Skip to main content

Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • 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


    This session brought to you by 
  • 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


    Sponsored By 
  • 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


    Jointly brought to you by 
  • 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