Full Schedule

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CDT

Early Badge Pickup

Location: Empire Foyer (Level 2)

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CDT

Help Desk & App Support

Location: Empire Foyer (Level 2)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

Canva 101: Visual Design for Journalists Who Don’t “Do” Design

Location: Strand 11A (Level 2)

Speaker: – OhSnap!

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9:30 AM - 5:30 PM CDT

Help Desk & App Support

Location: Empire Foyer (Level 2)

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

Location: Empire A (Level 2)

Speaker: – San Francisco State University

Reporting + Editing

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Lessons From Non-Traditional News Sites in Growing Trust and Audience

Location: Empire B (Level 2)

Moderator: – URL Media | Epicenter-NYC

Speaker: – McKinsey & Company

Speaker: – The Weather Company

Speaker: – BiggerPockets

Audience Development

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: – Grist

Audience Development

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Building Resilient Newsrooms: Developing Safety Protocols To Protect Journalists

Location: Celestin D (Level 3)

Speaker: – Cicero Independiente

Speaker: – International Women Media Foundation

Speaker: – International Women's Media Foundation

Speaker: – The Marshall Project

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM CDT

How to Build Connection in the Scroll Age

Location: Celestin FGH (Level 3)

Speaker: – Canva

Speaker: – FutureMedia

Speaker: – Canva

Speaker: – Flourish, part of Canva

Audience Development

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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

Is AI Snitching on Your Sources?

Location: Empire A (Level 2)

Speaker: – Freedom of the Press Foundation

Reporting + Editing

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

Navigating the Intersection of Revenue and Journalism

Location: Empire B (Level 2)

Speaker: – Eater / PS / Thrillist / Punch

Speaker: – The New York Times

Speaker: – Capital B

Speaker: – Vox

Revenue + SustainabilityLeadership + Strategy + Culture

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

How to Safely Cover Protests as Movement Journalists

Location: Celestin E (Level 3)

Presenter: – Shift Press

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

From Newsrooms to News Brands: Going Solo in Journalism

Location: Empire CD (Level 2)

Moderator: – Project C

Speaker: – Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends

Speaker: – What the Fuck Just Happened Today?

Speaker: – Unfiltered With Kiran

Entrepreneurship + Creator Journalism

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT

Beyond Resumes: Power Up Your Job Search With Canva

Location: Strand 11A (Level 2)

Speaker: – National Press Club Journalism Institute

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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: – International Women's Media Foundation

Speaker: – International Women Media Foundation

Speaker: – 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

Location: Strand 13AB (Level 2)

Focus group hosted by

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

News Futures Meetup

Location: Celestin BC (Level 3)

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

Location: Foster 1 (Level 2)

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

First-Timer's Orientation

Location: Empire A (Level 2)

Speaker: – Healthline & Healthgrades Media, RVO Health

Speaker: – Online News Association

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

Engage With Local Communities To Strengthen Climate Journalism

Location: Empire CD (Level 2)

Moderator: – Solutions Journalism Network

Speaker: – Times-Picayune

Speaker: – Mongabay

Speaker: – Verite News

Speaker: – The Gambit

Audience Development

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

Understanding and Using Hurricane Data

Location: Celestin D (Level 3)

Speaker: – The New York Times

Technology + Product

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

What AI Means for the Future of Your Newsroom

Location: Celestin E (Level 3)

Speaker: – Newsroom Robots Lab

Technology + Product

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

Building Smarter Media Products: A Playbook for Audience Growth

Location: Celestin GH (Level 3)

Speaker: – Gannett

Speaker: – WordPress VIP

Audience Development

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2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

From Community to Content: Unlocking Stories and Insights from Your Audience

Location: Celestin F (Level 3)

Speaker: – Viafoura

Audience Development

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3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Visual Storytelling in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley

Location: Strand 11A (Level 2)

Speaker: – Flourish

Speaker: – The Guardian US

Speaker: – FutureMedia

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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: – Documented

Speaker: – El Tímpano

Speaker: – Conecta Arizona

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)

