Panel

[BLANK] Is The Future Of Journalism

Thursday, September 11, 2025

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Area of Focus: Resilience

Conference favorite [BLANK] Is The Future Of Journalism is back to explore technology, culture, and the future of journalism! This lively improv-style "game show” first launched at ONA19 in New Orleans and we’re delighted to return to the scene with some of the most brilliant people in journalism, to a soundtrack of Beyoncé and Big Freedia.

Moderator(s)

Robert Hernandez (he/him/his)

Professor of Practice
USC Annenberg / JOVRNALISM

Speaker(s)

Manuelita Beck

Multimedia Journalist
ABC15 Arizona
Tat Bellamy-Walker (they/them/theirs)

Program Manager, Digital Safety Training and Resources (Media)
PEN America
FR

Fahmida Y. Rashid

Managing Editor, Features
Dark Reading
NR

Nikita Roy (she/her/hers)

Founder
Newsroom Robots Lab