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Wednesday, Aug 23rd
9:30am – 5:00pm EDT
First-Time Managers Training (RSVP Required)
Location: Salon J - 5th Floor
Speaker: Kim Bui (she/her/hers) – JSK
Speaker: Evelyn Hsu (she/her/hers) – The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
Speaker: Trevor Knoblich – Online News Association
Speaker: Susan Denise Leath – Leath Consultant Group
Speaker: Martin G. Reynolds – The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
Speaker: Angilee Shah (she/her/hers) – Charlottesville Tomorrow
Leadership and culture
Wednesday, Aug 23rd
10:00am – 11:00am EDT
Career Building: Valuing Yourself, Your Time, Your Ideas (RSVP Encouraged)
Location: Salon K+L - 5th Floor
Speaker: Niketa Patel – Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Speaker: Marie Gilot (she/her/hers) – Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Speaker: Kyle Plantz (he/him/his) – Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Leadership and culture
Wednesday, Aug 23rd
11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
Career Building: Wonder Tools: 23 Ways To Boost Your Productivity and Creativity (RSVP Encouraged)
Location: Salon K+L - 5th Floor
Speaker: Jeremy Caplan (he/him/his) – CUNY Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
Leadership and culture
Wednesday, Aug 23rd
1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
Transforming Local Journalism: A Guide to Next-Generation Approaches to Rebuild Capacity (RSVP Encouraged)
Location: Salon K - 5th Floor
Moderator: Joaquin Alvarado (he/him/his) – Studiotobe
Speaker: LaSharah S. Bunting (she/her/hers) – Online News Association
Speaker: Alma Martinez – Central Valley Journalism Collaborative
Speaker: Kinsey S. Wilson (he/him/his) – Newspack
Speaker: Manami Kano (she/her/hers) – Kano Advising
Speaker: Robert Moore (he/him/his) – El Paso Matters
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Wednesday, Aug 23rd
2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
Career Building: Early Career Tips From ONA’s MJ Bear Fellows (RSVP Encouraged)
Location: Salon L - 5th Floor
Moderator: Benét J. Wilson – Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellowship
Leadership and culture
Wednesday, Aug 23rd
2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
Management Training For Small (But Mighty) News Orgs (RSVP Encouraged)
Location: Salon I - 5th Floor
Moderator: Heather Bryant (she/her/hers) – Tiny News Collective
Moderator: Tracie MONIQUE Powell (she/her/hers) – The Pivot Fund, Inc.
Leadership and culture
Wednesday, Aug 23rd
2:30pm – 4:30pm EDT
Engaging Emergence: Advancing the Future of Journalism for All (RSVP Encouraged)
Location: Salon A-B - 5th Floor
Speaker: Ashley Alvarado – LAist
Speaker: Andrew DeVigal (he/him/his) – Agora Journalism Center, University of Oregon
Speaker: Peggy Holman (she/her/hers) – Journalism That Matters
Speaker: Fiona Morgan (she/her/hers) – Branchhead Consulting
Leadership and culture
Wednesday, Aug 23rd
4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
ONA23 Orientation: Successfully Navigating a Conference (RSVP Encouraged)
Location: Franklin 5-6 - 4th Floor
Presenter: Meghan Murphy – Online News Association
Leadership and culture
Wednesday, Aug 23rd
4:00pm – 5:30pm EDT
Career Building: Leadership Skill Mapping (RSVP Encouraged)
Location: Salon K+L - 5th Floor
Presenter: Niketa Patel – Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Speaker: Kyle Plantz (he/him/his) – Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Speaker: Marie Gilot (she/her/hers) – Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Leadership and culture
Thursday, Aug 24th
11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
Experiencing Risk: An Innovative Approach to Journalist Safety Training (RSVP Required)
Location: Salon K - 5th Floor
Speaker: Tom Durkin (he/him/his) – James W. Foley Legacy Foundation
Speaker: Kate Parkinson (she/her/hers) – Head Set Immersive
Speaker: Ellen Shearer (she/her/hers) – James W. Foley Legacy Foundation
Leadership and culture
Thursday, Aug 24th
11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
Hey, Boss: It's Your Job To Promote A Healthy Team Culture
Location: Franklin 2 - 4th Floor
Speaker: Eric Carvin (he/him/his) – NBC News
Speaker: Kim Bui (she/her/hers) – JSK
Leadership and culture
Thursday, Aug 24th
11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
From Statehouse to Newsroom: The Role Public Policy Can Play in Rebuilding Local News
Location: Salon C-D - 5th Floor
Moderator: Steve Waldman – Rebuild Local News
Speaker: Graciela Mochkofsky (she/her/hers) – Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Speaker: Bruce Putterman (he/him/his) – The Connecticut Mirror
