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Thursday, September 19, 2024
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Help Desk + App Support
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Help Desk + App Support
Location: Grand Hall Foyer(LL2)
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Registration
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Registration
Location: Grand Hall Foyer(LL2)
8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
EDT
The ONA24 Lounge
8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
EDT
The ONA24 Lounge
Location: Grand Hall West - LL2
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
EDT
Featured Session: In Conversation With Jonathan Flesher, VP of Business Development, Reddit
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
EDT
Featured Session: In Conversation With Jonathan Flesher, VP of Business Development, Reddit
Location: Centennial Ballroom (LL1)
Moderator:
Paul Cheung
– Hacks/Hackers
Speaker:
Jonathan Flesher (he/him/his)
– Reddit
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Visit the Midway
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Visit the Midway
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
EDT
Calling All Change-Makers! (RSVP)
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
EDT
Calling All Change-Makers! (RSVP)
Location: International Ballroom (LL1 Tower)
Moderator:
Abbey Gingras (she/her/hers)
– News Revenue Hub
Moderator:
Mary Walter-Brown
– News Revenue Hub
This session brought to you by
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
EDT
Staying Connected: How Text-Based News Services Can Broaden Rural Reporting
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
EDT
Staying Connected: How Text-Based News Services Can Broaden Rural Reporting
Location: Grand Hall ABCD (LL2)
Speaker:
Mary Snapp
– Microsoft
Speaker:
Kimberly Griffin (she/her/hers)
– Mississippi Free Press
Speaker:
Jonathan Kealing (he/him/his)
– Institute for Nonprofit News
Speaker:
Margaret Coker (she/her/hers)
– The Current GA
Moderator:
Keith Pepper
– Rough Draft Atlanta
This session brought to you by
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
EDT
What Does the Public Think of How You Will (and Won’t) Use AI?
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
EDT
What Does the Public Think of How You Will (and Won’t) Use AI?
Location: Embassy AB (LL2 Tower)
Speaker:
Amanda Y. Barrett (she/her/hers)
– The Associated Press
Speaker:
Laura Duclos (she/her/hers)
– Texas Tribune
Speaker:
Summer Moore
– American City Business Journals
Speaker:
Lynn Walsh (she/her/hers)
– Trusting News
Speaker:
Kate Winkle (she/her/hers)
– KXAN
Audience Development
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
EDT
What Smaller Orgs Can Teach Everyone About AI and Trust
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
EDT
What Smaller Orgs Can Teach Everyone About AI and Trust
Location: Embassy CD (LL2 Tower)
Moderator:
Yumi Wilson (she/her/hers)
– AI in Journalism
Speaker:
Vania André
– The Haitian Times
Speaker:
Paris Brown
– Baltimore Times
Speaker:
José J. Nieves (he/him/his)
– El Toque
AI + Emerging Technology
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
EDT
Diversity is More than Staffing, It’s News Coverage: Ensuring More Missing People of Color Make the Headlines
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
EDT
Diversity is More than Staffing, It’s News Coverage: Ensuring More Missing People of Color Make the Headlines
Location: Embassy EF (LL2 Tower)
Moderator:
Gabrielle Jones (she/her/hers)
– Louisville Public Media
Speaker:
Jonathan Franklin (he/him/his)
– NPR
Speaker:
Alina Hartounian (she/her/hers)
– NPR
Speaker:
Rebkah Howard (she/her/hers)
– Black and Missing Foundation
Speaker:
Natalie Wilson (she/her/hers)
– Black and Missing Foundation
Practical Insights + Tools
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
EDT
Engage & Earn: How to Launch Your Audience and Revenue Building Events
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
EDT
Engage & Earn: How to Launch Your Audience and Revenue Building Events
Location: Regency V (LL1)
Speaker:
Idalmy Carrera-Colucci (she/her/hers)
– Blue Engine Collaborative
Speaker:
DeAnna Tisdale Johnson (she/her/hers)
– Jackson Advocate
Speaker:
Janey Tate (she/her/hers)
– Hy-Lo News
Revenue + Sustainability
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
EDT
Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
EDT
Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
Location: Centennial 1 (LL1)
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
Wonder Tools: 24 Surprisingly Useful New Sites, Apps and Services to Boost Your Productivity and Creativity
