ONA Local is a global network of volunteer organizers hosting networking and training events for local journalism and technology communities. These collaborative and resource-sharing communities are essential to achieving ONA’s mission, connecting journalism, technology and innovation.
North America Groups
Alaska
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Dec 9, 2016 – ONA Alaska: December meetup
Atlanta
Last Event: Oct 26, 2023 – ONA Atlanta: AI in Action: How to Harness the Power of AI in Newsrooms
Austin
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Feb 27, 2020 – ONA Austin: Austin Media Open House Series at KUT
Baltimore
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Dec 7, 2019 – ONA Baltimore: Covering Baltimore for national audiences
Boston
Last Event: May 7, 2020 – ONA Boston: 30 Minutes of Movement & Mindfulness for Media Professionals
Calgary
Inactive – Restart the group
Charlotte
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Mar 15, 2018 – ONA Charlotte: Workshop: How Reporters Can Integrate New Media Tools
Chicago
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Jan 11, 2020 – ONA Chicago: Serve the community–literally!
Cincinnati
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Dec 11, 2019 – ONA Cincinnati: Holiday Mixer
Ciudad de México
Last Event: Apr 23, 2020 – ONA CDMX: Sesión 1: ¿Puede el pánico ser constructivo?
Columbia
Inactive – Restart the group
Connecticut
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Mar 11, 2020 – ONA Connecticut: ONA CT Introductory Happy Hour With Free Food!
Corpus Christi
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Mar 7, 2018 – ONA Corpus Christi: Get to know us!
Dallas / Fort Worth
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: May 9, 2018 – ONA DFW: May Happy Hour with Hispanic Communicators DFW
Detroit
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Feb 17, 2020 – ONA Detroit: Disinformation Happy Hour
Edmonton
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Sep 12, 2013 – ONA Edmonton Launch Party
Gainesville
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Mar 22, 2018 – ONA Gainesville: Cross-Platform Storytelling
Greater Hamilton/Peel Region
Inactive – Restart the group
Hawaii
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Dec 6, 2019 – HI: Journalism Groups Unite
Houston
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Feb 28, 2019 – ONA Houston: Digging into Investigative Reporting
Iowa
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Jun 14, 2018 – ONA Iowa: Getting Started with Data Journalism
Las Vegas
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Aug 8, 2018 – ONA Las Vegas: ONA Las Vegas Local Meetup: Steal My Tools!
Los Angeles
Last Event: Apr 7, 2022 – ONA SF/LA: Spring Journalism Mixer jointly hosted by ONA SF and ONA LA!
Macon
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Jan 20, 2018 – ONA Macon: Get hired! Tips on resume sparkle, your digital presence and acing the interview
Montréal
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Apr 4, 2019 – ONA Montreal: Podcasting/Balados 101
NC Triangle
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Jan 11, 2020 – ONA NC Triangle: Let’s brunch to kick off 2020
Nashville
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Oct 30, 2017 – ONA Nashville: Insights and Reflections on ONA17
New Jersey
Last Event: Jul 9, 2020 – ONA NJ: ONA NJ-Sound Bath Meditation for Journalists
New Orleans
Last Event: Sep 11, 2019 – ONA New Orleans: Welcome ONA19 to New Orleans!
New York City
Last Event: Jul 18, 2023 – ONA NYC: Newsletter Professionals Meetup
Northeast Ohio
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Jan 24, 2018 – NE Ohio: Podcasting Local For Newsrooms
Philadelphia
Last Event: Jun 7, 2023 – ONA Philly: Welcome back + nice to meet you happy hour for digital journalists
Phoenix
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: May 14, 2020 – ONA Phoenix: Free Virtual Yoga: Self-Care for Journalists and Media-Makers
Pittsburgh
Last Event: Oct 29, 2019 – ONA Pittsburgh: October Happy Hour and ONA Recap
Portland
Last Event: Apr 30, 2021 – Telling True Stories with 360 Video
Reno
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Sep 18, 2018 – ONA Reno: Pop Up Newsrooms, Voter Guides and Takeaways from ONA18
Rocky Mountain
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Apr 1, 2020 – ONA Rocky Mountain: Coronavirus Coverage and Chill Happy Hour
Sacramento
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Feb 25, 2016 – ONA Sacramento: Anatomy of a Podcast: The Gear, The Story, The Metrics
Salt Lake City
Last Event: Feb 24, 2021 – ONA Salt Lake City: Awards Season: Strut Your Stuff
San Diego
Last Event: Feb 23, 2023 – ONA San Diego: Black in the Newsroom Screening
San Francisco
Last Event: Apr 7, 2022 – ONA SF/LA: Spring Journalism Mixer jointly hosted by ONA SF and ONA LA!