Location: Offsite

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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CDT

AI, GEO, and the Future of Journalism: Cutting Through the Noise

Location: Strand 11A (Level 2)

Speaker: – The Media Copilot

Speaker: – FutureMedia

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8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CDT

How News Creators and Digital Newsrooms Approach Social-First Audience Building in 2025 (Invite Only; at capacity)

Location: Strand 12AB (Level 2)

Moderator: – NewsWhip

Speaker: – Harvard University

Speaker: – The Associated Press

Audience Development

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8:00 AM - 3:00 PM CDT

Registration

Location: Empire Foyer (Level 2)

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

Help Desk & App Support

Location: Empire Foyer (Level 2)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

Design Once, Publish Everywhere: Canva Workflows for Journalists on the Move

Location: Strand 11A (Level 2)

Speaker: – OhSnap!

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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

Featured Session: In Conversation with Ben Collins of The Onion

Location: Empire Ballroom (Level 2)

Moderator: – Online News Association

Speaker: – The Onion

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT

Storytelling That Connects: Turning News Into Belonging With Canva

Location: Strand 11A (Level 2)

Speaker: – LF Voices Collective / The Sip Collective

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10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

From RAGS to Riches: Revenue Opportunities in the Emerging AI Content Licensing Market

Location: Empire CD (Level 2)

Speaker: – TollBit

Speaker: – ScalePost

Speaker: – Center for Journalism & Liberty

Speaker: – Sphere

Revenue + Sustainability

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions

Location: Empire A (Level 2)

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Educators Meetup

Location: Foster 1 (Level 2)

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Founders and Entrepreneurs Meetup

Location: Foster 2 (Level 2)

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

[BLANK] Is The Future Of Journalism

Location: Empire B (Level 2)

Moderator: – USC Annenberg / JOVRNALISM

Speaker: – ABC15 Arizona

Speaker: – PEN America

Speaker: – Dark Reading

Speaker: – Newsroom Robots Lab

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Enhancing Climate Accountability Journalism: Community Insights and AI in FOIA Investigations

Location: Celestin A (Level 3)

Speaker: – Fiquem Sabendo

Technology + Product

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

How To Navigate The Shift To Generative Search

Location: Celestin E (Level 3)

Speaker: – Tow Center for Digital Journalism, Columbia University

Audience Development

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Making Climate Personal: Centering People and Solutions in Climate Visuals That Move Audience

Location: Celestin BC (Level 3)

Moderator: – Solutions Journalism Network

Speaker: – Independent

Audience Development

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Build a Sponsored Content Strategy to Drive Impact and Resilience

Location: Celestin D (Level 3)

Speaker: – Spotlight Delaware

Revenue + Sustainability

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Behind the Curtain: How Data Reporting and Shoe-Leather Combine For Impact

Location: Celestin GH (Level 3)

Moderator: – University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications

Speaker: – University of Florida

Speaker: – Associated Press

Speaker: – Houston Chronicle

Reporting + Editing

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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

Build Your Audience Growth Plan

Location: Strand 11A (Level 2)

Speaker: – Blue Engine Collaborative

Speaker:

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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions

Location: Empire A (Level 2)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

Roundtable: Measuring AI ROI in Newsrooms

Location: Foster 1 (Level 2)

Moderator: – elvex

Revenue + SustainabilityLeadership + Strategy + Culture

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

Belonging Under Fire: Defending DEI and Belonging in Journalism

Location: Empire B (Level 2)

Speaker: – The University of California, Berkeley

Speaker: – URL Media

Speaker: – Racial Equity in Journalism Fund, Borealis Philanthropy

Speaker: – The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

The Creator-Led Future of Journalism

Location: Empire CD (Level 2)

Moderator: – Harvard University

Speaker: – The Wall Street Journal

Speaker: – HubSpot

Speaker: – Creator Spotlight

Entrepreneurship + Creator Journalism

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

This Is Not Fine: Lessons From The Burnout Box

Location: Celestin A (Level 3)

Speaker: – The Poynter Institute

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

AI Literacy Starts With Us: How Newsrooms Can Lead The Conversation

Location: Celestin BC (Level 3)

Speaker: – Trusting News

Reporting + Editing

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

Nail Salons, Barber Shops, Eyebrow Waxing And Soccer, Everything Goes In When It Comes To Engaging With Audiences

Location: Celestin D (Level 3)

Speaker: – Documented

Speaker: – America Amplified

Audience Development

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

You've Got an AI Product Idea — Now What?

