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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
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
5 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
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
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Monday, Mar 30th
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 – 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?
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Monday, Mar 30th
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
Founders and Entrepreneurs Meetup
Location: Salon C Alley (Lower Level)
Entrepreneurship and Creator JournalismAdaptive Leadership
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 – beehiiv
Speaker: Mackenzie Warren – 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 JournalismAudience Engagement
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
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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
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Tuesday, Mar 31st
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
Engaging the “6–7” Generation With Short-Form Video and Social-First Storytelling
Location: Salon C1-2 (Lower Level)
Speaker: Sofia Bliss- Carrascosa (she/her/hers) – Knight Foundation
Speaker: Rahim Jessani (he/him/his) – Bottom Up Media
Entrepreneurship and Creator Journalism
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 Muchna (she/her/hers) – Trusting News
Moderator: Ryan Y. Kellett (he/him/his) – The Independent Journalism Atlas
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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)
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
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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
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT
Creator Journalists Meetup
Location: Salon C Alley (Lower Level)
Entrepreneurship and Creator Journalism