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Wednesday, Aug 23rd
10:00am – 12:00pm EDT
Transform Your Storytelling and Workflows: The Comprehensive Guide to Canva for Newsroom Teams (RSVP Encouraged)
Location: Salon C-D - 5th Floor
Moderator: Diana Abeleven (she/her/hers) – Canva
Speaker: Jonathan Harley (he/him/his) – Canva
Speaker: Cathryn Boyes (she/her/hers) – SBS
Speaker: Cristi Hegranes (she/her/hers) – Global Press
Speaker: Tay Glass (he/they) – Back Pocket Media
Speaker: Sofiya A. Ballin (she/her/hers) – Black History Untold presenting with Canva
Speaker: Anna Jay (she/her/hers) – Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Wednesday, Aug 23rd
2:30pm – 4:30pm EDT
Workshop — Beyond Words: Mastering Data Storytelling for Impactful Reporting (RSVP Encouraged)
Location: Salon C-D - 5th Floor
Moderator: Randy Bennett – University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications
Speaker: Steven Rich (he/him/his) – The Washington Post
Speaker: Zachary Carnell (he/him/his) – University of Florida
Speaker: Agnel Philip – ProPublica
Speaker: María Fernanda Callejón (she/her/hers) – Flourish (Canva)
Speaker: Luisa J. Bider (she/her/hers) – Flourish (Canva)
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Thursday, Aug 24th
11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
Every Voice, Every Vote: Lessons On Collaborative Elections Coverage From Philadelphia
Location: Salon G-H - 5th Floor
Speaker: Ariella Cohen – The Philadelphia Inquirer
Speaker: Will Gonzalez (he/him/his) – Ceiba
Speaker: Hyeonock "Mel" Lee – Woori Center
Speaker: Ashanti M. Martin (she/her/hers) – WURD Radio
Moderator: Shawn Mooring (he/him/his) – The Lenfest Institute for Journalism
Innovative news storytelling
Thursday, Aug 24th
11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
Incorporating Disabled Voices Across News Coverage
Location: Salon I - 5th Floor
Speaker: Cara K. Reedy (she/her/hers) – Disabled Journalists Association
Speaker: Russell Midori (he/him/his) – Military Veterans in Journalism
Speaker: Ryan Prior (he/him/his) – Century Foundation
Innovative news storytelling
Thursday, Aug 24th
11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
Rooted: Community Powered Solutions Journalism
Location: Salon A - 5th Floor
Speaker: Michelle Faust Raghavan (they/them/theirs) – Claridad Media
Speaker: Deborah Douglas (she/her/hers) – Medill Midwest Solutions Journalism Hub
Innovative news storytelling
Thursday, Aug 24th
1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
YouTube News Shorts Workshop
Location: Salon C-D - 5th Floor
Speaker: Nicolette Scott – YouTube
Speaker: Kourtney Bitterly – YouTube
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Thursday, Aug 24th
2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
You Have All This Video, Why Isn’t It On TikTok?
Location: Salon B - 5th Floor
Speaker: Ernesto Mourelo (he/him/his) – Hearst Television
Speaker: Joanie Vasiliadis (she/her/hers) – TEGNA
Speaker: John Colucci (he/him/his) – BLUEANTENNA
Moderator: Kristen B. Reed (she/her/hers) – TEGNA
Moderator: Andrew Fitzgerald – Hearst Television
Innovative news storytelling
Thursday, Aug 24th
2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
Partnerships, Community Engagement, Service, and Trust: What’s Working in Public Media
Location: Franklin 2 - 4th Floor
Speaker: Ashley Alvarado – LAist
Speaker: Sarah Glover – WHYY News
Speaker: Nico Leone – KERA
Moderator: Tracy L. Brown (she/her/hers) – Chicago Public Media
Innovative news storytelling
Thursday, Aug 24th
2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
Encore: Transform Your Storytelling and Workflows: The Comprehensive Guide to Canva for Newsroom Teams
Location: Salon C-D - 5th Floor
Moderator: Diana Abeleven (she/her/hers) – Canva
Speaker: Jonathan Harley (he/him/his) – Canva
Speaker: Cathryn Boyes (she/her/hers) – SBS
Speaker: Cristi Hegranes (she/her/hers) – Global Press
Speaker: Tay Glass (he/they) – Back Pocket Media
Speaker: Sofiya A. Ballin (she/her/hers) – Black History Untold presenting with Canva
Speaker: Anna Jay (she/her/hers) – Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Friday, Aug 25th
8:30am – 9:30am EDT
Breakfast: A Roundtable Discussion on the Latest in AI Innovation (RSVP required)
Location: 302-303 - 3rd Floor
Speaker: Matt Masterson (he/him/his) – Microsoft
Speaker: Liz Danzico – Microsoft
Speaker: Evan Young (he/him/his) – Nota
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Friday, Aug 25th
11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
Covering Tribal Government and Federal Government Elections Across the U.S.
