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Full Schedule

  • Tuesday, August 22, 2023
  • 6:30pm – 8:30pm EDT
    Help Desk + App Support
    Location: 5th Floor Help Desk Area
  • 6:30pm – 8:30pm EDT
    Registration Open for Early Badge Pick Up
    Location: 5th Floor Registration Area
  • Wednesday, August 23, 2023
  • 8:30am – 5:00pm EDT
    Help Desk + App Support
    Location: 5th Floor Help Desk Area
  • 8:30am – 5:00pm EDT
    Registration Open
    Location: 5th Floor Registration Area
  • 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

  • 10:00am – 10:45am EDT
    Small Group Career Advice: Early-Career (Sign-Up Required)

    Location: 308-309 - 3rd Floor

    Networking

  • 10:00am – 10:45am EDT
    Small Group Career Advice: Mid-Career (Sign-Up Required)

    Location: Conference Suite 2 - 3rd Floor

    Networking

  • 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

  • 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

    Innovative news storytelling


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  • 11:00am – 11:45am EDT
    Small Group Career Advice: Early-Career (Sign-Up Required)

    Location: 308-309 - 3rd Floor

    Networking

  • 11:00am – 11:45am EDT
    Small Group Career Advice: Mid-Career (Sign-Up Required)

    Location: Conference Suite 2 - 3rd Floor

    Networking

  • 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

  • 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

    Revenue, content strategy or product

    Leadership and culture


    This session brought to you by 
  • 2:30pm – 3:15pm EDT
    Small Group Career Advice: Early-Career (Sign-Up Required)

    Location: 308-309 - 3rd Floor

    Networking

  • 2:30pm – 3:15pm EDT
    Small Group Career Advice: Mid-Career (Sign-Up Required)

    Location: Conference Suite 2 - 3rd Floor

    Networking

  • 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

  • 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

  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
    Parse.ly How-To: Top Analytics Workflows and New Features (RSVP Encouraged)

    Location: Salon K - 5th Floor

    Speaker: John Levitt – Parse.ly

    Speaker: Doyle Irvin – Parse.ly

    Audience development and metrics


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  • 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

  • 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)

    Innovative news storytelling


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  • 3:30pm – 4:15pm EDT
    Small Group Career Advice: Early-Career (Sign-Up Required)

    Location: 308-309 - 3rd Floor

    Networking

  • 3:30pm – 4:15pm EDT
    Small Group Career Advice: Mid-Career (Sign-Up Required)

    Location: Conference Suite 2 - 3rd Floor

    Networking

  • 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

  • 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

  • 5:15pm – 6:15pm EDT
    NBCUniversal Networking Reception (RSVP Required for Beverage Ticket)

    Location: 411-412 - 4th Floor

    Networking


    Sponsored By 
  • 6:00pm – 8:00pm EDT
    It’s a Philly Thing: Welcome Reception

    Location: Offsite: Lenfest Institute and The Philadelphia Inquirer Headquarters

    Networking


    Co-hosted and sponsored by 
  • Thursday, August 24, 2023
  • 8:30am – 9:30am EDT
    Breakfast: Covering Presidential Elections and (Possible) Former-President Indictments From the Center of the Political Universe (RSVP Required)

    Location: 411-412 - 4th Floor

    Speaker: Leroy Chapman, Jr. (he/him/his) – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    Revenue, content strategy or product


    Sponsored By 
  • 8:30am – 9:30am EDT
    Breakfast: Hedging the Hedge Fund (RSVP Required)

    Location: 302-303 - 3rd Floor

    Speaker: Mary Walter-Brown – News Revenue Hub

    Speaker: Lorie Hearn (she/her/hers) – inewsource

    Speaker: Scott Lewis – Voice of San Diego

    Revenue, content strategy or product


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  • 8:30am – 5:00pm EDT
    Registration Open
    Location: 5th Floor Registration Area
  • 8:30am – 6:00pm EDT
    Help Desk + App Support
    Location: 5th Floor Help Desk Area
  • 9:30am – 11:00am EDT
    Opening Remarks and Featured Session: The Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence

    Location: Salon E-F-G-H - 5th Floor

    Speaker: Liz Danzico – Microsoft

    Speaker: Dalia Hashim – Partnership on AI

    Speaker: Matt Masterson (he/him/his) – Microsoft

    Moderator: Paul Cheung – Center for Public Integrity

    Learning

  • 11:00am – 6:00pm EDT
    Help Stations
    Location: 3rd and 4th Floors
  • 11:00am – 6:30pm EDT
    Visit the Midway
    Location: Franklin Hall - 4th Floor

    Networking

  • 11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
    Countering News Avoidance: Drawing Audiences Back To Our Journalism

    Location: Franklin 5-6 - 4th Floor

    Speaker: Kirsten Eddy – Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism

    Speaker: Rubina Madan Fillion (she/her/hers) – The New York Times

    Speaker: Allison Dikanovic (she/her/hers) – The Kansas City Star

    Revenue, content strategy or product

  • 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

  • 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

  • 11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
    From Clicks to Connections: Mastering Traffic for Publishers

    Location: Salon B - 5th Floor

    Speaker: Simran Cashyap – Echobox

    Audience development and metrics

  • 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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  • 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

  • 11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
    How Philanthropy is Changing the Journalism Landscape
    Location: Salon L - 5th Floor

    Speaker: Teresa Gorman (she/her/hers) – Democracy Fund

    Speaker: Tracie MONIQUE Powell (she/her/hers) – The Pivot Fund, Inc.

    Speaker: Karen Rundlet

    Moderator: Jennifer Preston (she/her/hers) – Media Impact Funders

    Revenue, content strategy or product

  • 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

  • 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

  • 11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
    The Perils Of Ignoring AI In Your Newsroom

    Location: Franklin 3-4 - 4th Floor

    Speaker: Ernest Kung (he/him/his) – The Associated Press

    Speaker: Adriana Lacy (she/her/hers) – Adriana Lacy Consulting

    Speaker: Aimee L. Rinehart (she/her/hers) – The Associated Press

    Emerging technology

  • 11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
    Finding Your Voice On Vertical Video

    Location: Salon J - 5th Floor

    Presenter: Sara Roth (she/her/hers) – VERIFY

    Presenter: Ariane Datil (she/her/hers) – VERIFY

    Presenter: Amanda Lashbaugh – TEGNA - VERIFY

    Audience development and metrics

  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
    Luncheon — Elections, Engagement and Efficiency: Create Unbeatable Multi-Platform Coverage (RSVP Required - by Invitation)

    Location: 302-303 - 3rd Floor

    Speaker: Kristen Rogers – Tagboard

    Revenue, content strategy or product


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  • 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 culture

    Audience development and metrics

  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
    YouTube News Shorts Workshop

    Location: Salon C-D - 5th Floor

    Speaker: Nicolette Scott – YouTube

    Speaker: Kourtney Bitterly – YouTube

    Innovative news storytelling


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  • 1:00pm – 3:00pm EDT
    Ice Cream Social!

    Location: Franklin Foyer - 4th Floor

    Networking


    Hosted by ONA23 Joy Sponsor 
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
    AI Tools Showcase (Midway Programming)

    Location: Franklin 3-4 - 4th Floor

    Speaker: Gerard Donnelly – Legitimate

    Speaker: Ari Abelson – OpenOrigins

    Speaker: Ryan Restivo (he/him/his) – YESEO

    Speaker: Laura E. Davis (she/her/hers) – Stylebot

    Speaker: Eric Mack – JournoDAO

    Moderator: Hanaa Rifaey – Online News Association

  • 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

  • 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

    Innovative news storytelling


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  • 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

  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
    Hacks, Leaks, And Revelations
    Location: Salon A - 5th Floor

    Speaker: Micah Lee (he/him/his) – The Intercept

    Emerging technology

  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
    High Stakes, Measured Takes: Making Sense Of The Latest Developments In 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

    Emerging technology

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
    ONA Women's Leadership Accelerator Office Hour
    Location: Franklin 3-4 - 4th Floor

    Speaker: Kelsey Proud (she/her/hers) – Online News Association

  • 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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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 5:30pm – 6:00pm EDT
    ONA Board Candidate Meet-and-Greet
    Location: Franklin Hall - 4th Floor

    Networking

  • 5:30pm – 7:30pm EDT
    ONA23 Welcome Party!

