Online News Association hosts job fair in DC

The Online News Association's 2008 conference in Washington, DC, will feature a job fair on Thursday, Sept. 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The job fair at the Capitol Hilton is a great opportunity for student journalists to network with professionals and learn about career opportunities in media. Among the companies that are scheduled to attend are NPR, Gannett and Tribune Media Services.

The day will begin with short presentations from the recruiters about their companies; interviews will take place throughout the day.

Registration is required. Admission for ONA members is free; students who are not ONA members, $25; professionals and other non-ONA members, $50. Recruiters can sign up for $250.00

You can register for the job fair here

If you have any questions, contact Acting Executive Director Tom Regan at director@journalists.org.

ONA seeks student journalists -- apply now!

The Online News Association is looking for students to staff the newsroom for its annual conference.

The conference is scheduled for Sept. 11-13, 2008 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C.

The ONA conference offers students working in the newsroom hands-on training, mentoring and deadline multimedia experience. In addition, student newsroom participants are given free registration to the conference and opportunities to network with conference participants.

Applications are available here and are due May 16.

For more details, click here.