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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
Canva 101: Visual Design for Journalists Who Don’t “Do” Design
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
Canva 101: Visual Design for Journalists Who Don’t “Do” Design
Location: Strand 11A (Level 2)
Speaker:
Jenn Proud (she/her/hers)
– OhSnap!
Lounge Track
Lounge Track brought to you by
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
CDT
Help Desk & App Support
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
CDT
Help Desk & App Support
Location: Empire Foyer (Level 2)
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
CDT
Registration
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
CDT
Registration
Location: Empire Foyer (Level 2)
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Prompt Like A Pro: AI Skills Every Journalist Needs
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Prompt Like A Pro: AI Skills Every Journalist Needs
Location: Empire A (Level 2)
Speaker:
Yumi Wilson (she/her/hers)
– San Francisco State University
Reporting + Editing
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Lessons From Non-Traditional News Sites in Growing Trust and Audience
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Lessons From Non-Traditional News Sites in Growing Trust and Audience
Location: Empire B (Level 2)
Moderator:
S. Mitra Kalita (she/her/hers)
– URL Media | Epicenter-NYC
Speaker:
Raju Narisetti (he/him/his)
– McKinsey & Company
Speaker:
Rohit Agarwal (he/him/his)
– The Weather Company
Speaker:
Dave Meyer
– BiggerPockets
Audience Development
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Beyond The Choir: How To Diversify The Audience For Your Climate Coverage
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Beyond The Choir: How To Diversify The Audience For Your Climate Coverage
Location: Empire CD (Level 2)
Speaker:
Rachel Glickhouse (she/her/hers)
– Grist
Speaker:
Jess Stahl (she/her/hers)
– Grist
Audience Development
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Building Resilient Newsrooms: Developing Safety Protocols To Protect Journalists
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CDT
Building Resilient Newsrooms: Developing Safety Protocols To Protect Journalists
Location: Celestin D (Level 3)
Speaker:
April Alonso (she/her/hers)
– Cicero Independiente
Speaker:
Jeff Belzil (he/him/his)
– International Women Media Foundation
Speaker:
Juanita Islas (she/her/hers)
– International Women's Media Foundation
Speaker:
Jovelle Tamayo (they/them/theirs)
– The Marshall Project
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
CDT
How to Build Connection in the Scroll Age
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
CDT
How to Build Connection in the Scroll Age
Location: Celestin FGH (Level 3)
Speaker:
Diana Abeleven (she/her/hers)
– Canva
Speaker:
Ricky Sutton
– FutureMedia
Speaker:
Brony Popp (she/her/hers)
– Canva
Speaker:
Georgia Diaconescu (she/her/hers)
– Flourish, part of Canva
Audience Development
Session brought to you by
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDT
Is AI Snitching on Your Sources?
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDT
Is AI Snitching on Your Sources?
Location: Empire A (Level 2)
Speaker:
David Huerta (he/him/his)
– Freedom of the Press Foundation
Reporting + Editing
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDT
Navigating the Intersection of Revenue and Journalism
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDT
Navigating the Intersection of Revenue and Journalism
Location: Empire B (Level 2)
Speaker:
Jill Dehnert (she/her/hers)
– Eater / PS / Thrillist / Punch
Speaker:
Amanda Kludt (she/her/hers)
– The New York Times
Speaker:
Lauren Williams
– Capital B
Speaker:
Swati Sharma (she/her/hers)
– Vox
Revenue + Sustainability
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDT
How to Safely Cover Protests as Movement Journalists
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDT
How to Safely Cover Protests as Movement Journalists
Location: Celestin E (Level 3)
Presenter:
Uyiosa Elegon (he/him/his)
– Shift Press
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDT
From Newsrooms to News Brands: Going Solo in Journalism
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CDT
From Newsrooms to News Brands: Going Solo in Journalism
Location: Empire CD (Level 2)
Moderator:
Liz Kelly Nelson (she/her/hers)
– Project C
Speaker:
Caitlin Dewey (she/her/hers)
– Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends
Speaker:
Matt Kiser
– What the Fuck Just Happened Today?
