From Newsrooms to News Brands: Going Solo in Journalism

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT

Area of Focus: Resilience

Join this essential best practices session for aspiring creators and learn from journalists who made the choice to leave their news organizations and launch their own audience-direct channels.

Moderator(s)

Liz Kelly Nelson (she/her/hers)

Founder
Project C

Speaker(s)

Caitlin Dewey (she/her/hers)

Founder
Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends
Matt Kiser

Founder
What the Fuck Just Happened Today?
Kiran Chawla (she/her/hers)

Owner, Founder & Investigative Reporter
Unfiltered With Kiran