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    BBC, THE CITY and YESEO selected as award finalists for Excellence in AI Innovation

    ONA has announced the finalists in the 2024 Online Journalism Awards, and we’re excited to share more about the impressive work in the newest award category: Excellence in AI Innovation. … Read more.

    New funding from the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation will support the expansion of ONA’s AI in Journalism Initiative

    The Online News Association (ONA) will expand the AI in Journalism Initiative, the industry’s go-to resource driving newsrooms’ understanding and adoption of AI tools, thanks to $250,000 in new support … Read more.

    ONA announces new support from Joyce Foundation, piloting in-depth AI training for local newsrooms

    The Online News Association (ONA) is excited to partner with the Joyce Foundation to provide essential training on artificial intelligence for journalists and news executives in 25 local newsrooms in … Read more.

    Meet the 11 newsrooms working to understand audience’s perceptions of AI use in news

    Eleven news organizations are joining a cohort assembled by Trusting News to explore audience perceptions of newsrooms’ use of Artificial Intelligence. The project is part of ONA’s AI in Journalism … Read more.

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    Featured Resources

    2019’s Tech Trends in Journalism

    Amy Webb will launch the latest edition of Future Today Institute’s emerging tech trends for journalists report, providing insights into what trends will impact journalism, what tools are on the … Learn about this subject.

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