Culture and Career
How to Hire (and Invest In) the Interns
- Kristen East
The interns are the next generation of journalists, and newsrooms must be able to effectively recognize and cultivate talent to help build their career foundations. Join this...
International Office and School Supply Showdown
- Kim Bui
Pens, notebooks, laptop bags and other supplies are the unsung heroes of journalism, diligently working day in and day out to help report the world’s news. Take a break from...
Motherhood: Living It in Newsrooms, Covering It in the World
- Katherine Goldstein
Motherhood is too often dismissed as a fluffy topic for lifestyle pages, rather than one in dire need of serious reporting on its intersections with healthcare, economics, public...
Newsroom Workflow: Tools and Tactics to Simplify and Iterate
- Michael Ventura
- Erica Smith
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Moderated by Angela Pacienza
Newsrooms large and small are saddled with confusing workarounds, outmoded processes and silos incubating miscommunication. Join this session to acquire tools and tactics to make...
Parenting in the Digital Newsroom, Speed Dating Style
- Stephanie Backus
- Megha Satyanarayana
- Kristen Hare
- Nicole Stockdale
Being a parent in digital media is hard. Attend this small group, speed-dating-style session for insights into topics impacting journalist parents, from pumping in the newsrooms...
Platypuses, Unicorns and Zebras: Build Careers that Bridge Editorial and Business
“Journalist” is no longer a direct career path, with innovators now building careers that straddle editorial, business, technology and product lines. Join this workshop to...
Risk, Reputation and Identity Politics in the Newsroom
- Nicole Carroll
- S. Mitra Kalita
- Raju Narisetti
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Moderated by Soraya Chemaly
This event is presented by Women’s Media Center This discussion will focus on how homogeneity in senior management of newsrooms, persistently sex-segregated coverage, and...
Rx for Online Harassment: Preparation, Response, Support and Self-Care
- Viktorya Vilk
- Harlo Holmes
Online harassment poses a growing threat to press freedom, especially for writers of color, LGBTQ+ individuals and women who face disproportionate harassment. Learn the tools and...
Self-Care for Journalists: Unplugging, Mental Health, Meditation and Balance
- Chaseedaw Giles
- Melissa Daniels
- Elana Newman
Few professions are in such need of self-care as journalism, a snake pit of digital over-stimulation, vicarious trauma and financial insecurity. Attend this training and learn how...