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Monday, Mar 30th
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CT
Finding the "We" – Why and How to Integrate News Creator Strategies into Your Newsroom
Location: Salon A5 (Lower Level)
Speaker:
Jeremy D. Gilbert
– Northwestern Medill
Speaker:
Ryan Y. Kellett (he/him/his)
– The Independent Journalism Atlas
Speaker:
Liz Kelly Nelson (she/her/hers)
– Project C
Speaker:
Kate Skelly
– Reuters
Entrepreneurship and Creator Journalism
Monday, Mar 30th
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CT
Insights and Solutions: How Newsrooms Can Reach Young Audiences
Location: Salon C7-8 (Lower Level)
Speaker:
Sofia Bliss- Carrascosa (she/her/hers)
– Knight Foundation
Speaker:
Rahim Jessani (he/him/his)
– Bottom Up Media
Entrepreneurship and Creator Journalism
Monday, Mar 30th
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CT
Research Group: Supporting Emerging Informers
Location: Salon C1-2 (Lower Level)
Speaker:
Amy Mitchell (she/her/hers)
– Center for News, Technology & Innovation
Entrepreneurship and Creator Journalism
Monday, Mar 30th
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CT
6 Questions To Ask Before Your Team Starts A Podcast
Location: Salon A4 (Lower Level)
Speaker:
Shawn C. Allee (he/him/his)
– Wolf Point Media
Speaker:
Erin Allen (she/her/hers)
– Chicago Public Media & Wolf Point Media
Speaker:
Alyssa Edes (she/her/hers)
– Wolf Point Media
Speaker:
Jessica Pupovac (she/her/hers)
– Wolf Point Media
Entrepreneurship and Creator Journalism
Monday, Mar 30th
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CT
The Creator Journalism Playbook 2026: What’s Working? What Can We Borrow?
Location: Salon A5 (Lower Level)
Speaker:
Liz Kelly Nelson (she/her/hers)
– Project C
Speaker:
Matt A. Brown
– Extra Points
Speaker:
Rahim Jessani (he/him/his)
– Bottom Up Media
Moderator:
Adriana Lacy (she/her/hers)
– Field Nine Group
Speaker:
Amber Sherman (she/her/hers)
– Freelance
Entrepreneurship and Creator Journalism
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Monday, Mar 30th
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CT
Chicago in Focus: Building Bridges With Independent Voices
Location: Salon C3-4 (Lower Level)
Moderator:
Justin Banks
– Independent Journalism Atlas
Speaker:
Tracy Baim (she/her/hers)
– Press Forward Chicago
Speaker:
Kimbriell Kelly
– Chicago Public Media
Speaker:
Natalia Pérez-Gonzalez (she/her/hers)
– beehiiv
Speaker:
Mackenzie Warren (he/him/his)
– Northwestern Medill
Entrepreneurship and Creator Journalism
Monday, Mar 30th
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CT
Don't Quit Your Day Job (Yet): How To Sustain a Side Hustle — and Still Have a Life!
Location: Salon C7-8 (Lower Level)
Speaker:
Shelby Blackley (she/her/hers)
– WTF is SEO?
Speaker:
Jessie Willms (she/her/hers)
– WTF is SEO?
Entrepreneurship and Creator Journalism
Audience Engagement
Monday, Mar 30th
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CT
Founders and Entrepreneurs Meetup
Location: Salon C Alley (Lower Level)
Entrepreneurship and Creator Journalism
Adaptive Leadership
Tuesday, Mar 31st
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
CT
Making Vertical Video: A Hands-On Workshop (By Application)
Location: Salon C7-8 (Lower Level)
Speaker:
Micah Gelman (he/him/his)
– LNI Media
Speaker:
Dave Jorgenson (he/him/his)
– LNI Media
Speaker:
Lauren Saks (she/her/hers)
– LNI Media
Entrepreneurship and Creator Journalism
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Tuesday, Mar 31st
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
CT
Creators Got Next: Pitching Yourself to Newsrooms
Location: Salon C1-2 (Lower Level)
Speaker:
Amber Sherman (she/her/hers)
– Freelance
Entrepreneurship and Creator Journalism
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Tuesday, Mar 31st
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CT
The Business of Creator Journalism: How Do I Make Money?
Location: Salon C7-8 (Lower Level)
Moderator:
Francis Zierer (he/him/his)
– Creator Spotlight
Speaker:
Matt A. Brown
– Extra Points
Speaker:
Sky Dylan-Robbins (she/her/hers)
– The Video Consortium
Speaker:
Matt Kiser
– What the Fuck Just Happened Today?
Entrepreneurship and Creator Journalism
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Tuesday, Mar 31st
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CT
Working Session: Building a Creator Journalism Code of Ethics
Location: Salon C1-2 (Lower Level)
Moderator:
Mollie J. Muchna (she/her/hers)
– Trusting News
Moderator:
Ryan Y. Kellett (he/him/his)
– The Independent Journalism Atlas
Entrepreneurship and Creator Journalism
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Tuesday, Mar 31st
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CT
Case Studies: Newsroom Creator Strategies
Location: Salon C1-2 (Lower Level)
Moderator:
Liz Kelly Nelson (she/her/hers)
– Project C
Speaker:
Sara K. Goo (she/her/hers)
– The Washington Post
Speaker:
Adrienne Johnson Martin (she/her/hers)
– MLK50
Speaker:
Devin C. Smith (she/her/hers)
– The Wall Street Journal
Entrepreneurship and Creator Journalism
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Tuesday, Mar 31st
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CT
Getting Comfy on Video 101
Location: Salon A5 (Lower Level)
Moderator:
Sky Dylan-Robbins (she/her/hers)
– The Video Consortium
Speaker:
Casey Mendoza (she/her/hers)
– Encyclopædia Britannica
Speaker:
Katrina Pham (she/her/hers)
– Borderless Magazine
Speaker:
Chris Vazquez (he/him/his)
– Freelance
Entrepreneurship and Creator Journalism
Wednesday, Apr 1st
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CT
Beyond the Follower Count: Funding Your Independent Platform Through Journalism Philanthropy
Location: Salon C1-2 (Lower Level)
Speaker:
Nick Swyter
– The New York Times
Entrepreneurship and Creator Journalism
Wednesday, Apr 1st
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CT
Creator Journalists Meetup
Location: Salon C Alley (Lower Level)
Entrepreneurship and Creator Journalism