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
Wonder Tools: 24 Surprisingly Useful New Sites, Apps and Services to Boost Your Productivity and Creativity
Location: Centennial 2 (LL1)
Speaker:
Jeremy Caplan (he/him/his)
– CUNY Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
Practical Insights + Tools
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
Leadership in the Age of AI
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
Leadership in the Age of AI
Location: Centennial 3 (LL1)
Speaker:
Vania André
– The Haitian Times
Speaker:
Aimee L. Rinehart (she/her/hers)
– The Associated Press
Speaker:
Nikita Roy (she/her/hers)
– International Center for Journalists
Speaker:
Anita Zielina (she/her/hers)
– Better Leaders Lab
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
It’s Never Not Election Season: Developing a Strategy for During and In-Between Local Elections
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
It’s Never Not Election Season: Developing a Strategy for During and In-Between Local Elections
Location: Centennial 4 (LL1)
Speaker:
Ariel Zirulnick (she/her/hers)
– Independent
Speaker:
Bridget Thoreson (she/her/hers)
– Hearken
Audience Development
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
How to Communicate Audience Insights to the Newsroom
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
How to Communicate Audience Insights to the Newsroom
Location: Embassy AB (LL2 Tower)
Speaker:
Fernanda Braune Brackenrich (she/her/hers)
– Financial Times
Speaker:
Tess Jeffers (she/her/hers)
– The Wall Street Journal
Audience Development
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
The Key to Context: How Listening to Online Communities Can Transform Your Approach to Audience Engagement
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
The Key to Context: How Listening to Online Communities Can Transform Your Approach to Audience Engagement
Location: Embassy CD (LL2 Tower)
Moderator:
Gabriel Z. Sands (he/him/his)
– reddit
Speaker:
Alex Connor (she/her/hers)
– The Associated Press
Speaker:
Ryan Beckler (he/him/his)
– NBC News
Speaker:
Sarakshi Rai (she/her/hers)
– The Hill
Speaker:
Gillian Van Stratt (she/her/hers)
– MLive.com
Audience Development
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
Upcharge Your Food Coverage
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
Upcharge Your Food Coverage
Location: Embassy EF (LL2 Tower)
Speaker:
Rosalind Bentley (she/her/hers)
– Gravy
Speaker:
Wendell Brock
– The Bitter Southerner
Speaker:
Mike Jordan
– Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Speaker:
Hanna Raskin
– The Food Section
Practical Insights + Tools
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
Weaving Community Threads
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
Weaving Community Threads
Location: Hanover DE (LL2)
Speaker:
Kimberly Griffin (she/her/hers)
– Mississippi Free Press
Speaker:
Diamond Hardiman
– Free Press
Speaker:
DaLyah Jones
– Borealis Philanthropy,
Speaker:
Janey Tate (she/her/hers)
– Hy-Lo News
Speaker:
Stephanie Toone (she/her/hers)
– Canopy Atlanta
Practical Insights + Tools
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
ONA Legal Panel
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
ONA Legal Panel: You Might Want To Loop In Legal
Location: Hanover FG (LL2)
Moderator:
Alison Schary
– Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Speaker:
Jonathan Hart (he/him/his)
– Knight Foundation
Speaker:
Samantha C. Hamilton (she/her/hers)
– Atlanta Community Press Collective
Speaker:
Patricia J. Peña
– Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
What Do We Make, Again? Helpful Product Strategies For Busy Newsrooms
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
What Do We Make, Again? Helpful Product Strategies For Busy Newsrooms
Location: Regency V (LL1)
Speaker:
Leah Becerra (she/her/hers)
– The Boston Globe
Speaker:
Laura Krantz McNeill
– The Chronicle of Higher Education
Speaker:
Margaux Maxwell (she/her/hers)
– Oregon Public Broadcasting
Practical Insights + Tools
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
Location: Centennial 1 (LL1)
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
[BLANK] Is the Future of Journalism
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
[BLANK] Is the Future of Journalism
Location: Learning Center (LL1)
Moderator:
Robert Hernandez (he/him/his)
– USC Annenberg / JOVRNALISM
Speaker:
Ghazala Irshad (she/her/hers)
– The Marshall Project
Speaker:
Izz LaMagdeleine (they/them/theirs)
– Snopes
Speaker:
Christina A. Lee (she/her/hers)
– Canopy Atlanta
Speaker:
Tracie M. Powell (she/her/hers)
– The Pivot Fund, Inc.
