. Our community has always come together in moments of uncertainty — to support each other, […]
Featured at ONA26: Defunded, Not Defeated: Reimagining the Public Media Model
How do you reinvent an essential service while the ground is shifting beneath it? Join leaders from NPR, Chicago Public Media, Texas Public Radio, and Public Media Company as they move beyond the headlines of federal funding losses to reveal what’s in their new public media playbooks. This featured conversation Defunded, Not Defeated: Reimagining the Public […]
Featured at ONA26: How Journalism Can Model Curiosity, Confront Bias and Reduce Polarization
It’s no secret that political polarization is eroding trust, community relationships, and civic problem-solving — and that journalism plays a key role in either intensifying or helping to repair that dynamic. Joy Mayer, founder and executive director of Trusting News, and Mónica Guzmán, CEO of Reclaim Curiosity and best-selling author, will explore this challenge […]
A first look at the ONA26 program — and how to add your voice
Each year, the Online News Association (ONA) brings together the people leading change and adaptation across journalism to learn, connect and dig into the big issues impacting our work. It’s a place for you to understand what’s happening now and what’s coming next, build the skills that help you thrive through change, and connect with […]