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Entrepreneurship + Creator Journalism

Leadership + Strategy + Culture

Media Literacy in the Age of Independent Journalism

Friday, September 12, 2025
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
Area of Focus: Resilience
Independent journalists face enormous challenges on social media proving they are legitimate news sources. So how do you build audience trust without the backing of a big legacy institution? Dave Jorgenson, Lauren Saks and Micah Gelman, co-founders of Local News International, explain how to connect, educate and inform in a world where everyone on social claims to be an expert.