Location: Celestin E (Level 3)

Speaker: – Newsroom Robots Lab

Speaker: – News Product Alliance

Technology + Product

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

Climate Journalists Meetup

Location: Foster 2 (Level 2)

Reporting + Editing

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

Escaping the Echo Chamber: Building Resilient Newsrooms Through Storytelling Innovation

Location: Celestin GH (Level 3)

Speaker: – InPress

Speaker: – Flourish

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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

The Future Is Direct: SMS as a Newsroom Lifeline

Location: Celestin F (Level 3)

Moderator: – Subtext

Speaker: – Formerly of Gannett and CNET

Speaker: – Hearst Newspapers

Audience Development

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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT

From Image To Impact – Powerful Photography to Real-World Influence, and How Design and Distribution Play a Role

Location: Strand 11A (Level 2)

Speaker: – CatchLight

Speaker: – Adriana Lacy Consulting

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1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CDT

When Your Website Talks Back: Lessons from Building AI Agents on Major News Sites (Event at capacity)

Location: Strand 13AB (Level 2)

Speaker: – Taboola

Speaker: – Gannett

Audience DevelopmentRevenue + Sustainability

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1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CDT

From the Ground Up: Strengthening Communities Through Local News (Invite Only; at capacity)

Location: Strand 12AB (Level 2)

Moderator: – John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Speaker: – El Tecolote

Speaker: – Mississippi Free Press

Speaker: – Signal Cleveland

Reporting + Editing

This luncheon hosted by

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT

Design Fast, Publish Smart: Visual Workflows

Location: Strand 11A (Level 2)

Speaker: – Flourish

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2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

How a Nonprofit Model for Acquisitions is Breathing New Life Into Community-Focused Newsrooms Across California

Location: Celestin GH (Level 3)

Moderator: – News Revenue Hub

Speaker: – NEWSWELL

Speaker: – Times of San Diego

Speaker: – NEWSWELL

Speaker: – Stocktonia

Revenue + SustainabilityLeadership + Strategy + Culture

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2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

Video Made the Publishing Star: Multiply the Power of Your Copy

Location: Celestin F (Level 3)

Speaker: – Stringr

Speaker: – Reach PLC

Revenue + SustainabilityTechnology + Product

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2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions

Location: Empire A (Level 2)

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

Covering A Divided Nation

Location: Empire B (Level 2)

Moderator: – URL Media | WURD Radio

Speaker: – El Tecolote

Speaker: – Documented

Speaker: – Scalawag

Speaker: – Trenton Journal

Reporting + Editing

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

Building a Sustainable Revenue Mix to Power Nonprofit Journalism

Location: Empire CD (Level 2)

Speaker: – The Daily Memphian

Revenue + Sustainability

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

Building a Mutual Aid Model for Crisis Coverage

Location: Celestin A (Level 3)

Speaker: – Solutions Journalism Network

Speaker: – NC Local

Speaker: – Mountain Views News

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

What's Hot and What's Not in Video

Location: Celestin BC (Level 3)

Moderator: – The Video Consortium

Speaker: – Adriana Lacy Consulting

Speaker: – Chartbeat

Speaker: – Deep South Today's Mississippi Today

Entrepreneurship + Creator JournalismLeadership + Strategy + Culture

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

Taking Care: Facing the Mental Health Challenges of Covering Climate Change

Location: Celestin D (Level 3)

Moderator: – Metcalf Institute

Speaker: – Atmos Magazine

Speaker: – Blue Ridge Public Radio

Speaker: – Climate Psychology Alliance of North America

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

In An AI World, Your Brand and People are Your Advantage

Location: Celestin E (Level 3)

Speaker: – WTF is SEO

Speaker: – WTF is SEO?

