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It’s a wrap

Nearly 1,200 people attended the 2010 Online News Association Conference in Washington, D.C., Oct. 28-30, including the Career Summit & Job Fair and the Pre-Conference Workshops. We were overwhelmed and humbled by the pre-, mid- and post-conference response and coverage. Your passion, enthusiasm, desire to learn and willingness to exchange ideas is what makes everything […]

A look at the 2010 OJA winners

Student journalists document the celebration as the winners of the 2010 Online Journalism Awards are named at ONA10.

ONA 2010 in (stop) motion

Between the sessions, the workshops and the hallway mingling, ONA 2010 kept its 800-plus participants extra busy. To celebrate the conclusion of these bustling two days, we compiled a short stop-motion video — just for fun, of course.

Online Journalism Awards honor the best of the best

Online Journalism Awards recognized journalists for their compelling pieces this year. General Excellence in Online Journalism award winners include msnbc.com, California Watch and the Center for Investigative Reporting, The Texas Tribune, The Las Vegas Sun and the Greenspun Media Group, La Nacion, and OWNI. The complete list of award winners are below. For more insights, […]

Awards reveal a few surprises

The 2010 Online Journalism Awards recognized journalists for their compelling pieces this year. General Excellence in Online Journalism award winners included Msnbc.com, California Watch and the Center for Investigative Reporting, The Texas Tribune, The Las Vegas Sun and the Greenspun Media Group, SA LA NACION and OWNI.

Panelists talk strategy for community editorials

At “Don’t Call it UGC,” panelists shared advice for journalists who seek to produce quality work through crowdsourcing. Laura Brunow Miner, founder of Pictorymag and the quickly expanding Phootcamp, joined Alexis Madrigal and Sarah Rich, co-founders of Longshot Magazine, to talk strategy for how their projects have been able to publish high quality content from […]

Twitter after hours

Robin Sloan offered “Twitter Hours” — one-on-one appointments with journalists — to fine-tune their twitter technique. Some of his tips were surprising. “I didn’t know that the best time to tweet was between 10 a.m. and noon,” said Jeremy Caplan, who found “Twitter Hours” useful since he teaches twitter at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. […]

News app developers share tips and tricks

Three news app developers spoke at ONA10 Saturday afternoon, each showcasing their unique approaches to displaying news in nontraditional ways. All take unconventional approaches to conventional problems.

Where people get their news

Social media, news on the Web, or smartphone applications? Where do people around Washington, D.C., get their news? On the street, people said they get their news from a variety of sources, and many said they use a combination for their news consumption.

iPad apps used at conference

Look at some of the apps your fellow attendees are using at the conference on their iPad.