The ONA19 Opening Night Reception has been moved to Mardi Gras World. We apologize for the inconvenience. We are committed to ensuring all attendees can enjoy a memorable evening. Getting to Mardi Gras World Mardi Gras World, the world’s largest float building facility, is located at 1380 Port of New Orleans Place. It is a […]
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It’s time to stop chasing ad views and change the internet [Sponsored]
How many ads do you run? How many articles do you have to publish every day in order to keep the lights on? How many of those articles should have been a tweet? How often do you rewrite headlines to get clicks? What do you get for all that effort? A few pennies per thousand […]
Samantha Ragland’s guide for extroverts at ONA19
Samantha Ragland, ONA Local organizer and Women’s Leadership Accelerator alumnae, attended her first ONA conference in 2014. She assembled this guide to offer strategies for extroverts to be A+ conference-goers and make the most of ONA19 — and it’s a companion piece to ONA Executive Director/CEO Irving Washington’s guide for introverts. I’ll be the first […]
Irving Washington’s strategy for introverts at ONA19
Irving Washington, ONA Executive Director/CEO, originally wrote this post in 2015. As it continues to be a popular and useful guide, each year we have refreshed it with new resources and tips specific to the year’s event and host city. For ONA19, we are also excited to share a companion guide for extroverts with solid advice […]
How to follow ONA19 from home
If you can’t join us in New Orleans for ONA19, there are numerous ways for you to follow along with the conference and capture valuable resources and inspiration to share with your newsroom. Please note that all times on the schedule are listed in Central Time. ONA on Air Now in its second year, our […]
Where to Find Facebook, Instagram and CrowdTangle at ONA19 [Sponsored]
At ONA19, the Facebook Journalism Project will host two days of workshops for journalists and newsroom leaders to learn the latest, easiest ways to use our tools on Facebook, Instagram and CrowdTangle. The workshops include the popular Instagram Story School, an hour with political reporters who use CrowdTangle to fight misinformation, and a small publisher’s […]
Explore the Journalism 360 Immersive Storytelling Festival
We’re thrilled to bring you the third annual Journalism 360 Immersive Storytelling Festival during ONA19! The festival will showcase projects from Journalism 360 Challenge winners, finalists in the Online Journalism Awards and other groundbreaking virtual reality and augmented reality explorations. The festival runs Friday, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Armstrong Ballroom (8th floor, […]
Volunteer Spotlight: Stephanie Backus and Jan Ross Piedad
Each year more than 150 volunteers contribute specialized and general support to help ONA pull off one of the industry’s premier events. We’re producing a series to celebrate some of our amazing conference volunteers, who bring the ONA spirit to life in a number of crucial roles. Say hello when you see them at the […]
New Orleans picks: Quick lunches, dinners worth a splurge and the best drinks
By Todd A. Price Welcome to New Orleans. In this town, you won’t go hungry (or thirsty). I’ve been covering food and drinks in the city since 2004, and I wanted to share a few of my favorites, places you might overlook and also newcomers that likely aren’t yet in online guides. All of these […]
Volunteer Spotlight: Meet the ONA19 Social Team
Each year more than 150 volunteers contribute specialized and general support to help ONA pull off one of the industry’s premier events. We’re producing a series to celebrate some of our amazing conference volunteers, who bring the ONA spirit to life in a number of crucial roles. Say hello when you see them at the […]