The Online News Association offers members a range of benefits, from regional and national events to discounts.
All members — professional, associate, academic and student — receive full benefits. Here are some of the many reasons to join ONA:
ONLINE JOURNALISM AWARDS
• An annual awards competition that acknowledges the best and the brightest work in digital news, identifying and publicly honoring models of excellence for the profession
REGIONAL AND NATIONAL EVENTS
• An annual national conference at which members can network with their colleagues and get up to speed on the latest developments – both professional and technological - in online news. Members get steep discounts.
• Co-sponsorship of appropriate journalism events
• Regional events focused on skills development and networking
DISCOUNTS
ONA members benefit from significant discounts for ONA activities and selected events hosted by other journalism organizations, including:
• ONA's annual conference and regional events
• Newspaper Association of America's annual Connections conference
• Editor and Publisher's annual conference
• New Communication Forum
• $250 off all training seminars offered by The Media Center at The American Press Institute
• Multimedia storytelling workshops held in partnership with the Society of News Design
• Editor & Publisher Interactive Media conference
• Integrated Media Association conference
• Select online journalism-related books, such as Jonathan D. Hart's "Web Law: A Field Guide to Internet Publishing"
NEWSLETTERS
• A members-only newsletter with details on ONA activities and new benefits
ONLINE DISCUSSION AND NETWORKING
• A members-only discussion forum where digital journalists can exchange knowledge, find assistance and expertise, raise questions and discuss issues
• Exclusive access to online membership networking directory
• Access to virtual online networking through ONA's LinkedIn group
• Meet and network with other members through ONA’s Facebook group
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
In addition to the events listed under regional and national events, the ONA also offers:
• ONA partners with APME's NewsTrain
JOB LISTINGS AND ONLINE NEWS RESOURCES
• Speaker handouts, PowerPoints and selected audio from ONA's annual conference and regional events
• Access to ONA's online journalism job listings board
• Legal resource center
• Resources and tips on how online journalists can get access to press pools and news events
ONGOING INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES
Professional influence through activities such as:
• The filing of amicus briefs in court cases important to digital journalists
• Online news credibility studies
• Participation in the Associated Press Managing Editors' NewsTrain program, a new national training program
• Participation in Associated Press Managing Editors' National Credibility Roundtables Project to promote on-going communication between the public and the press to build better news practices
• ONA's role as a point of contact for media working on stories on digital news
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