Nothing says "journalism that meets the moment" more than a conversation between @niketa.bsky.social and @theonion.com' @bencollins.bsky.social at #ONA25 on the anniversary of 9/11, a day after two deadly school shootings. The Onion is now the 13th-largest print newspaper in the United States!

ONA is stepping up to become journalism's essential hub for adaptive leadership across all roles and functions in our field. Read a letter from our Executive Director/CEO Niketa Patel (@niketa.bsky.social) as she introduces ONA's new three-year strategic: journalists.org/2025/09/09/l...

Honored to be featured in @susanmcp.bsky.social’s #CONNECTED newsletter this week! Subscribe for more interviews with Connectors around the world who are driving change by building community, breaking barriers, and leading with compassion. bit.ly/4gFmp0d

⚜️ Can’t wait to host everyone in New Orleans soon! Still need to snag your ticket to #ONA25? Lock in our Getting Closer registration rate ahead of Friday, August 8 before prices go up! ona25.journalists.org/register/

At #ONA25 in New Orleans, you’ll find practical sessions and future-forward conversations to shape your next journalism project, how you lead a team or even your career trajectory. Get the four-day conference pass by Aug. 8 before registration reaches full price. ona25.journalists.org/register/

Congrats on a great run, Dave. Excited to hear more about your next brilliant chapter 👏🏽

We know journalists love a deadline, but don’t let this one pass you by: Submit your best work from the past year for consideration in the 2025 Online Journalism Awards by May 15: awards.journalists.org/awards/ #OJA25

🍑 Hey journos in ATL! Join ONA ATL’s 🆓 AI/SEO event with Ryan Restivo at @wsbtv2.bsky.social on Wednesday, April 16 next week. Come for YESEO training but stay for the networking & nibbles. See you there & RSVP now 🤖 www.eventbrite.com/e/improve-yo...

🏆 Submissions are open for the 2025 Online Journalism Awards! This year's awards include 2️⃣4️⃣ categories. All entries to the 2025 OJAs are due on Thursday, May 15 🏆 awards.journalists.org/2025/04/03/c...

⏰ The suggestion box deadline for ONA25 is today so get your pitches in! We're looking for pitches for skill-building workshops, case studies & larger convos (1-5 panelists) to shape the program for @journalists.org annual conference in Sept. in New Orleans ⚜️ ona25.journalists.org/make-submiss...

Congrats to @aajaofficial.bsky.social Executive Leadership Program grad @niketa.bsky.social on her next adventure as @journalists.org's next Executive Director / CEO! Love seeing more diverse leader running journalism orgs! journalists.org/2025/03/20/n...

Big news! 🎉 We’re thrilled to welcome Niketa Patel (@niketa.bsky.social) as the new Executive Director/CEO of ONA, effective March 31. Niketa has long been a champion of our mission and brings deep experience in newsrooms, tech and journalism education. Read more. journalists.org/2025/03/20/n...

Career news! 🥳 I couldn’t be more thrilled to lead @journalists.org at such a crucial time in journalism. I 💜 ONA so much & it has strengthened my career journey in so many ways. So honored to serve our 🌟 community, alongside our stellar team & Board of Directors. journalists.org/2025/03/20/n...

🗣️ It's that time of year! Applications just opened up for the next cohort of @newmarkjplus.bsky.social Executive Program in News Innovation & Leadership! If you are looking to uplevel your leadership skills, business acumen and network, look no further and apply now! 🏃🏽‍♀️

Attn: Journo students & early career journos in ATL: AAJA-ATL is hosting a 🆓 workshop next Saturday, 2/22 at CNN. I'm thrilled to be moderating a convo about landing a great journo job along side folks from CNN, 11Alive & AJC. Check out the full line up & RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

📣 Applications open today for the Nonprofit News Business Certificate, a new game-changing business training for nonprofit news leaders and full scholarships are available! www.journalism.cuny.edu/2025/02/lead...

Kara makes a compelling argument - “The Post can do better," @karaswisher.bsky.social told us. "It's so maddening to see what's happening. ... Why not me? Why not any of us?" www.axios.com/2024/12/20/s...

I can’t believe almost 200 years after a Mexican woman died in Texas, I’m the journalist who got to investigate her story. This started with a tip I got about potential grave desecration of a historic unkept Mexican cemetery in Comal County, north of San Antonio. thebarbedwire.com/2024/12/11/w...

As @ona-community.bsky.social celebrates our 2️⃣5️⃣th anniversary, we are looking for a new CEO! If you are passionate about the future of news, AI + journalism, leading a fantastic team, programming, financial oversight & more, please apply & reach out with any q’s! journalists.org/about/jobs/o...

It’s finally bumping over here! America is funny/problematic like that 🙃😬

Rise & shine, Atlanta 💜

Today in things that bring me joy…the strays living in my garden had kittens & I couldn’t be more thrilled! 😻

What’s new, Bluesky fam? I haven’t been active on here for a minute but now is as good a time as any. Opening Twitter is too painful & Threads is a pain so here I am.

Curious to know what the 2023 cohort of my program have been working on this year? RSVP for Newmark J-School’s virtual Executive Capstone Presentations event on 6/29 to see & hear about a wide range of projects and innovative ideas!💡 https://lu.ma/idavchv5

Happening tomorrow: Come join our virtual Open 🏡 to learn more about Newmark J-School’s Executive Program in News Innovation & Leadership on LinkedIn Live at 11 a.m. ET. Thrilled that ‘22 alum Cynthia DuBose from McClatchy is our special guest! RSVP here: lnkd.in/gvbX5AfU

The Bluesky team just launched developer community page 🚀 With built in openness and deep developer understanding: "To submit or remove your project to this list, you may open a pull request here." 💙 @emily.bsky.team rocks! https://atproto.com/community/projects

Oh hai new ppl on here 👋🏽

Join me, Zainab Shah, Jeff Jarvis & David Clinch for Newmark J-School’s Summer Engagement Boost on July 10-12 in NYC. Expect lots of real talk about journalism in a post-platform era & explore new tools & strategies. Deadline to apply is 6/1. https://www.journalism.cuny.edu/j-plus/summer-boost/

Hello all! Figured I would jump on here ahead of tomorrow’s blue check purge 😵‍💫🍷 What accounts should I follow here?