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
Redefining News In The Age Of Social Media
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
EDT
Redefining News In The Age Of Social Media
Location: Grand Hall (LL2)
Moderator:
Jim Brady
– Knight Foundation
Speaker:
Blair Imani (she/her/hers)
– Smarter in Seconds
Speaker:
Katerina Eva Matsa
– Pew Research Center
Speaker:
Mosheh Oinounou
– Mo News
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
This session brought to you by
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
EDT
Beyond Hype & Alarmism: Elevating AI Coverage in the Newsroom
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
EDT
Luncheon — Beyond Hype & Alarmism: Elevating AI Coverage in the Newsroom
Location: Baker (LL3)
Moderator:
Garance Burke (she/her/hers)
– The Associated Press
Speaker:
Varsha Bansal
– Independent
Speaker:
Lam Thuy Vo (she/her/hers)
– Documented / Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Speaker:
Gideon Lichfield (he/him/his)
– Independent
AI + Emerging Technology
This luncheon is hosted by
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
EDT
Luncheon - 12 Lessons in 12 Months: Transforming the Wall Street Journal Into a Truly Audience-First Newsroom
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
EDT
Luncheon - 12 Lessons in 12 Months: Transforming the Wall Street Journal Into a Truly Audience-First Newsroom
Location: Regency V (LL1)
Speaker:
Marie Beaudette
– The Wall Street Journal
Speaker:
Kevin Dubouis (he/him/his)
– The Wall Street Journal
Speaker:
Taneth Evans
– The Wall Street Journal
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
Hosted by
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
EDT
Luncheon — Fact Check This: One Nonprofit’s Audacious Goal To Combat Misinformation
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
EDT
Luncheon — Fact Check This: One Nonprofit’s Audacious Goal To Combat Misinformation
Location: Courtland (LL3)
Moderator:
S. Mitra Kalita (she/her/hers)
– Epicenter-NYC
Speaker:
Ed Bice (he/him/his)
– Meedan
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
This luncheon is hosted by
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EDT
"A Human Condition" – A Play
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EDT
"A Human Condition" – A Play
Location: Learning Center (LL1)
Speaker:
Luisa Ortiz Pérez (she/her/hers)
– Vita-Activa.Org
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EDT
From Generic to Genius: Elevating Engagement with Personalized Newsletters
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EDT
From Generic to Genius: Elevating Engagement with Personalized Newsletters
Location: Centennial 4 (LL1)
Speaker:
Simran Cashyap
– Echobox
Audience Development
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EDT
Trusted Messengers: Journalism In The Age Of Chat Apps
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EDT
Trusted Messengers: Journalism In The Age Of Chat Apps
Location: Embassy CD (LL2 Tower)
Moderator:
Ellery Roberts Biddle (she/her/hers)
– Meedan
Speaker:
Ed Bice (he/him/his)
– Meedan
Speaker:
Maggie Farley (she/her/hers)
– International Center for Journalists
Speaker:
Erica Hellerstein (she/her/hers)
– El Tímpano
Speaker:
S. Mitra Kalita (she/her/hers)
– Epicenter-NYC
Speaker:
Nicolás Ríos
– Documented NY
AI + Emerging Technology
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EDT
Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EDT
Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
Location: Centennial 1 (LL1)
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EDT
What Are the Pillars for Healthy Product Operations in Local News? Lessons From the NPA Community
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EDT
What Are the Pillars for Healthy Product Operations in Local News? Lessons From the NPA Community
Location: Centennial 2 (LL1)
Speaker:
Feli Carrique (she/her/hers)
– News Product Alliance
Speaker:
Upasna Gautam (she/her/hers)
– News Product Alliance & CNN
Speaker:
Eric Ulken (he/him/his)
– The Baltimore Banner
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EDT
Ethical Journalism Across Every Beat in the Era of AI
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EDT
Ethical Journalism Across Every Beat in the Era of AI
Location: Centennial 3 (LL1)
Speaker:
Amanda Y. Barrett (she/her/hers)
– The Associated Press
Speaker:
Garance Burke (she/her/hers)
– The Associated Press
AI + Emerging Technology
Sponsored By
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EDT
How To Win on Search and Social As Platforms Deprioritize News
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EDT
