ONO Newsletters

SHOP TALK: THE WAR IN UKRAINE Thanks again to all of those who were able to join us for an important discussion this month on the challenges of covering the war. 29 members (including some invited guests) came together to … Read More

NEW SHOP TALK: HOW DO WE COVER DISINFORMATION? Wednesday March 9th, 1200 UTC (7.00am New York & Toronto, 9.00am Buenos Aires, 12.00 noon London, 1.00pm Amsterdam & Copenhagen, 2.00pm Cape Town, 9.00pm Tokyo, 11.00pm Sydney, etc…) Come and join us … Read More

Welcome to a new year! As I write this, I am enjoying some quiet, peaceful and uncontroversial holiday time here in Sydney, Australia, watching our ever-vigilant Government tie itself up in knots trying to work out whether the world’s best … Read More

Welcome to our final newsletter for 2021, full of holiday optimism and festive good cheer. As we all advise our newsrooms on how to pronounce ‘Omicron’ and remind them of the importance of accurate, fact-based reporting with lots of context, … Read More

Our final shop talk of the year: “Talking to Reporters and Editors” Thanks to everyone who was able to join us for our final catch up of 2021. We had an interesting conversation about the challenges and processes involved in … Read More

NEXT SHOP TALK: TUESDAY NOVEMBER 16th 2021 at 1200 UTC “Talking to Reporters and Editors” It’s the fun part of the job, isn’t it? You might be an ombudsman or a public editor providing feedback to a reporting team that … Read More

FAKE HATE Another excellent shop talk this month, and another great turn out from our members. 23 members joined the call to hear Ricardo Sandoval-Palos share his experiences in dealing with the kind of orchestrated online attacks that so many … Read More

SHOP TALK ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7th AT 1200 UTC Ricardo Sandoval-Palos, Public Editor for the Public Broadcasting Service in the US, has agreed to join us to talk about his recent article entitled “Fake Hate”. Ricardo, an ONO member, explores … Read More