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Friday, August 25, 2023
8:00am – 9:30am
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Diversity Mentorship Breakfast (by Invitation Only)
8:00am – 9:30am
EDT
Diversity Mentorship Breakfast (by Invitation Only)
Location: 411-412 - 4th Floor
Networking
Sponsored and hosted by
8:00am – 7:00pm
EDT
Help Desk + App Support
8:00am – 7:00pm
EDT
Help Desk + App Support
Location: 5th Floor Help Desk Area
8:00am – 7:00pm
EDT
Help Stations
8:00am – 7:00pm
EDT
Help Stations
Location: 3rd and 4th Floors
8:30am – 9:30am
EDT
A Roundtable Discussion on the Latest in AI Innovation (RSVP required)
8:30am – 9:30am
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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
Emerging technology
Innovative news storytelling
Sponsored By
9:30am – 4:30pm
EDT
Registration Open
9:30am – 4:30pm
EDT
Registration Open
Location: 5th Floor Registration Area
10:00am – 11:00am
EDT
The Role of News in Combating Extremism Recruiting
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
11:00am – 5:00pm
EDT
Visit the Midway
11:00am – 5:00pm
EDT
Visit the Midway
Location: Franklin Hall - 4th Floor
Networking
11:30am – 12:30pm
EDT
AI Tools From Before – And Beyond – ChatGPT
11:30am – 12:30pm
EDT
AI Tools From Before – And Beyond – ChatGPT
Location: Franklin 3-4 - 4th Floor
Speaker:
Jonathan Soma (he/him/his)
– Columbia University
Emerging technology
11:30am – 12:30pm
EDT
Building A Pipeline Of Future Subscribers In A World Of Tightening Paywalls
11:30am – 12:30pm
EDT
Building A Pipeline Of Future Subscribers In A World Of Tightening Paywalls
Location: Salon I - 5th Floor
Speaker:
Cary Betagole (he/him/his)
– The Philadelphia Inquirer
Audience development and metrics
11:30am – 12:30pm
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How to Think Like a Change Agent: Building Your Skills to Spur Innovation with a Journalism Fellowship
11:30am – 12:30pm
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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
Innovative news storytelling
This session brought to you by
11:30am – 12:30pm
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Present Your Audience With Breaking News Updates On Your Terms
11:30am – 12:30pm
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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
11:30am – 12:30pm
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Real Talk About The Status Of DEI In Journalism
11:30am – 12:30pm
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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
11:30am – 12:30pm
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The Power of Collaboration
11:30am – 12:30pm
EDT
The Power of Collaboration
Location: Salon B - 5th Floor
Speaker:
Clyde Jiles
Speaker:
Paris M. Brown (she/her/hers)
– The Baltimore Times
Speaker:
Denise Rolark Barnes
– The Washington Informer
Speaker:
John Celestand
– Local Media Association
Speaker:
Clyde Jiles (he/him/his)
– Defender Network
Revenue, content strategy or product
11:30am – 12:30pm
EDT
When They Zig, You Zag: Disrupting The Framework For More Inclusive, Empowered Reporting
11:30am – 12:30pm
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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
11:30am – 12:30pm
EDT
Covering Tribal Government and Federal Government Elections Across the U.S.
11:30am – 12:30pm
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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
11:30am – 12:30pm
EDT
The New Era Of Audience Engagement: Evolution, Trends And Strategies
11:30am – 12:30pm
EDT
The New Era Of Audience Engagement: Evolution, Trends And Strategies
Location: Franklin 5-6 - 4th Floor
Speaker:
Antoine Amann
– Echobox
Speaker:
Jill Nicholson
Audience development and metrics
11:30am – 12:30pm
EDT
How To Win In Newsroom Middle Management
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
11:30am – 12:30pm
EDT
Countering Trauma for Everyone in the Newsroom
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
12:30pm – 1:00pm
EDT
In Conversation: Nikole Hannah-Jones
12:30pm – 1:00pm
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In Conversation: Nikole Hannah-Jones
Location: Salon E-F-G-H - 5th Floor
Moderator:
Versha Sharma
– Teen Vogue
Presenter:
Nikole Hannah-Jones
– The New York Times Magazine
1:00pm – 2:00pm
EDT
Do’s and Don’t’s When Working with Whistleblowers in the Digital Age
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
Innovative news storytelling
This session brought to you by
1:00pm – 2:00pm
EDT
Luncheon: Give Your Audience a Voice (RSVP Required - by Invitation)
1:00pm – 2:00pm
EDT
Luncheon: Give Your Audience a Voice (RSVP Required - by Invitation)
Location: 302-303 - 3rd Floor
Audience development and metrics
Sponsored By
1:00pm – 2:00pm
EDT
Maximizing Your Conversion Rate: Tips from LA Times, NPR and Reuters (Midway Programming)
1:00pm – 2:00pm
EDT
Maximizing Your Conversion Rate: Tips from LA Times, NPR and Reuters (Midway Programming)
Location: Franklin 3-4 - 4th Floor
Moderator:
Brad Streicher
– Chartbeat
Speaker:
Claire Rogers
– NPR
Speaker:
Samantha Melbourneweaver
– LA Times
Speaker:
Elaine Piniat
– Reuters
Audience development and metrics
2:00pm – 3:00pm
EDT
Visit the Start-Up Alley
2:00pm – 3:00pm
EDT
Visit the Start-Up Alley
Location: Franklin Hall - 4th Floor
Emerging technology
2:30pm – 3:30pm
EDT
Better Gun Violence Reporting: Lessons from the Ground in Philly
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
2:30pm – 3:30pm
EDT
Beyond The Newsletter Boom: Robust Strategies For Genuine Engagement
2:30pm – 3:30pm
EDT
Beyond The Newsletter Boom: Robust Strategies For Genuine Engagement
Location: Franklin 3-4 - 4th Floor
Speaker:
Judith Langowski (she/her/hers)
– Reuters
Speaker:
Elana Zak
– The Washington Post
Speaker:
Najja Parker (she/her/hers)
– The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Moderator:
Kim Bode
– Newspack at Automattic
Revenue, content strategy or product
2:30pm – 3:30pm
EDT
Beyond Trans 101: How to Plan and Manage Better Trans Coverage
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
2:30pm – 3:30pm
EDT
Five Diplomacy Tactics To Drive Change
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
2:30pm – 3:30pm
EDT
In a Post-Platform Media World, Destinations Matter Most
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
2:30pm – 3:30pm
EDT
Outsmarting Abusive Trolls: A Hands-On Safety Clinic
2:30pm – 3:30pm
EDT
Outsmarting Abusive Trolls: A Hands-On Safety Clinic
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
Speaker:
Aashna Agarwal (she/her/hers)
– PEN America
Emerging technology
2:30pm – 3:30pm
EDT
Powering Trusted News with AI: Navigating the Present and Shaping the Future
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
Emerging technology
Innovative news storytelling
Sponsored By
2:30pm – 3:30pm
EDT
So, You're Thinking Of Stepping Down: Succession Planning For Newsroom Leaders (And Their Teams)
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
2:30pm – 3:30pm
EDT
The Center Will Not Hold: Why and How Decentralization Will Lead Us Forward (Midway Programming))
2:30pm – 3:30pm
EDT
The Center Will Not Hold: Why and How Decentralization Will Lead Us Forward (Midway Programming)
Location: Salon B - 5th Floor
Speaker:
Eric Mack
– JournoDAO
Speaker:
Crystal Street
– Consensys
Speaker:
Keith Axline (he/him/his)
– JournoDAO, Factland
Speaker:
Spencer Cavanaugh (he/him/his)
– JournoDAO
Emerging technology
2:30pm – 3:30pm
EDT
How To Get Your Newsroom To Care About Alt Text And Accessibility
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
4:00pm – 5:00pm
EDT
Educators & Teaching Meetup Potluck
4:00pm – 5:00pm
EDT
Educators & Teaching Meetup Potluck
Location: Networking Center - Franklin Hall - 4th Floor
Speaker:
Jeremy Caplan (he/him/his)
– CUNY Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
4:00pm – 5:00pm
EDT
Meetup: Newsletter Innovation & The Changing Landscape
4:00pm – 5:00pm
EDT
Meetup: Newsletter Innovation & The Changing Landscape
Location: Franklin 3-4 - 4th Floor
Speaker:
Dariela Sosa (she/her/hers)
– Arepita, 10min
Speaker:
Xian Chiang-Waren (she/her/hers)
– THE CITY
Moderator:
Megan Griffith-Greene (she/her/hers)
– The Washington Post
Networking
Sponsored By
4:00pm – 5:00pm
EDT
New Tools for Journalists
4:00pm – 5:00pm
EDT
New Tools for Journalists
Location: Salon C-D - 5th Floor
Speaker:
Etan Horowitz
– Google
Emerging technology
Innovative news storytelling
Sponsored By
4:00pm – 5:00pm
EDT
Table Talks: ChatGPT
4:00pm – 5:00pm
EDT
Table Talks: ChatGPT
Location: Salon B - 5th Floor
Speaker:
Edward Tian (he/him/his)
– GPTZero
Leadership and culture
4:00pm – 5:00pm
EDT
Table Talks: Navigating C-18 And The Canadian News Blackout
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
4:00pm – 5:00pm
EDT
Table Talks: Online Safety & Psychological Well Being
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
4:00pm – 5:00pm
EDT
Table Talks: How To Keep Evolving When Our Industry Never Stops Changing
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
4:00pm – 5:00pm
EDT
Table Talks: Trans Coverage
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
4:00pm – 5:00pm
EDT
Table Talks: Succession Planning
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
4:00pm – 5:00pm
EDT
Table Talks: Alt Text and Accessibility
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
5:30pm – 6:30pm
EDT
Reception: Amplify Your Live Events with Short-Form Video Moments (RSVP Required for Beverage Ticket)
5:30pm – 6:30pm
EDT
Reception: Amplify Your Live Events with Short-Form Video Moments (RSVP Required for Beverage Ticket)
Location: 302-303 - 3rd Floor
Revenue, content strategy or product
Sponsored By
5:30pm – 6:30pm
EDT
RJI Happy Hour (RSVP Required)
5:30pm – 6:30pm
EDT
RJI Happy Hour (RSVP Required)
Location: 411-412 - 4th Floor
Networking
Sponsored By
6:00pm – 7:30pm
EDT
Women's Leadership Accelerator Reception (by Invitation Only)
6:00pm – 7:30pm
EDT
Women's Leadership Accelerator Reception (by Invitation Only)
Location: Portrait Gallery - Lobby Level
Networking
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