How To Win on Search and Social As Platforms Deprioritize News
Location: Embassy AB (LL2 Tower)
Moderator:
Brad Streicher (he/him/his)
– Chartbeat
Speaker:
Will Federman
– The Hill
Speaker:
Anne Look Thiam
– BBC Studios
Speaker:
Gabby Vukelić
– Newsday
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EDT
Recruiting and Managing a Diverse Cohort of Freelancers
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EDT
Recruiting and Managing a Diverse Cohort of Freelancers
Location: Embassy EF (LL2 Tower)
Speaker:
Katherine Reynolds Lewis (she/her/hers)
– The Institute for Independent Journalists
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EDT
Educators Meetup
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EDT
Educators Meetup
Location: Hanover DE (LL2)
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EDT
Youth Reporting Meetup
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EDT
Youth Reporting Meetup
Location: Hanover FG (LL2)
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EDT
Charting The News: Mastering Data Storytelling In The Newsroom
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
EDT
Charting The News: Mastering Data Storytelling In The Newsroom
Location: Grand Hall ABCD (LL2)
Moderator:
María Fernanda Callejón (she/her/hers)
– Flourish (Canva)
Speaker:
Sophia Eppolito
– The Associated Press
Speaker:
David Foster
– Yahoo Finance
Speaker:
Lyndsey Pereira-Brereton (she/her/hers)
– Flourish/Canva
Speaker:
Sophie Rosenbaum
– The Associated Press
Practical Insights + Tools
This session brought to you by
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Southern Journalists Meetup
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Southern Journalists Meetup
Location: Hanover FG (LL2)
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions
Location: Centennial 1 (LL1)
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
News Product Meetup
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
News Product Meetup
Location: Centennial 2 (LL1)
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
AI Innovators Collaborative IRL Meetup
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
AI Innovators Collaborative IRL Meetup
Location: Centennial 3 (LL1)
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Newsletter Professionals Meetup
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Newsletter Professionals Meetup
Location: Centennial 4 (LL1)
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Early Career Meetup
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Early Career Meetup
Location: Embassy AB (LL2 Tower)
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Audience Engagement Professionals Meetup
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Audience Engagement Professionals Meetup
Location: Embassy CD (LL2 Tower)
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Freelancers Meetup
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Freelancers Meetup
Location: Embassy EF (LL2 Tower)
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Consumer Revenue in News Meetup
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Consumer Revenue in News Meetup
Location: Hanover DE (LL2)
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Coverage Planners in Newsrooms Meetup
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Coverage Planners in Newsrooms Meetup
Location: Hanover FG (LL2)
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
European Attendee Meetup
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
European Attendee Meetup
Location: Regency V (LL1)
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Local News Researchers Meetup
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
Local News Researchers Meetup
Location: Baker (LL3)
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
New Tools For Reporting
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
EDT
New Tools For Reporting
Location: Grand Hall ABCD (LL2)
Speaker:
Mary Nahorniak (she/her/hers)
– Google News Initiative
Practical Insights + Tools
This session brought to you by
5:15 PM – 6:15 PM
EDT
Are you a know it all? Join trivia night to find out
5:15 PM – 6:15 PM
EDT
Are you a know it all? Join trivia night to find out
Location: Learning Center (LL1)
Networking
Hosted by
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
EDT
Experience the Substance and Soul of the South with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
EDT
Experience the Substance and Soul of the South with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Location: Regency V (LL1)
Networking
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