UBC journalism student Amanda Ash (‘10) has been selected to take part in the student newsroom at the forthcoming Online News Association conference in San Francisco, October 1-3.
She is the only student out of 20 chosen from a Canadian journalism school.
“Hopefully, as the sole Canadian, I can offer a different perspective,” said Amanda. “I can’t wait to connect with U.S. students and online pioneers, and open future doors.”
She is currently an intern at the Victoria Times-Colonist. She has freelanced for the Vancouver Sun, CBC Radio 3, the Edmonton Journal, Exclaim! Magazine, NIGHTLIFE Magazine and The Block Magazine.
Arts and culture reporting is her area of specialization, but music journalism is her forte.
Announcing the student newsroom, the ONA said:
The high overall quality of our applicants this year made the selection process particularly challenging. Chosen from applicants across the United States and Canada, they boast an impressive combination of professional experience and academic credentials.
During the conference, the students will “bring a rich, varied set of multimedia skills and fresh perspective to ONA09 coverage, which will appear on the conference website”, mentored by experienced journalists and journalism professors.
The 2009 conference marks the ONA’s 10th anniversary, with keynotes by Twitter CEO Evan Williams and Blogher co-founder Lisa Stone.
