 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, such as panels at the Newspaper Association of America's annual Connections conference
- 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
- $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 biweekly newsletter with details on ONA activities and new benefits
- CyberJournalist.net's weekly newsletter with updates on the latest developments in digital news and among digital journalists
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
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
In addition to the events listed under regional and national events, the ONA also offers:
- Fellowships to seminars from The Media Center at the American Press Institute (including tuition, hotel and travel)
- ONA-created online journalism training modules in partnership with the Knight Foundation
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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