Audience Development

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

AI Potluck

Location: Foster 1 (Level 2)

Speaker: – National Trust for Local News

Speaker: – generative-ai-newsroom.com

Technology + Product

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

Freelancers Meetup

Location: Foster 2 (Level 2)

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

So You Want To Start a Newsletter? Let’s Build One That Lasts

Location: Strand 11A (Level 2)

Speaker: – National Press Club Journalism Institute

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3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT

Video Journalists Meetup

Location: Celestin BC (Level 3)

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT

Journalists in Recovery Meetup

Location: Strand 10AB (Level 2)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT

Now Screening: How Australian Newsrooms Use Canva to Meet Audiences Where They Are — Literally

Location: Strand 11A (Level 2)

Speaker:

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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT

Steal This Code: AI Projects You Can Use Today

Location: Empire CD (Level 2)

Moderator: – Lenfest AI Collaborative & Fellowship Program

Speaker: – .

Speaker: – The Philadelphia Inquirer

Speaker: – The Seattle Times

Technology + Product

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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT

Early + Mid-Career Advice Sessions

Location: Empire A (Level 2)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT

Wonder Tools: 25 Super Useful Sites and Apps to Boost Your Toolkit

Location: Empire B (Level 2)

Speaker: – CUNY Newmark Graduate School of Journalism

Technology + Product

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT

AI Innovator Collaborative IRL Meetup

Location: Celestin A (Level 3)

Technology + Product

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT

Audio Makers Meetup

Location: Foster 2 (Level 2)

Reporting + Editing

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT

European Attendees Meetup

Location: Foster 1 (Level 2)

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT

Journalists of Color Meetup

Location: Celestin D (Level 3)

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT

Southern Journalists Meetup

Location: Celestin E (Level 3)

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT

Re-examining Local News Deserts, One Neighborhood at a Time—an Analysis and Discussion with Nextdoor

Location: Strand 12AB (Level 2)

Speaker: – Nextdoor

Audience Development

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5:15 PM - 6:15 PM CDT

Reddit x ONA25 Reception (Invite Only)

Location: Celestin GH (Level 3)

Hosted by

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CDT

Night of Photojournalism, an immersive multimedia experience features live storytelling and soul-stirring musical performances (RSVP with promo code)

Location: Offsite

Hosted by

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM CDT

AA at ONA25

Location: Strand 10AB (Level 2)

8:30 AM - 3:30 PM CDT

Help Desk & App Support

Location: Empire Foyer (Level 2)

8:30 AM - 3:30 PM CDT

Registration

Location: Empire Foyer (Level 2)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

Scale Your Visual Identity: Smarter Tools for Consistent Storytelling

Location: Strand 11A (Level 2)

Speaker: – OhSnap!

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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

Table Talks: Climate

Location: Celestin BC (Level 3)

Moderator: – The Lenfest Institute

Moderator: – Society of Environmental Journalists

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

Table Talks: AI

Location: Celestin D (Level 3)

Moderator: – The New York Times

Moderator: – National Trust for Local News

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT

Table Talks: Resilience

Location: Celestin E (Level 3)

Moderator: – Bloomberg Industry Group

Moderator: – Trusting News

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT

Designing for Trust and Attention: The New Rules of Visual Storytelling

Location: Strand 11A (Level 2)

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10:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT

Check out the Midway

Location: Storyville Hall (Level 3)

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM CDT

Reddit Training Camp for News Publishers: Learn how to use Reddit like a Pro

Location: Strand 13AB (Level 2)

Speaker: – reddit

Audience Development

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10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Featured Session: Race, Gender and Climate: Reflections on Katrina 20 Years Later

Location: Empire Ballroom (Level 2)

Moderator: – The 19th*

Speaker: – Verite News

Speaker: – Wake Forest University

Speaker: – Verite News

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

Designing Through the Funnel: Turning Audiences Into Communities With Canva

Location: Strand 11A (Level 2)

