If you haven't had a chance to visit the ONA23 Start-Up Alley in the Midway yet, this afternoon is your last chance! ONA are excited to showcase 10 tenacious disruptors at ONA23, each tackling solutions to challenges or ways to fill a critical gap. Learn more about them, and make plans to find them on Thursday and Friday in the Midway, located on the 4th Floor in Franklin Hall at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.
The Diversity Pledge Institute is solving the diversity pipeline problem by improving retention rates associated with diversity, equity and inclusion; and supporting journalists’ career growth with free services. DPI helps media companies by exposing newsrooms to a larger talent pool to achieve sustainability. Find The Diversity Pledge Institute at ONA23
Forth is a newsfeed populated exclusively by journalists ranging from network correspondents to freelance reporters and everyone in between. Readers can curate their feeds knowing that their news will be rooted in journalistic principles — not influenced for the sake of an algorithm. Find Forth at ONA23
JournoDAO is a professional network where traditional journalists can collaborate with Web3 natives and learn from each other. JournoDAO also creates and incubates projects and tools that will be the future of journalism. Find JournoDAO at ONA23
Legitimate provides an innovative suite of AI-powered tools extensively tested and refined with feedback from journalists worldwide. From transcription to workflow management to secure communications and much more, Legitimate’s comprehensive tool suite streamlines the day-to-day work for journalists. Find Legitimate at ONA23
N2 Media Holdings is reimagining local news reporting for the streaming age. Its brand, The Local, will be an innovative, inclusive and sustainable service that will change how local news is reported, funded and distributed. Find N2 Media Holdings at ONA23
OpenOrigins is building the infrastructure to authenticate all content online to ensure you know what is human-made, unedited and real. News archives can not only authenticate their preserved histories but also effectively be monetized in a world of generative AI. Find OpenOrigins at ONA23
Outposthelps membership and subscription-driven publishers thrive using Ghost. Outpost provides integrated technology services, helping publishers get new free subscribers, convert them to paid, and retain them. Find Outpost at ONA23
Study Hallis a membership community for freelancers and media professionals. Members enjoy a community listserv, Slack and microgrant program to help more journalists own their own work.OutVoice, which recently merged with Study Hall, helps publications find, onboard, manage and pay freelancers located anywhere. Find Study Hall/Outvoice at ONA23
Stylebot is a modern-day style guide that can answer questions related to copy editing, language guidance and more on Slack and Microsoft Teams or through a Chrome plug-in. Local and national newsrooms use Stylebot to maintain their standards, with options available to tailor a Stylebot specifically for your newsroom. Find Stylebot at ONA23
YESEOis a free plug-in for Slack that helps users with SEO best practices, reducing the time to craft a relevant headline and selecting the right keywords to use. YESEO supports up to eight different language models and is available in the Slack App Directory for any newsroom to install. Find YESEO at ONA23