Leadership and culture
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Thursday, Aug 24th
1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
Ready, Set, Goal! Turn Your Audience and Revenue Ambitions Into Reality Through Smart Goal Setting and Project Planning (Midway Programming)
Location: Franklin 3-4 - 4th Floor
Speaker: Mary Walter-Brown – News Revenue Hub
Speaker: Abbey Gingras – News Revenue Hub
Speaker: Graham Watson-Ringo – News Revenue Hub
Leadership and cultureAudience development and metrics
Thursday, Aug 24th
2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
Build Your Newsroom Strategy For Dealing With Difference
Location: Franklin 5-6 - 4th Floor
Speaker: Joy Mayer (she/her/hers) – Trusting News
Speaker: Letrell Crittenden – American Press Institute
Leadership and culture
Thursday, Aug 24th
2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
Experiencing Risk: An Innovative Approach to Journalist Safety Training (Repeated) (RSVP Required)
Location: Salon K - 5th Floor
Speaker: Tom Durkin (he/him/his) – James W. Foley Legacy Foundation
Speaker: Kate Parkinson (she/her/hers) – Head Set Immersive
Speaker: Ellen Shearer (she/her/hers) – James W. Foley Legacy Foundation
Leadership and culture
Thursday, Aug 24th
2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
Leading With Confidence When You’re Not The Subject Matter Expert
Location: Salon I - 5th Floor
Speaker: Emma Carew Grovum (she/her/hers) – The Marshall Project
Speaker: Tony Elkins (he/him/his) – Poynter Institute
Moderator: Jahna Berry (she/her/hers) – Mother Jones
Leadership and culture
Thursday, Aug 24th
2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
REPEAT: Career Building: Wonder Tools: 23 Ways To Boost Your Productivity and Creativity
Location: Salon L - 5th Floor
Speaker: Jeremy Caplan (he/him/his) – CUNY Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
Leadership and culture
Thursday, Aug 24th
2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
From Streaming to Space to South Philly: What Can News Leaders Learn From Leaders in Other Fields?
Location: Salon G-H - 5th Floor
Speaker: Mark Little – Spotify
Speaker: Micheala Sosby (she/her/hers) – NASA
Speaker: Shannon Maldonado – YOWIE
Moderator: Niketa Patel – Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Leadership and culture
Thursday, Aug 24th
4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
Table Talks: Technology And The Law
Location: Salon J - 5th Floor
Speaker: Adam A. Marshall (he/him/his) – Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Speaker: Grayson Clary – Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Speaker: Lam Thuy Vo (she/her/hers) – The Markup / Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Leadership and culture
Thursday, Aug 24th
4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
The Transformative Impact of BIPOC Media Collaborations: How to Build True Power and Sustainability for Black and Brown Communities
Location: Salon C-D - 5th Floor
Moderator: Karen Rundlet
Speaker: S. Mitra Kalita (she/her/hers) – Epicenter-NYC
Speaker: Sara Lomax-Reese (she/her/hers) – WURD Radio/URL Media
Speaker: Ricardo Sandoval-Palos – palabra.
Leadership and culture
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Thursday, Aug 24th
4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
Table Talks: BINGO Beat Mapping For Yourself And Others
Location: Franklin 5-6 - 4th Floor
Speaker: Ruth Serven Smith (she/her/hers) – AL.com
Leadership and culture
Thursday, Aug 24th
4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
Table Talks: Building Trust in Times of Uncertainty: Strategies for Fostering Employee Engagement
Location: Salon A - 5th Floor
Speaker: Phoebe Gavin (she/her/hers) – Better with Phoebe
Speaker: John Davidow (he/him/his) – Media Bridge Partners
Leadership and culture
Thursday, Aug 24th
4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
Table Talks: Fuck You, Go Away: How Newsrooms Should Interact With Outside Vendors
Location: Salon B - 5th Floor
Speaker: David Cohn – Advance Local
Leadership and culture
Thursday, Aug 24th
4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
Table Talks: Rooted: Community-Powered Solutions Journalism
Location: Salon I - 5th Floor
Speaker: Sara Catania – Solutions Journalism Network
Leadership and culture
Thursday, Aug 24th
4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
Table Talks: Strategies for Serving Audiences in Tough Economic Times – Recession or Not
Location: Franklin 2 - 4th Floor
Speaker: Carly Severn (she/her/hers) – KQED News
Speaker: Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí (he/him/his) – KQED, Inc.
