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    Introducing the 2024 cohort of the Women’s Leadership Accelerator

    The Online News Association is excited to announce the 2024 cohort of the Women’s Leadership Accelerator (#ONAWLA). The Accelerator is an intensive program of mentoring, discussion and learning from some … Read more.

    Exploring AI tools in journalism: Insights from ONA’s AI Innovator Collaborative

    The rapid evolution of AI tools is offering journalism new solutions for content creation, research and audience engagement. At a recent ONA AI Innovator Collaborative meeting, a group of 35 … Read more.

    Making AI work for journalists and news audiences

    In February, ONA announced the new AI in Journalism Initiative, a program aimed at supporting journalists and newsrooms as they navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence. We’ve had … Read more.

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    ONA is partnering with Trusting News on a project to explore audience reactions to newsrooms’ use of artificial intelligence. We’re recruiting a small cohort of newsrooms to test AI disclosures … Read more.

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