Lindsay Hood spoke with Futuri Media’s Tim Wolff who says audience engagement can be driven by AI, but humans are still needed to make intelligent decisions on how to use it equitably.

Community engagement is important if you want to build trust with the people who consume your news products. Lindsay Hood spoke with Lynn Walsh with Trusting News about how to be authentic.

Lindsay Hood spoke with Local News Association's Apryl Pilolli who was recently diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Pilolli says once she understood how her brain worked it made her a better journalist.

How can you reach your audience in an unexpected way? Organizations large and small are using comics to share their journalism. Mike Roe spoke with the Washington Post's Hannah Good to find out more.

Newsletters were a big theme of this year's conference. Kira Hoffelmeyer walks us through newsletter best practices and ways to push the boundaries.

Student journalists and their mentors work diligently before and during the conference to bring attendees a new perspective on the conference, all while these students are experiencing their first ONA. Charlotte Norsworthy spent time in the newsroom to catch up on the latest and greatest from the eyes of fresh faces and experienced vets.

Music: Kirk Osamayo

Who is the future of journalism? We are! Lindsay Hood shares a preview of USC professor Robert Hernandez's Friday session titled, "[BLANK] Is the Future of Journalism."

ONA's executive director and CEO, Irving Washington, is stepping down at the end of 2022, making #ONA22 his last conference in that role. It's a bittersweet time and #ONAonAir's Kim Fox ( @ohradiogirl ) tried her best to capture that sentiment in her profile in this #ThankYouIrving piece.

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Send your tweets about Irving Washington by using the hashtag: #ThankYouIrving

Our bags are packed, and our sights are set on #ONA22 in Los Angeles! ONA On Air is back for the first time in three years, and we are better than ever! Tune in to this space to hear highlights from the conference's biggest ideas and takeaways. Whether you are a virtual or in-person attendee, we hope you will follow along.

For now, meet the audio team that will be bringing you these insights!

Charlotte Norsworthy

Kim Fox

Mike Roe

Marta Valier

Lindsay Hood

Kira Hoffelmeyer

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In the season two finale, we explore how the future has been part of ONA's past and present. For 12 years, futurist Amy Webb has given one of the most popular presentations at ONA’s annual conference, Tech Trends in Journalism. Her energy excites and inspires, and her ability to think through the strangest possibilities helps journalists ready for the future’s challenges. ONA on Air editor and McClatchy regional video editor and trainer Rachel Wise talks to Amy Webb about how she got involved with ONA, her mission and who will take over the Tech Trends presentation after the ONA19 conference.

Episode S2E13 was produced by Rachel Wise of the ONA19 Audio Team. Music used in this episode is by Blue Dot Sessions.