Seattle
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Apr 23, 2019 – ONA Seattle: Seattle Journalism’s Possible Futures
Silicon Valley
Last Event: Dec 29, 2020 – End of Year Journalism Mixer + Look Forward to 2021
South Florida
Last Event: Dec 14, 2022 – ONA South Florida: Journo Holiday Mixer
St. Louis
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: May 7, 2020 – ONA STL: ONA St. Louis virtual yoga, mental heath check-in
Tampa Bay
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Feb 16, 2017 – ONA Tampa Bay: Monthly Meeting
Toronto
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Sep 30, 2019 – ONA Toronto: ONA Toronto: Landing your first journalism job. Yes, it’s possible.
Twin Cities
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: May 14, 2018 – ONA Twin Cities: What’s real, what’s fake, what’s news: Sorting through images on social media
Washington D.C.
Last Event: May 23, 2023 – ONA DC: How audience engagement teams can adjust to changes at Twitter and Meta
West Virginia
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Oct 7, 2017 – ONA West Virginia: Get smart with a smartphone
Western New England
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Sep 25, 2018 – ONA Western New England: Power up Your Email Newsletter!
South America Groups
Argentina
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: May 17, 2019 – ONA Argentina: Charla con Ludovic Blecher, Head de Innovación de la Google News Initiative
Brasil
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Jun 15, 2019 – ONA Brasil: Coffee and Ice Cream: Relançamento da ONA Brasil
Oceania Groups
Australia
Last Event: Aug 30, 2019 – ONA Australia: Maria Ressa on the Battle for Truth
Student Groups
Ball State University
Student leader: Mary Freda • Group advisor: Ryan Sparrow
California Polytechnic State University
Group advisor: Patrick Howe • Student leader: Aidan McGloin • Student leader: Francisco Martinez
Columbia University
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Nov 17, 2011 – ONA Columbia Inaugural Meeting
Howard University
Group president: Jessica O’Donnell • Group president: Maya King • Group advisor: Ingrid Sturgis
Indiana University
Group advisor: Bonnie Layton
Loyola University New Orleans
Student leader: Skye Ray • Group advisor: Will Sutton • Student leader: Jillian Oddo
Marymount Manhattan College
Student leader: Meg Masseron • Group advisor: Tatiana Serafin
Mizzou
Group president: Kaleigh Feldkamp
New York University
Inactive – Restart the group
Ohio University
Group advisor: Hans Meyer • Student leader: Taylor Johnston
Penn State/State College
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Jan 22, 2013 – Watching Poynter’s Eyetrack conference
USF St. Petersburg
Group president: Jovannie Belot • Group advisor: Casey Frechette
University of Arizona
Group president: Ainsley Thomas • Group advisor: Michael McKisson
University of Cincinnati
Student leader: Keely Brown • Group advisor: Robert Jonason
University of Georgia
Group president: Mikaela Cohen • Group advisor: Amanda Bright • Group president: Ashlyn Webb
University of Iowa
Student leader: Aadit Tambe • Group advisor: Daniel Lathrop
University of Nevada Reno
Student leader: Lauren Bain • Group advisor: Vanessa Vancour
University of North Carolina
Inactive – Restart the group
University of South Florida
Student leader: Destiny Liddle • Group advisor: Wendy Whitt
West Virginia University
Student leader: Haley Simon • Group advisor: Alison Bass
Europe Groups
Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Inactive – Restart the group
Ireland
Last Event: Oct 9, 2019 – ONA Ireland: Preparing for an online information emergency
Italy
Last Event: Nov 7, 2019 – ONA Italia: @Glocal: Social media wine – Presentazione del libro
Lyon
Portugal
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Jan 10, 2018 – ONA Portugal: “From legacy to digital” GEN-ONA masterclass with Anita Zielina
Spain
Next Event: May 2, 2024 – ONA Spain: Innovar para sobrevivir, con Urbano García (RTVE) • RSVP here
United Kingdom
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: May 21, 2018 – ONA UK: ONA UK women’s leadership event
Asia Groups
Hong Kong
Japan
Last Event: Oct 30, 2017 – ONA Japan: Media x Technology in Osaka
Jerusalem
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Jul 23, 2015 – ONA Jerusalem: Summer Meetup
Lebanon
Inactive – Restart the group
Singapore
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Nov 7, 2016 – ONA Singapore: Newsroom tools for content discovery & measurement at Twitter
Africa Groups
Nairobi
Inactive – Restart the group • Last Event: Mar 28, 2014 – ONA Nairobi: Twitter for Journalists
Uganda
ONA Local groups represent a tremendous opportunity to connect with other innovators in your area to share best practices and ideas. Interested in volunteering with ONA Local or starting a new group in your area?