    Location: Franklin Hall & Grand Ballroom

    Networking


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  • Friday, August 25, 2023
  • 8:00am – 9:30am EDT
    Diversity Mentorship Breakfast (by Invitation Only)

    Location: 411-412 - 4th Floor

    Networking


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  • 8:00am – 7:00pm EDT
    Help Desk + App Support
    Location: 5th Floor Help Desk Area
  • 8:00am – 7:00pm EDT
    Help Stations
    Location: 3rd and 4th Floors
  • 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

    Emerging technology

    Innovative news storytelling


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  • 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

    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
    Location: Franklin Hall - 4th Floor

    Networking

  • 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

    Location: Salon I - 5th Floor

    Speaker: Cary Betagole (he/him/his) – The Philadelphia Inquirer

    Audience development and metrics

  • 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

    Innovative news storytelling


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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

    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.

    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

    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

    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
    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

    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
    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


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  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
    Luncheon: Give Your Audience a Voice (RSVP Required - by Invitation)

    Location: 302-303 - 3rd Floor

    Audience development and metrics


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  • 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
    Location: Franklin Hall - 4th Floor

    Emerging technology

  • 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

    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

    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
    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

    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
    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

    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


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  • 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)
    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

    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
    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

    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


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  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
    New Tools for Journalists

    Location: Salon C-D - 5th Floor

    Speaker: Etan Horowitz – Google

    Emerging technology

    Innovative news storytelling


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  • 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
    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
    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
    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

    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

    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

    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)

    Location: 302-303 - 3rd Floor

    Revenue, content strategy or product


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  • 5:30pm – 6:30pm EDT
    RJI Happy Hour (RSVP Required)

    Location: 411-412 - 4th Floor

    Networking


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  • 6:00pm – 7:30pm EDT
    Women's Leadership Accelerator Reception (by Invitation Only)

    Location: Portrait Gallery - Lobby Level

    Networking


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  • Saturday, August 26, 2023
  • 9:45am – 4:15pm EDT
    Registration Open
    Location: 5th Floor Registration Area
  • 9:45am – 5:00pm EDT
    Help Desk + App Support
    Location: 5th Floor Help Desk Area

    Revenue, content strategy or product

  • 10:00am – 11:00am EDT
    The Humans Who Power(ed) Your Algorithm: The Untold Story of Big Tech’s Curation, Content, & Editorial Teams

    Location: Salon E-F-G-H - 5th Floor

    Speaker: Joanna Geary (she/her/hers) – Twitter (Former)

    Speaker: Carolyn O'Hara (she/her/hers) – Pocket/Mozilla

    Speaker: Rachel Richardson (she/her/hers) – Snap (Former)

    Speaker: Chi-Chi Zhang (she/her/hers) – Google (Former)

    Moderator: David Smydra – POLITICO

    Audience development and metrics

  • 10:00am – 4:00pm EDT
    Visit the Networking Center
    Location: Networking Center - Franklin Hall - 4th Floor
  • 11:00am – 5:00pm EDT
    Help Stations
    Location: 3rd and 4th Floors
  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
    Product Principles For Equitable And Fair News

    Location: Salon I - 5th Floor

    Presenter: Feli Carrique (she/her/hers) – News Product Alliance

    Revenue, content strategy or product

  • 11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
    SEO For News Publishers: Hands-On Tips To Boost Your Traffic

    Location: Salon A - 5th Floor

    Speaker: Carrzi Dominguez (she/her/hers) – Trisolute News Dashboard

    Speaker: Joy Johnston (she/her/hers) – Trisolute News Dashboard

    Audience development and metrics

  • 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

    Innovative news storytelling


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  • 11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
    The California Accountability Project: Combining Cutting-Edge AI Technology With Traditional Reporting Methods

    Location: Franklin 2 - 4th Floor

    Speaker: Marc Lavallee – Knight Foundation

    Speaker: David Lesher – CalMatters

    Speaker: Sapna Satagopan (she/her/hers) – CalMatters

    Emerging technology

  • 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

  • 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

  • 11:30am – 12:30pm EDT
    Recognizing Inequities in Artificial Intelligence with Meredith Broussard

