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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ONA19 guide to sponsored sessions
From conversations about building trust and changing biased systems, to understanding best practices and tricks of the trade for some of the tools you know and love, ONA19’s sponsored sessions offer even more opportunities to learn and engage with your fellow attendees. Some of these sessions require RSVPs, so please take note! Wednesday, Sept. 11 […]
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 […]
How to vote for Lightning Talks and ONA19 Unconference sessions
Each year ONA conference attendees get a last-minute chance to contribute to the conference programming by submitting pitches for Lightning Talks and Unconference sessions — and voting for their favorites to add to the schedule. Thanks to everyone who submitted their topic ideas! Voting is open Thursday, Sept. 12, 9 a.m. CDT, through Friday, Sept. […]
Essentials for your health and safety during ONA19
We hope you have an incredible ONA19 experience without incident — but things happen! Here are a number of important resources to help you handle any obstacles that come up while you’re in New Orleans for the conference. Special thanks to our ONA19 sponsors, including: Code of conduct We’re committed to providing a positive […]
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 […]
5 tips to level up your journalism after ONA19
There are a few things that are often shuffled to the back of people’s to-do lists after time at a conference, away from the daily grind. One is taking what you learned and actually moving forward to put it into practice. Another is staying in touch with all the people you met. As you are […]
Workshops open to all during Community Day, Sept. 11
Nearly all events during Community Day on Wednesday, Sept. 11, are free and open to both ONA19 attendees and other media professionals across the greater New Orleans region not registered for the conference. Each workshops requires an RSVP, so be sure to sign up today. 9:45 a.m.–5 p.m.: ONA Local Summit 2019. Free leadership workshop for […]
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 […]