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Niketa

@niketa.bsky.social

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CEO/Executive Director, Online News Association. Priors: CUNY, The 19th, Twitter, CNN, ABC News & more. Brit living in Atlanta.

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Niketa @niketa.bsky.social · Mar 20

Career news! 🥳 I couldn’t be more thrilled to lead @journalists.org at such a crucial time in journalism. I 💜 ONA so much & it has strengthened my career journey in so many ways. So honored to serve our 🌟 community, alongside our stellar team & Board of Directors.

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Niketa Patel appointed Executive Director/CEO of the Online News Association

Niketa brings over 20 years of experience in newsrooms, the technology sector and journalism education

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 28d

Nothing says "journalism that meets the moment" more than a conversation between @niketa.bsky.social and @theonion.com' @bencollins.bsky.social at #ONA25 on the anniversary of 9/11, a day after two deadly school shootings.

The Onion is now the 13th-largest print newspaper in the United States!

Niketa Patel, a Brown woman in a red shirt, speaks to Ben Collins, a man in a black shirt

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Online News Association @journalists.org · 29d

ONA is stepping up to become journalism's essential hub for adaptive leadership across all roles and functions in our field.

Read a letter from our Executive Director/CEO Niketa Patel (@niketa.bsky.social) as she introduces ONA's new three-year strategic: journalists.org/2025/09/09/l...

Letter from Niketa Patel: Introducing ONA’s new strategic plan – Online News Association

As my six-month anniversary at the helm of ONA approaches, I’m excited to share that we’ve been hard at work putting together our new three-year strategic plan. Our new north ... Read more.

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Niketa @niketa.bsky.social · Aug 21

Honored to be featured in @susanmcp.bsky.social’s #CONNECTED newsletter this week! Subscribe for more interviews with Connectors around the world who are driving change by building community, breaking barriers, and leading with compassion. bit.ly/4gFmp0d

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Niketa @niketa.bsky.social · Aug 6

⚜️ Can’t wait to host everyone in New Orleans soon! Still need to snag your ticket to #ONA25? Lock in our Getting Closer registration rate ahead of Friday, August 8 before prices go up! ona25.journalists.org/register/

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Online News Association @journalists.org · Aug 4

At #ONA25 in New Orleans, you’ll find practical sessions and future-forward conversations to shape your next journalism project, how you lead a team or even your career trajectory.

Get the four-day conference pass by Aug. 8 before registration reaches full price.
ona25.journalists.org/register/

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Niketa @niketa.bsky.social · Jul 22

Congrats on a great run, Dave. Excited to hear more about your next brilliant chapter 👏🏽

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · Jul 22

Dear Jeff Bezos …

Niketa @niketa.bsky.social · May 13

We know journalists love a deadline, but don’t let this one pass you by: Submit your best work from the past year for consideration in the 2025 Online Journalism Awards by May 15: awards.journalists.org/awards/ #OJA25

Explore the Categories of the Online Journalism Awards

This page lists all categories for the Online Journalism Awards and includes detailed descriptions of each category. Submit Your Entries There are two new OJA categories in 2025: Excellence in Science...

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Niketa @niketa.bsky.social · Apr 10

🍑 Hey journos in ATL! Join ONA ATL’s 🆓 AI/SEO event with Ryan Restivo at @wsbtv2.bsky.social on Wednesday, April 16 next week. Come for YESEO training but stay for the networking & nibbles. See you there & RSVP now 🤖

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Improve Your Stories Discoverability with a FREE app — YESEO

Learn the free YESEO app with hands-on training. Since its launch in 2023, the app has improved SEO for over 14k stories.

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Niketa @niketa.bsky.social · Apr 8

🏆 Submissions are open for the 2025 Online Journalism Awards! This year's awards include 2️⃣4️⃣ categories. All entries to the 2025 OJAs are due on Thursday, May 15 🏆

awards.journalists.org/2025/04/03/c...

Call for entries to the 2025 Online Journalism Awards

Submit entries to 24 categories, including new awards for Excellence in Science Reporting and Innovation in Revenue Strategy

awards.journalists.org

Niketa @niketa.bsky.social · Mar 27

We have 3️⃣ programmatic focus areas:

🤖 AI
🌎 Climate
💪🏽 Resilience

If you have session or speaker ideas, now is the time to submit them! ⚜️

Niketa @niketa.bsky.social · Mar 27

⏰ The suggestion box deadline for ONA25 is today so get your pitches in! We're looking for pitches for skill-building workshops, case studies & larger convos (1-5 panelists) to shape the program for @journalists.org annual conference in Sept. in New Orleans ⚜️

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ONA25 Suggestion Box — ONA25

The ONA25 Suggestion Box is the opportunity for ONA members, online news journalists and the general public to make public submissions of ideas for our annual conference, running Sept. 10-13 in New Or...

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Niketa @niketa.bsky.social · Mar 25

Thank you so much, my friend! Ready to meet this moment 💪🏽🥳💜