Speaker: – Deep South Today

Speaker: – LF Voices Collective / The Sip Collective

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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

Midway Snack Break

Location: Storyville Hall (Level 3)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

EXCLUSIVE - Scotch & Watch

Location: Strand 11A (Level 2)

Speaker: – Online News Association

Speaker: – FutureMedia

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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

Media Literacy in the Age of Independent Journalism

Location: Empire A (Level 2)

Moderator: – Harvard University

Speaker: – LNI Media

Entrepreneurship + Creator JournalismLeadership + Strategy + Culture

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

Defense Against The Dark Arts

Location: Empire B (Level 2)

Moderator: – USC Annenberg / JOVRNALISM

Speaker: – Freedom of the Press Foundation

Speaker: – PEN America

Speaker: – International Women's Media Foundation

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

Mission-Driven Journalism That Works: Turning Climate Coverage into Opportunity

Location: Empire CD (Level 2)

Speaker: – Fathm/Syli

Speaker:

Speaker: – The Dallas Morning News

Speaker: – Great Salt Lake Collaborative

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

The New Community Playbook: Moving Journalism from Monologue to Dialogue

Location: Celestin A (Level 3)

Speaker: – KUT

Speaker: – LOOKOUT News

Speaker: – The New York Times

Audience Development

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

Attribution Science: Communicating the Link Between Extreme Weather and Climate Change

Location: Celestin BC (Level 3)

Speaker: – Metcalf Institute

Speaker: – Climate Central

Speaker: – Tulane University

Reporting + Editing

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

Building a Playbook Together for Newsrooms Navigating Polarized Issues

Location: Foster 1 (Level 2)

Speaker: – Listening Post Collective/Quen Media

Speaker: – Documented

Speaker: – Rewire News Group

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

Visual Journalists Meetup

Location: Foster 2 (Level 2)

Reporting + Editing

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

Social is the New Search

Location: Celestin GH (Level 3)

Speaker: – Chartbeat

Audience Development

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

Grow Your Newsroom Audience With Impactful Visual Content

Location: Celestin F (Level 3)

Moderator: – CatchLight

Speaker: – CatchLight

Audience Development

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1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CDT

Reddit In Conversation

Location: Strand 13AB (Level 2)

Speaker: – reddit

Speaker: – The Associated Press

Audience Development

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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT

Your 2026 Toolkit: Energizing the Post-AI Newsroom

Location: Strand 11A (Level 2)

Speaker: – CUNY Newmark Graduate School of Journalism

Speaker: – Hacks/Hackers

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1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT

Online Journalism Awards Luncheon and Ceremony

Location: Celestin DE (Level 3)

Presenter: – PBS News Hour Weekend and PBS News Hour

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT

Snack and stroll in the Midway!

Location: Storyville Hall (Level 3)

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT

Finding Our Ground: A Climate Café for Journalists Covering the Crisis

Location: Strand 12AB (Level 2)

Speaker: – Solutions Journalism Network

Speaker:

Speaker: – Society of Environmental Journalists

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT

Unsiloing Storytelling: Workflows…That Really Work!

Location: Strand 11A (Level 2)

Speaker: – The Associated Press

Speaker: – AP Workflow Solutions

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2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT

Documentary Screening: Extremely Normal

Location: Empire B (Level 2)

Speaker: – USA TODAY

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT

Outside the Bubble: A Survey Strategy That Goes Beyond Your Super Fans

Location: Empire CD (Level 2)

Speaker: – News Revenue Hub

Audience Development

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2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CDT

Mutual Influence: Building Respectful Creator–Newsroom Partnerships That Work

Location: Empire A (Level 2)

Presenter: – Trusting News

Speaker: – American Press Institute

Entrepreneurship + Creator Journalism

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM CDT

Reddit Training Camp for News Publishers: Learn how to use Reddit like a Pro

Location: Strand 13AB (Level 2)

Speaker: – reddit

Audience Development

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3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