Speaker:
Kiran Chawla (she/her/hers)
– Unfiltered With Kiran
Entrepreneurship + Creator Journalism
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Beyond Resumes: Power Up Your Job Search With Canva
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Beyond Resumes: Power Up Your Job Search With Canva
Location: Strand 11A (Level 2)
Speaker:
Beth Francesco
– National Press Club Journalism Institute
Lounge Track
Lounge Track brought to you by
1:15 PM - 3:15 PM
CDT
Staying Safe Amid Chaos: Protecting yourself, your team and your sources
1:15 PM - 3:15 PM
CDT
Staying Safe Amid Chaos: Protecting Yourself, Your Team and Your Sources (Invite Only; at capacity)
Location: Strand 12AB (Level 2)
Speaker:
Juanita Islas (she/her/hers)
– International Women's Media Foundation
Speaker:
Jeff Belzil (he/him/his)
– International Women Media Foundation
Speaker:
Catherine Henderson
– International Women's Media Foundation
Speaker:
Ximena Natera (she/her/hers)
– International Women's Media Foundation
Reporting + Editing
This session brought to you by
Ford Foundation, International Women's Media Foundation
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT
Focus Group: The Future of AI-Powered Newsletter Platforms
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT
Focus Group: The Future of AI-Powered Newsletter Platforms
Location: Strand 13AB (Level 2)
Focus group hosted by
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
News Futures Meetup
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
News Futures Meetup
Location: Celestin BC (Level 3)
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
Creator Meetup
Entrepreneurship + Creator Journalism
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
Creator Meetup
Location: Foster 1 (Level 2)
Entrepreneurship + Creator Journalism
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
Student Meetup
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
Student Meetup
Location: Foster 1 (Level 2)
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
First-Timer's Orientation
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
First-Timer's Orientation
Location: Empire A (Level 2)
Speaker:
Angela Chao (she/her/hers)
– Healthline & Healthgrades Media, RVO Health
Speaker:
Meghan Murphy
– Online News Association
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
Engage With Local Communities To Strengthen Climate Journalism
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
Engage With Local Communities To Strengthen Climate Journalism
Location: Empire CD (Level 2)
Moderator:
Ashley Hopkinson (she/her/hers)
– Solutions Journalism Network
Speaker:
Josie Abugov
– Times-Picayune
Speaker:
Liz Kimbrough (she/her/hers)
– Mongabay
Speaker:
Halle Parker (she/her/hers)
– Verite News
Speaker:
John Stanton
– The Gambit
Audience Development
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
Understanding and Using Hurricane Data
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
Understanding and Using Hurricane Data
Location: Celestin D (Level 3)
Speaker:
John Keefe
– The New York Times
Technology + Product
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
What AI Means for the Future of Your Newsroom
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
What AI Means for the Future of Your Newsroom
Location: Celestin E (Level 3)
Speaker:
Nikita Roy (she/her/hers)
– Newsroom Robots Lab
Technology + Product
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
Building Smarter Media Products: A Playbook for Audience Growth
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
Building Smarter Media Products: A Playbook for Audience Growth
Location: Celestin GH (Level 3)
Speaker:
Jess Davis
– Gannett
Speaker:
Alan Smodic
– WordPress VIP
Audience Development
This session brought to you by
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
From Community to Content: Unlocking Stories and Insights from Your Audience
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
From Community to Content: Unlocking Stories and Insights from Your Audience
Location: Celestin F (Level 3)
Speaker:
Dalia Vainer
– Viafoura
Speaker:
Mark Zohar
– Viafoura
Audience Development
This session brought to you by
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Visual Storytelling in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Visual Storytelling in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley
Location: Strand 11A (Level 2)
Speaker:
Nicole Kunkel
– Flourish
Speaker:
Oliver Laughland (he/him/his)
– The Guardian US
Speaker:
Ricky Sutton
– FutureMedia
Lounge Track
Lounge Track brought to you by
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
CDT
Leading at the Margins: Personal Resilience in the Face of National Reckoning
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
CDT
Opening Remarks + Featured Presentation: Leading at the Margins: Personal Resilience in the Face of National Reckoning
Location: Empire Ballroom (Level 2)
Moderator:
Ethar El-Katatney (she/her/hers)
– Documented
Speaker:
Madeleine Bair
– El Tímpano
Speaker:
Maritza L. Félix (she/her/hers)
– Conecta Arizona
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
CDT
ONA25 Welcome Reception
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
CDT
ONA25 Welcome Reception
Location: Celestin Foyer (Level 3)
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
CDT
VIP Happy Hour (Invite Only)
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
CDT
VIP Happy Hour (Invite Only)
Location: Offsite
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