Online News Association
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The Online News Association (ONA), founded in 1999, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
made up of more than 1,800 members. Its mission: Inspiring innovation and excellence among digital journalists to better serve the public.
Most of the members are professional online journalists. The association defines "professional members" as those "whose principal livelihood involves gathering or producing news for digital presentation." These include news writers, producers, programmers, designers, editors, photographers and others who produce news for the Internet or other digital delivery systems. Other members include journalism educators, journalism students, business development, marketing and communications professionals in the media and those interested in the field of online journalism
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The Online News Association administers the Online Journalism Awards, the only awards honoring excellence in digital journalism, in partnership with the University of Miami's School of Communication. The awards were launched in May 2000 as a joint effort of the Online News Association and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
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The organization holds an annual conference and awards banquet. The 2008 conference was held in Washington, DC, September 11-13. The 2009 conference was held Oct. 1-3 in San Francisco, and the 2010 conference was held Oct. 28-30 in Washington DC.
Executive Director: Jane McDonnell. Web Editor: Sean Connolly. Community Engagement Manager: Jeanne Brooks.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
made up of more than 1,800 members. Its mission: Inspiring innovation and excellence among digital journalists to better serve the public.
Most of the members are professional online journalists. The association defines "professional members" as those "whose principal livelihood involves gathering or producing news for digital presentation." These include news writers, producers, programmers, designers, editors, photographers and others who produce news for the Internet or other digital delivery systems. Other members include journalism educators, journalism students, business development, marketing and communications professionals in the media and those interested in the field of online journalism
Online journalism
Online journalism is defined as the reporting of facts when produced and distributed via the Internet.As of 2009, audiences for online journalism continue to grow...
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The Online News Association administers the Online Journalism Awards, the only awards honoring excellence in digital journalism, in partnership with the University of Miami's School of Communication. The awards were launched in May 2000 as a joint effort of the Online News Association and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is one of Columbia's graduate and professional schools. It offers three degree programs: Master of Science in journalism , Master of Arts in journalism and a Ph.D. in communications...
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The organization holds an annual conference and awards banquet. The 2008 conference was held in Washington, DC, September 11-13. The 2009 conference was held Oct. 1-3 in San Francisco, and the 2010 conference was held Oct. 28-30 in Washington DC.
Executive Director: Jane McDonnell. Web Editor: Sean Connolly. Community Engagement Manager: Jeanne Brooks.
Board Presidents
- Rich Jaroslovsky (now President Emeritus), 1999-2001
- Bruce Koon, 2001-2003
- Doug Feaver, 2003-2004
- Ruth Gersh, 2004-2005
- Michael Silberman, 2005-2006
- Kinsey Wilson, 2006-7
- Jonathan Dube, 2007-2009
- Christine Montgomery, 2010-2011
External links
- Online News Association
- Online News Association Conference (2009), San Francisco
- Online News Association Conference (2010), Washington DC
- Online News Association Conference (2011), Boston