Snack break in the Midway

Location: Storyville Hall (Level 3)

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT

The Canva Happy Hour: BYO Good Vibes

Location: Strand 11A (Level 2)

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3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT

Google AI Tools for News: Learn, Explore, Experiment

Location: Celestin GH (Level 3)

Speaker: – Google

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3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT

How To Report on the Gendered Impacts of Climate Change

Location: Empire A (Level 2)

Moderator: – The 19th*

Speaker: – Capital B

Speaker: – Freelance

Speaker: – The 19th

Reporting + Editing

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT

Real-World Lessons From Custom GPTs In The Newsroom

Location: Empire B (Level 2)

Speaker: – AJ+

Speaker: – NBC Universal Local

Speaker: – Aftonbladet

Technology + Product

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT

Build the Case: A Climate Journalism Funding Lab

Location: Foster 2 (Level 2)

Speaker: – Fathm/Syli

Revenue + Sustainability

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT

Digital in TV Broadcast Newsrooms Meetup

Location: Foster 1 (Level 2)

Reporting + Editing

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT

LGBTQ+ Journalists Meetup

Location: Celestin A (Level 3)

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT

News Product Meetup

Location: Celestin F (Level 3)

Technology + Product

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT

Early Career Journalists Meetup

Location: Empire CD (Level 2)

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT

Audience Engagement Meetup

Location: Celestin BC (Level 3)

Audience Development

5:15 PM - 6:15 PM CDT

ONA25 Diversity Reception

Location: Celestin E (Level 3)

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Registration

Location: Empire Foyer (Level 2)

9:30 AM - 1:30 PM CDT

Help Desk & App Support

Location: Empire Foyer (Level 2)

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Using AI Tools That Won’t Get You Fired

Location: Empire A (Level 2)

Speaker: – University of Illinois Chicago

Technology + Product

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Vibe Coding For Journalists: Build Real AI-Powered Tools Without Writing Code

Location: Empire B (Level 2)

Speaker: – American Journalism Project

Speaker: – YESEO

Technology + Product

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

File Faster: Unblock Your Stories with AI

Location: Celestin GH (Level 3)

Speaker: – The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review

Technology + Product

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

From Inbox To Impact: Treating Newsletters As Products

Location: Celestin A (Level 3)

Speaker: – Letterhead

Audience Development

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10:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT

Is Your News Organization Climate-Ready? (By Application)

Location: Celestin BC (Level 3)

Speaker: – Metcalf Institute

Speaker: – Hearst Connecticut Media Group

Speaker: – Blue Ridge Public Radio

Speaker: – Metcalf Institute

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CDT

Going Solo: Creator Journalist Workshop (By Application)

Location: Foster 1 (Level 2)

Speaker: – Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends

Speaker: – Ida Media

Speaker: – Harvard University

Speaker: – Project C

Entrepreneurship + Creator Journalism

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CDT

Conquer Your Most-Important Performance Challenge with MTC @ ONA (By Application)

Location: Foster 2 (Level 2)

Speaker: – Media Transformation Challenge

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CDT

Covering Climate Solutions Workshop

Location: Celestin D (Level 3)

Speaker: – Covering Climate Now

Speaker: – Solutions Journalism Network

Reporting + Editing

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CDT

Holistic Safety Workshops: How To Protect Yourself In An Increasingly Hostile Environment

Location: Celestin E (Level 3)

Speaker: – PEN America

Speaker: – International Women Media Foundation

Speaker: – Aegis Safety Alliance

Speaker: – Independent

Speaker: – PEN America

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CDT

Combine User-Driven Innovation Methods and Meta-Prompting To Make Your Own Customized AI Assistant

Location: Empire B (Level 2)

Speaker: – iTromsø AI Datajournalism Lab

Speaker: – iTromsø

Technology + Product

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CDT

7 Tips and 7 Takeaways for Growing Reader Revenue With AI-Assisted Marketing

Location: Celestin GH (Level 3)

Speaker: – BlueLena

Revenue + Sustainability