Two students to cover Online News Association conference
August 21, 2009
Two Towson University Mass Communication majors have been selected to work as multimedia reporters at the Online News Association Annual Conference in San Francisco, Oct. 1 through Oct. 3.
Nicole Fallek and Melissa Hale were chosen from applicants across the United States and Canada. At the conference, they will be providing daily coverage of the event. Their selection was based in large part on the work they already had done on personal Web sites and other New Media projects.In addition, Nicole has been asked to design the logo marking the ONA’s 10th anniversary.
Nicole and Melissa were awarded TU Undergraduate Research Grants to help defray the costs of attending the conference. In return, they plan to present reports on their experience at the conference to the campus chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and interested classes.
Founded in 1999, The Online News Association has more than 1,700 professional members whose principal livelihood involves gathering or producing news for digital presentation. The membership includes news writers, producers, designers, editors, photographers, technologists and others who produce news for the Internet or other digital delivery systems, as well as academic members and others interested in the development of online journalism.
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