    Location: Salon G-H - 5th Floor

    Speaker: Meredith Broussard (she/her/hers) – Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University

    Moderator: Imaeyen Ibanga – AJ+/Al Jazeera

    Emerging technology

  • 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

    Innovative news storytelling


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  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
    Building A Talent Pipeline For Product In The Newsroom

    Location: Salon I - 5th Floor

    Speaker: Feli Carrique (she/her/hers) – News Product Alliance

    Speaker: Marie Gilot (she/her/hers) – Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY

    Revenue, content strategy or product

  • 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 technology

    Innovative news storytelling

  • 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

  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
    Tiny, Scrappy And Hungry: How Small Newsrooms Can Launch Products On A Shoestring

    Location: Salon A - 5th Floor

    Speaker: Kyle Plantz (he/him/his) – Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY

    Speaker: Helen Thompson – Science News

    Speaker: Nikita Roy (she/her/hers) – Newsroom Robots

    Revenue, content strategy or product

  • 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

  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm EDT
    Reaching Younger, More Diverse Audiences As A Legacy News Org

    Location: Franklin 3-4 - 4th Floor

    Speaker: Ed Medeles (he/him/his) – The Associated Press

    Speaker: Sorayah Zahir (she/her/hers) – The Wall Street Journal

    Speaker: Mallorie Sullivan (she/her/hers) – USA TODAY

    Speaker: Narda Perez (she/her/hers) – Slate

    Audience development and metrics

  • 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

  • 5:30pm – 7:00pm EDT
    Online Journalism Awards Reception Box Office
  • 6:00pm – 7:00pm EDT
    Online Journalism Awards Reception

    Location: Grand Ballroom Foyer - 5th Floor

    Networking

  • 7:00pm – 9:00pm EDT
    Online Journalism Awards Ceremony and Banquet

    Location: Grand Ballroom - 5th Floor

    Networking


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  • Thursday, September 28, 2023
  • 11:00am – 11:45am EDT
    A Keynote Conversation With Katie Drummond, WIRED’s New Global Editorial Director

    Speaker: Katie Drummond (she/her/hers) – WIRED

    Moderator: Versha Sharma – Teen Vogue

  • 12:00pm – 12:45pm EDT
    Approaches In AI Innovation From Two of Europe's Public Broadcasters

    Speaker: Uli Köppen – German Public Broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)

    Speaker: Miranda Marcus – BBC News Labs

    Moderator: Nikita Roy (she/her/hers) – Newsroom Robots

  • 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

    Emerging technology

    Innovative news storytelling


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  • 1:00pm – 1:45pm EDT
    Caption This: News, Captions, Accessibility, and Keeping Humans in the Loop

    Speaker: Alicia Zuckerman (she/her/hers) – Independent

    Speaker: Tom Pritsky (he/him/his) – TranscribeGlass

  • 1:00pm – 1:45pm EDT
    Learn How To Use Google Analytics 4

    Speaker: Sophie Ho (she/her/hers) – News Revenue Hub

    Emerging technology


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  • Friday, September 29, 2023
  • 11:00am – 11:45am EDT
    Karen Hao: Reporting, staffing and using generative AI in newsrooms

    Speaker: Karen Hao

    Moderator: Imaeyen Ibanga – AJ+/Al Jazeera

  • 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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  • 12:00pm – 12:45pm EDT
    Encore: YouTube News Shorts Workshop

    Speaker: Nicolette Scott – YouTube

    Innovative news storytelling


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  • 12:00pm – 12:45pm EDT
    Taylor Lorenz: Looking back to look forward while we're all Extremely Online

    Speaker: Taylor Lorenz – The Washington Post

    Moderator: Versha Sharma – Teen Vogue

  • 1:00pm – 1:45pm EDT
    Misinformation, AI, and Elections: The Role of the News Industry in Safeguarding Democracy in the AI Era

    Speaker: Charlie Beckett (he/him/his) – Polis, London School of Economics

    Speaker: Munmun De Choudhury – Georgia Tech

    Moderator: Nikita Roy (she/her/hers) – Newsroom Robots