Leadership and culture
Thursday, Aug 24th
4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
Table Talks: Words Mean Things: Stripping Journalism Jargon of Its White Supremacy
Location: Salon L - 5th Floor
Speaker: Imaeyen Ibanga – AJ+/Al Jazeera
Leadership and culture
Friday, Aug 25th
10:00am – 11:00am EDT
The Role of News in Combating Extremism Recruiting
Location: Salon E-F-G-H - 5th Floor
Speaker: Hannah Allam (she/her/hers) – The Washington Post
Speaker: Patrick Boehler (he/him/his) – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Speaker: Dana Coester – 100 Days in Appalachia
Speaker: Lewis Raven Wallace (they/ze/he) – Interrupting Criminalization
Speaker: Odette Yousef (she/her/hers) – NPR
Moderator: Ryan Howzell (she/her/hers) – PEN America
Leadership and culture
Friday, Aug 25th
11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
Real Talk About The Status Of DEI In Journalism
Location: Salon G-H - 5th Floor
Speaker: Kathleen McElroy – University of Texas at Austin
Speaker: Leonor Ayala Polley (she/her/hers) – URL Media
Speaker: Martin G. Reynolds – The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
Moderator: Versha Sharma – Teen Vogue
Leadership and culture
Friday, Aug 25th
11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
Countering Trauma for Everyone in the Newsroom
Location: Salon K - 5th Floor
Speaker: Anne Godlasky (she/her/hers) – National Press Foundation
Speaker: Felecia Wellington Radel (she/her/hers) – USA Today
Speaker: Gretchen Schmelzer (she/her/hers) – Journey Through Trauma,
Leadership and culture
Friday, Aug 25th
11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
How To Win In Newsroom Middle Management
Location: Salon J - 5th Floor
Speaker: Paul Cheung – Center for Public Integrity
Speaker: Kyndell Harkness (she/her/hers) – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Speaker: Caridad (Cari) Hernandez (she/her/hers) – WUSA9-DC
Leadership and culture
Friday, Aug 25th
2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
In a Post-Platform Media World, Destinations Matter Most
Location: Salon G-H - 5th Floor
Speaker: Hillary Frey – Slate
Leadership and culture
Friday, Aug 25th
2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
Beyond Trans 101: How to Plan and Manage Better Trans Coverage
Location: Salon I - 5th Floor
Speaker: Kam Burns (he/him/his) – National Geographic
Speaker: Ellery Jones (she/her/hers) – Chicago Sun-Times
Leadership and culture
Friday, Aug 25th
2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
Five Diplomacy Tactics To Drive Change
Location: Salon J - 5th Floor
Speaker: Sarah Patterson (she/her/hers) – McClatchy
Speaker: Laura Krantz (she/her/hers) – Chronicle of Higher Education
Speaker: Julia B. Chan (she/they) – The 19th*
Leadership and culture
Friday, Aug 25th
2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
How To Get Your Newsroom To Care About Alt Text And Accessibility
Location: Salon L - 5th Floor
Speaker: Beena Raghavendran – The New York Times
Speaker: Swatha Nandhakumar (she/her/hers) – American Council of the Blind
Speaker: Jaime Tanner (she/her/hers) – The New York Times
Leadership and culture
Friday, Aug 25th
2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
So, You're Thinking Of Stepping Down: Succession Planning For Newsroom Leaders (And Their Teams)
Location: Salon K - 5th Floor
Speaker: Jean Friedman-Rudovsky (she/her/hers) – Resolve Philly
Speaker: Cassie J. Haynes (she/her/hers) – Resolve Philly
Speaker: Amy Kovac-Ashley (she/her/hers) – Lenfest Institute of Journalism
Leadership and culture
Friday, Aug 25th
4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
Table Talks: Alt Text and Accessibility
Location: Salon L - 5th Floor
Speaker: Beena Raghavendran – The New York Times
Speaker: Swatha Nandhakumar (she/her/hers) – American Council of the Blind
