The Online News Association is the world’s largest association of online journalists, with the mission to inspire innovation and excellence among journalists to better serve the public.
The annual ONA conference was held by the end of October in
Washington DC and I was happy enough to participate and see
how far new media have gone in the USA. Just as the
co-chairs wrote in the catalogue:
In the past years we’ve witnessed an explosion of
online news… from energetic local upstairs to deep
investigative reporting by media companies and nonprofits
alike. Newsrooms are rushing to create killer apps,
partner with universities and slice data like never
before. And ONA 10 reflects the evolution. It was three days of hyper informative sessions –
from web design trends, social-media storytelling, building
brands, to navigating the media market – and
interesting workshops of tips and tricks for everyday use of
the ever-growing online market.
The best products of the industry won different awards. As a public media fan, I am particularly happy to see that PBS and NPR are very much alive and kicking in the new era of electronic media.
ASU has autstanding members in the ONA:
Director of News21 Jody Brannon is on its
Board of Directors, and the
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Media
Director of the New Media Innovation Lab
Retha Hill was among the presenters of the
Knight News Challenge competition for this year’s $5 million grant to
innovative authors in bringing the information to
communities in new ways.
by Daria
