Associate Professor Mike Williams was appointed education chair for the Online News Association last week.

The New York-based national organization brings together news writers, producers, designers, editors, photographers and others who produce news for the Internet or other digital delivery systems, as well as academic members and others interested in the development of online journalism. Its primary mission is to ensure the integrity of the news and news sourcing as new technologies of delivery emerge.

Williams will serve as an at-large member of the organization’s board of directors and has pledged to mark his tenure with efforts to give educators a voice in the organization, find ways to bring education (academic and professional) into the important missions of the organization and bring ONA to the local level, particularly in the form of student organizations