Speaker: Jaime Tanner (she/her/hers) – The New York Times
Leadership and culture
Friday, Aug 25th
4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
Table Talks: ChatGPT
Location: Salon B - 5th Floor
Speaker: Edward Tian (he/him/his) – GPTZero
Leadership and culture
Friday, Aug 25th
4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
Table Talks: How To Keep Evolving When Our Industry Never Stops Changing
Location: Salon J - 5th Floor
Speaker: Melissa Bell (she/her/hers) – Vox Media
Leadership and culture
Friday, Aug 25th
4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
Table Talks: Navigating C-18 And The Canadian News Blackout
Location: Franklin 2 - 4th Floor
Speaker: Anita Li – The Green Line
Speaker: Matthew DiMera (they/them/theirs) – The Resolve
Leadership and culture
Friday, Aug 25th
4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
Table Talks: Online Safety & Psychological Well Being
Location: Franklin 5-6 - 4th Floor
Speaker: Viktorya Vilk (she/her/hers) – PEN America
Speaker: Jeje Mohamed (she/her/hers) – PEN America
Speaker: Shannon Jankowski (she/her/hers) – PEN America
Leadership and culture
Friday, Aug 25th
4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
Table Talks: Succession Planning
Location: Salon K - 5th Floor
Speaker: Jean Friedman-Rudovsky (she/her/hers) – Resolve Philly
Speaker: Cassie J. Haynes (she/her/hers) – Resolve Philly
Speaker: Amy Kovac-Ashley (she/her/hers) – Lenfest Institute of Journalism
Leadership and culture
Friday, Aug 25th
4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
Table Talks: Trans Coverage
Location: Salon I - 5th Floor
Speaker: Kam Burns (he/him/his) – National Geographic
Speaker: Ellery Jones (she/her/hers) – Chicago Sun-Times
Leadership and culture
Saturday, Aug 26th
11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
[BLANK] Is The Future Of Journalism
Location: Franklin 3-4 - 4th Floor
Speaker: Alan Henry (he/him/his) – WIRED
Speaker: Tony Elkins (he/him/his) – Poynter Institute
Speaker: Sisi Wei (she/her/hers) – The Markup
Speaker: Maite Fernández Simon (she/her/hers) – The Washington Post
Moderator: Robert Hernandez (he/him/his) – USC Annenberg / JOVRNALISM
Leadership and culture
Saturday, Aug 26th
11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
Take a Beat: Prioritizing Self-Care When You’re Booked and Busy
Location: Salon L - 5th Floor
Speaker: Krista Lewis (she/her/hers) – International Women's Media Foundation
Leadership and culture
Saturday, Aug 26th
11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
Feeling The Feels And Behaving The Behaviors: A Soft-Skills Workshop For Post-Pandemic, Trauma-Informed News Leaders
Location: Salon J - 5th Floor
Speaker: Samantha Ragland – American Press Institute
Leadership and culture
Saturday, Aug 26th
11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
The Future Is Freelance: How to Survive and Thrive, Whether You're a Journalist or a Publisher (Midway Programming)
Location: Salon B - 5th Floor
Speaker: Katherine Reynolds Lewis (she/her/hers) – The Institute for Independent Journalists
Speaker: Matt Saincome (he/him/his) – Study Hall + Outvoice
Leadership and culture
Saturday, Aug 26th
4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
Taking it Back Home: Making The Most of Your ONA23 Experience Going Forward
Location: Salon C-D - 5th Floor
Leadership and culture
Friday, Sep 29th
11:00am – 11:45am EDT
Transforming Local Journalism: A Discussion of Next-Generation Approaches to Rebuilding Capacity
Moderator: Joaquin Alvarado (he/him/his) – Studiotobe
Speaker: Priscilla Enriquez (she/her/hers) – James B. McClatchy Foundation
Speaker: Ginny Badanes (she/her/hers) – Microsoft
Speaker: Eric Pearson – El Paso Community Foundation
Speaker: LaSharah S. Bunting (she/her/hers) – Online News Association
Leadership and culture
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