ONA on Air

We are in freakin’ New Orleans, ONA19! The weather is warm, the food is amazing, the music and style is so cool. In this episode, ONA19 Audio Team Co-Chair Olivia Allen-Price takes a tour of the city to find some of the fun things to see and eat within a few blocks of the hotel where ONA19 will be held.

ONA’s got more guides for you at ona19.journalists.org. Tour the French Quarter for a break from networking, try some classic NOLA foods, and find quick lunches, dinners and drinks in the city.

Music used in this episode is by Bonus Beat Blast. Special thanks to New Orleans resident and freelance videographer Philip Piedescalso for the interview and tour.

Get your phone. Get your bags. And get to ONA19 in New Orleans! The conference is about a week away and ONA can’t wait to see you there! Come for the tech trends and work tips. Be ready to have real conversations and be inspired! This podcast will highlight some of the conversations and sessions happening at ONA19, so you can participate even when you're following along at home. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and SoundCloud to get new episodes during the conference.

As you board your flights back home, the ONA on Air podcast team bids you farewell and good luck. We leave you with a few messages on what journalists say they're taking back to their newsrooms from #ONA18, and ONA Executive Director Irving Washington drops by. This episode is hosted by Erika Aguilar and produced by Olivia Allen-Price. Music used is by Broke For Free at FreeMusicArchive.org, and by musician Peter Arcuni.

Five students from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) receive hands-on experience during the ONA18 Conference. In this episode, ONA on Air host Erika Aguilar talks with Michael Grant, lead mentor with the HBCU Digital Media Fellowship, about diversifying newsrooms; and HBCU Fellow Leah Proctor-Ford gathers opinions from ONA conference attendees about the firewall between a newsroom and its finance side.

Nicole Tung is a photojournalist born and raised in Hong Kong. Nicole primarily covers the Middle East, where her work often explores those most affected by conflict and the consequences of war. In this episode, ONA 18 Audio Team producer Camille Phillips talks with ONA 18 Video Team producer Christian Monterrosa about his interview with Nicole Tung.

Do you wish, as a man, you could be a better ally to your women colleagues in the newsroom? Did you miss The Male Allies Toolkit session at #ONA18? The ONA on Air team's got you covered. Producer Olivia Allen-Price talks with ONA 18 Video Team producer Alex Janin for recap. Music used in this episode is by The Mallets who can be found on FreeMusicArchive.org, and musician Peter Arcuni.

Being a journalist can be hard on your personal life, especially for parents. The ONA conference offers new mothers a place to nurse during the conference. ONA 18 Audio Team Chair Erika Aguilar talk to journalists at the conference that are juggling deadlines and babies.

On Thursday, one of the panelists from a session that discussed how journalists can be more inclusive of diverse communities in their reporting, made a recommendation that’s been written about a lot: “Capitalize the b in Black.” In this episode, ONA Audio Team producer Camille Phillips digs into that with ONA conference panelist Meredith Clark, Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia whose research focuses on race, media, and power. We also bring you the full panel discussion "Lessons from Black Twitter: Inclusive Reporting in Diverse Communities." Music used in this episode is by Peter Arcuni.

Each year, about half of the people who come to ONA’s annual conference are attending for their first time. And, there’s so much to do! Sessions, networking, training, parties and touring. ONA 18 Audio Team producer Evelyn Moreno spent the day gathering tips from other journalists on how to conference at #ONA18.

Breakfast tacos, Amy Webb, and Table Talks. These things and more are some of the cool stuff coming to you at #ONA18 in Austin! We're getting excited, so to kick off the conference week, ONA on Air host Erika Aguilar checks in with Trevor Knoblich, head of programming and events at ONA to get highlights of what's waiting or you! Music used in this episode was produced by artists Peter Arcuni, and Dulab at FreeMusicArchive.org