Today, the Online News Association (ONA)
and the Poynter Institute announced the 2016 class
of women leaders selected for the tuition-free ONA-Poynter Leadership
Academy for Women in Digital Media.
The participants, chosen from a pool of
more than 400 applicants, represent need and diversity across ethnicity,
geography, technology platforms, organization size and skill sets. Each class
member is an emerging leader in digital media who has demonstrated an aptitude
and potential for leadership through their projects, resumes and references.
Participants will spend May 1-6 at The
Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Fla., where they’ll hear from women
leaders in journalism, including Amy O’Leary, editorial director of Upworthy;
Jennifer Brandel, founder and CEO of Hearken, and Charo Henriquez, executive
digital editor for People en Español. Alumni from the 2015 academy — Kari
Cobham, senior manager of digital content at Cox Media Group; Meghann
Farnsworth, managing director, Reveal; Masuma Ahuja, social apps producer for
CNN Digital, and Elite Truong, product manager, partner platforms at Vox Media,
Inc. — will return as guest faculty this year. Other faculty include Katie
Hawkins-Gaar, digital innovation faculty at Poynter, Butch Ward, senior faculty
at Poynter, Jane McDonnell, executive director for the Online News Association
and Will Neville-Rehbehn, director of talent brand and marketing, Prudential
Financial.
The 2016 Academy is made possible
through the support of the Ford Foundation, the McClatchy Foundation, the John
S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Google and Craig Newmark, founder,
craigslist and craigconnects.
Source: Online News Association
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