Data Ninja Nate Silver to Keynote at 2013 Online News Association Conference

Data Ninja Nate Silver to Keynote at 2013 Online News Association Conference

WASHINGTON, DC — (Marketwired) — 05/14/13 — The Online News Association, the world-s largest membership organization of digital journalists, announces that Nate Silver, best-selling author and expert data forecaster at FiveThirtyEight.com, will keynote at its 2013 conference in Atlanta.Silver will be featured at the Friday, Oct. 18, in a conversation exploring data journalism.Silver, ranked this week as #1 on Fast Company-s , has become today-s leading statistician through his innovative an

ONA Opens 2013 MJ Bear Fellowships for Under-30 Digital Journalism Stars

ONA Opens 2013 MJ Bear Fellowships for Under-30 Digital Journalism Stars

WASHINGTON, DC — (Marketwired) — 04/22/13 — The Online News Association, the world-s largest membership organization of digital journalists, today opened applications for the for early-career digital journalists, in honor of .For the third year of the Fellowships, the search committee will again select three promising, up-and-coming digital journalists — two in the United States or Canada and one internationally, in partnership with MSN International — who are just beginning to make their

Applications Open for Students and Mentors for the ONA13 Student Newsroom

Applications Open for Students and Mentors for the ONA13 Student Newsroom

WASHINGTON, DC — (Marketwired) — 04/04/13 — The Online News Association, the world-s largest membership organization of digital journalists, announces that applications are now open for students and mentors for the ONA13 Student Newsroom at the , Oct. 17-19, in Atlanta., supported for the fourth year by Google, immerses 20 select graduate or undergraduate students in a digital media environment by providing hands-on experience producing content for the ONA13 website before and during the con

AP-Google Scholarship Program Accepting Applications for 2013-14

AP-Google Scholarship Program Accepting Applications for 2013-14

NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwire) — 12/19/12 — The Associated Press and Google are seeking candidates for a scholarship program that recognizes student creativity and innovation at the intersection of journalism and technology.Now in its second year, the AP-Google Journalism and Technology Scholarship Program is administered by the Online News Association, the world-s largest membership organization of digital journalists.The program will award six $20,000 scholarships to undergraduate or graduate

2012 Online Journalism Award Winners Announced at ONA12

2012 Online Journalism Award Winners Announced at ONA12

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — (Marketwire) — 09/24/12 — FRONTLINE, ProPublica, NYTimes.com, France-s Rue 89, Storify and Homicide Watch were among the news and technology organizations that took top honors Saturday night at the 2012 Online Journalism Awards Banquet, which ended the .California Watch, the Tampa Bay Times and StateImpact Florida each won $2,500 and the Gannett Foundation Award for Innovative Investigative Journalism at the 13th annual awards dinner, sponsored by NBC News Digital. Entrie

ONA Receives Renewed $50,000 Gannett Grant to Train Digital Journalists

ONA Receives Renewed $50,000 Gannett Grant to Train Digital Journalists

WASHINGTON, DC — (Marketwire) — 04/27/12 — The , the world-s largest membership organization of digital journalists, today announced its fourth year of free traveling digital training, thanks to a renewed grant from the .The $50,000 in funding enables ONA to continue one of its most popular and valued programs, , which so far has visited nearly 1,000 journalists in communities throughout the United States to update their tools and technology skills.ONACamp sessions are tailored specifically

ONA Opens 2012 MJ Bear Fellowships for Under-30 Digital Journalism Stars

ONA Opens 2012 MJ Bear Fellowships for Under-30 Digital Journalism Stars

WASHINGTON, DC — (Marketwire) — 04/20/12 — , the world-s largest membership organization of digital journalists, today opened applications for the for early-career digital journalists, in honor of .For the second year of the Fellowships, the search committee will again select three promising, up-and-coming digital journalists — two in the United States or Canada and one internationally, in partnership with MSN International — who are just beginning to make their voices heard in the indus

Extra Space Storage(R) Announces Launch of Storage Blog

Extra Space Storage(R) Announces Launch of Storage Blog

SALT LAKE CITY, UT — (Marketwire) — 11/29/11 — Inc. (the "Company") announced today that the Company has launched a blog dedicated to self storage. The blog, located at is intended to entertain and educate readers with a variety of viewpoints and topics related to self storage."All self-storage companies are not created equal, and Extra Space Storage has been successful by showing customers how convenient self storage can be," said James Overturf, Senior Vice President

Herman, Keefe, Summers Elected to Online News Association Board

Herman, Keefe, Summers Elected to Online News Association Board

WASHINGTON, DC — (Marketwire) — 10/20/11 — Members of the (ONA), the world-s largest membership organization of digital journalists, elected three new members to its Board of Directors and reelected three incumbents to two-year terms.The newest members — Burt Herman, CEO and Founder, Storify and Hacks/Hackers; John Keefe, WNYC-s Senior Editor for Data News & Journalism Technology; and Juana Summers, Political Reporter, POLITICO — begin their two-year terms on Jan. 1, 2012. Joining th

/ CORRECTION – 2011 Online Journalism Awards Finalists Announced

/ CORRECTION – 2011 Online Journalism Awards Finalists Announced

WASHINGTON, DC — (Marketwire) — 08/31/11 — In the news release, "2011 Online Journalism Awards Finalists Announced," issued earlier today by Online News Association, we are advised by the company that OpenSecrets.org should be added as a finalist to the Online Topical Reporting/Blogging, Small Site category.  Complete corrected text follows.2011 Online Journalism Awards Finalists AnnouncedWASHINGTON, DC — August 31, 2011 — Finalists for the 2011 Online Journalism Awards,