Location: Franklin 2 - 4th Floor
Moderator: Pauly D. Denetclaw, III (she/her/hers) – ICT
Speaker: Christine Trudeau (she/her/hers) – Indigenous Journalists Association
Innovative news storytelling
Friday, Aug 25th
11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
Present Your Audience With Breaking News Updates On Your Terms
Location: Salon A - 5th Floor
Speaker: Leinz Vales – CNN
Speaker: Adrienne Vogt – CNN
Innovative news storytelling
Friday, Aug 25th
11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
When They Zig, You Zag: Disrupting The Framework For More Inclusive, Empowered Reporting
Location: Salon L - 5th Floor
Speaker: Rikki Li (she/her/hers) – Prism Reports
Speaker: Lara Witt (They/She) – Prism Reports
Innovative news storytelling
Friday, Aug 25th
11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
How to Think Like a Change Agent: Building Your Skills to Spur Innovation with a Journalism Fellowship
Location: Salon C-D - 5th Floor
Speaker: Jarrad Henderson (he/him/his) – Michigan State University
Speaker: Maria Arce – Global Press
Moderator: Lynette Clemetson (she/her/hers) – Wallace House Center for Journalists
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Friday, Aug 25th
1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
Do’s and Don’t’s When Working with Whistleblowers in the Digital Age
Location: Salon C-D - 5th Floor
Moderator: Duc Luu (he/him/his) – Knight Foundation
Speaker: Ali Diercks (she/her/hers) – former attorney
Speaker: Wendell Potter (he/him/his) – Center for Health & Democracy
Speaker: Rebecca Petras – The Signals Network
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Friday, Aug 25th
2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
Better Gun Violence Reporting: Lessons from the Ground in Philly
Location: Salon A - 5th Floor
Speaker: Jessica Beard (she/her/hers) – Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting
Speaker: Tyrique Glasgow (he/him/his) – Young Chances Foundation
Speaker: Mensah M. Dean (he/him/his) – The Trace
Speaker: Yvonne Latty (she/her/hers) – Temple University
Moderator: Sarah Glover – WHYY News
Innovative news storytelling
Friday, Aug 25th
2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
Powering Trusted News with AI: Navigating the Present and Shaping the Future
Location: Salon C-D - 5th Floor
Speaker: Haris Agha – Reuters
Speaker: Jane Barrett – Reuters
Speaker: Leela Maryam de Kretser – Reuters
Speaker: Mahesh Ramachandran – Reuters
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Friday, Aug 25th
4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
New Tools for Journalists
Location: Salon C-D - 5th Floor
Speaker: Etan Horowitz – Google
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Saturday, Aug 26th
11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
Breaking Boundaries: Collaborative Solutions-Mapping For New Storytelling Possibilities
Location: Franklin 5-6 - 4th Floor
Speaker: Elizabeth Flynn (she/her/hers) – The Philadelphia Inquirer
Speaker: Zeynep Günbay (she/her/hers) – The Philadelphia Inquirer
Innovative news storytelling
Saturday, Aug 26th
11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
Bridging The Digital Divide: Collaborating with Students in University-Led Statehouse News Programs
Location: Franklin 7-8 - 4th Floor
Speaker: Sarah Gamard (she/her/hers) – Center for Community News
Speaker: Richard Watts (he/him/his) – Center for Community News, University of Vermont
Innovative news storytelling
Saturday, Aug 26th
11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
How to Create a News Ecosystem Around an Engaging Podcast
Location: Salon K - 5th Floor
Speaker: Cherise Seucharan (she/her/hers) – Canadaland Inc.
Speaker: Paulina Velasco (she/her/hers) – LWC Studios
Speaker: Juleyka Lantigua (she/her/hers) – LWC Studios
Speaker: Kojin Tashiro (he/him/his) – LWC Studios
Speaker: Michelle Baker (she/her/hers) – LWC Studios
Innovative news storytelling
Saturday, Aug 26th
11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
State of Affairs: The Impact of State-Level Investigative Journalism
Location: Salon C-D - 5th Floor
Speaker: Sarah Blaskey (she/her/hers) – Miami Herald
Speaker: Erin Einhorn (she/her/hers) – NBC News
Speaker: Harriet Ryan – Los Angeles Times
Moderator: Randy Bennett – University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications
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Saturday, Aug 26th
1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
Encore: How to Think Like a Change Agent: Building Your Skills to Spur Innovation with a Journalism Fellowship
Location: Salon C-D - 5th Floor
Speaker: Jarrad Henderson (he/him/his) – Michigan State University
Speaker: Maria Arce – Global Press
Moderator: Lynette Clemetson (she/her/hers) – Wallace House Center for Journalists
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Saturday, Aug 26th
2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
ChatGPT, Seriously: Real, (Mostly) Non-Cringey Uses That Make Journalism Better
Location: Salon G-H - 5th Floor
Speaker: Andrew Rodriguez Calderón – The Marshall Project
Speaker: Mark Hansen – Columbia School of Journalism
Speaker: Sisi Wei (she/her/hers) – The Markup
Moderator: Gideon Lichfield (he/him/his) – WIRED
Emerging technologyInnovative news storytelling
Saturday, Aug 26th
2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
Fixing The Problems With Local Crime Coverage
Location: Salon B - 5th Floor
Speaker: Kelly McBride (she/her/hers) – Poynter
Speaker: Cheryl Thompson-Morton (she/her/hers) – CUNY
Speaker: Kyndell Harkness (she/her/hers) – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Innovative news storytelling
Saturday, Aug 26th
2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
Combating Disinformation In Election Campaigns
Location: Franklin 5-6 - 4th Floor
Speaker: Patrick Butler (he/him/his) – International Center for Journalists
Speaker: Laura Zommer (she/her/hers) – Chequeado, Argentina - Factchequeado, US
Speaker: Jonathan Lai – The Philadelphia Inquirer
Speaker: Nasr ul Hadi (he/him/his) – PROTO Studio
Innovative news storytelling
Thursday, Sep 28th
12:00pm – 12:45pm EDT
Encore: Mastering Data Storytelling for Impactful Reporting
Speaker: Luisa J. Bider (she/her/hers) – Flourish (Canva)
Speaker: Georgia Diaconescu (she/her/hers) – Flourish, part of Canva
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Friday, Sep 29th
12:00pm – 12:45pm EDT
Encore: YouTube News Shorts Workshop
Speaker: Nicolette Scott – YouTube
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