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Monday, March 30, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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First-Timer's Orientation
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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First-Timer's Orientation
Speaker:
Meghan Murphy (she/her/hers)
– Online News Association
Adaptive Leadership
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CT
ONA26 Cohort Meetup
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CT
ONA26 Cohort Meetup
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CT
From Grassroots to Fandom: How Hyper-Engaged Audiences and AI Are Reshaping Political Journalism
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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From Grassroots to Fandom: How Hyper-Engaged Audiences and AI Are Reshaping Political Journalism
Speaker:
Beatrice Peterson
– ABC News
Speaker:
Jonathan Franklin (he/him/his)
– Freelance/Georgetown University
Reporting and Editing
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Finding the "We" – Why and How to Integrate News Creator Strategies into Your Newsroom
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
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Finding the "We" – Why and How to Integrate News Creator Strategies into Your Newsroom
Speaker:
Jeremy D. Gilbert
– Northwestern Medill
Speaker:
Ryan Y. Kellett (he/him/his)
– Harvard University
Speaker:
Liz Kelly Nelson (she/her/hers)
– Project C
Entrepreneurship and Creator Journalism
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CT
ONA26 Cohort Meetup
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CT
ONA26 Cohort Meetup
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Bringing Readers Back: Real-World Tactics for Combating News Fatigue
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Bringing Readers Back: Real-World Tactics for Combating News Fatigue
Speaker:
Angela Pacienza
– The Globe and Mail
Audience Engagement
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CT
Strategies to Engage Immigrant and Non-English Speaking Communities
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Strategies to Engage Immigrant and Non-English Speaking Communities
Speaker:
Hillary Flores
– Borderless Magazine
Speaker:
Nissa Rhee
– Borderless Magazine
Reporting and Editing
Audience Engagement
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CT
Methods of Field-Based OSINT-Driven Investigative Journalism
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Methods of Field-Based OSINT-Driven Investigative Journalism
Speaker:
Yousur Al-Hlou
Speaker:
Masha Froliak
– freelance
Reporting and Editing
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CT
ONA26 Cohort Meetup
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CT
ONA26 Cohort Meetup
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CT
Civic Journalism Engages Communities, Informs Audiences, and Empowers Action
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Civic Journalism Engages Communities, Informs Audiences, and Empowers Action
Speaker:
Vanessa Maria Graber
– Free Press
Speaker:
Qing Saville
– Free Press
Adaptive Leadership
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CT
Scaling Small: What We’ve Learned from 27 AI Projects in Local News
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Scaling Small: What We’ve Learned from 27 AI Projects in Local News
Moderator:
Liam Andrew
– American Journalism Project
Technology and Product
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CT
The Creator Journalism Playbook 2026: What’s Working? What Can We Borrow?
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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The Creator Journalism Playbook 2026: What’s Working? What Can We Borrow?
Moderator:
Liz Kelly Nelson (she/her/hers)
– Project C
Speaker:
Rahim Jessani (he/him/his)
– Bottom Up Media
Entrepreneurship and Creator Journalism
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CT
How To Talk to Funders
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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How To Talk to Funders
Speaker:
Megan Griffith-Greene (she/her/hers)
– The Poynter Institute
Revenue and Operations
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CT
Hard-Won Lessons: Global Reporters on Journalism Under Autocracy
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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Hard-Won Lessons: Global Reporters on Journalism Under Autocracy
Speaker:
Jeje Mohamed (she/her/hers)
– Aegis Safety Alliance
Adaptive Leadership
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CT
ONA26 Cohort Meetup
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CT
ONA26 Cohort Meetup
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CT
Empowering Better Business Decisions with AI & Data
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Empowering Better Business Decisions with AI & Data
Speaker:
Becca Aaronson (she/her/hers)
– News Product Alliance
Speaker:
Elizabeth Couch
– Crain’s City Brands
Speaker:
Mariah Craddick (she/her/hers)
– The Atlantic
Speaker:
Nick Hagar (they/them/theirs)
– Knight Lab
Revenue and Operations
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Human in the Scoop: AI for Investigative Journalism
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Human in the Scoop: AI for Investigative Journalism
Moderator:
Rubina Fillion (she/her/hers)
– The New York Times
Speaker:
Garance Burke (she/her/hers)
– The Associated Press
Speaker:
Dylan Freedman
– The New York Times
Speaker:
Sisi Wei (she/her/hers)
– CalMatters & The Markup
Reporting and Editing
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!
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Don't Quit Your Day Job (Yet): How To Sustain a Side Hustle — and Still Have a Life!
Speaker:
Shelby Blackley (she/her/hers)
– WTF is SEO?
Speaker:
Jessie Willms (she/her/hers)
– WTF is SEO?
Entrepreneurship and Creator Journalism
Audience Engagement
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
CT
Opening Remarks and Featured Presentation
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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Opening Remarks and Featured Presentation
Speaker:
Niketa Patel (she/her/hers)
– Online News Association
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
CT
ONA26 Welcome Reception
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
CT
ONA26 Welcome Reception
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
CT
Table Talks
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
CT
Table Talks
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
CT
Workshop Under Construction
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
CT
Workshop Under Construction
Adaptive Leadership
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
CT
A Whodunit, but for Safety
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
CT
A Whodunit, but for Safety
Speaker:
Jeje Mohamed (she/her/hers)
– Aegis Safety Alliance
Adaptive Leadership
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
CT
Getting Your New Project off the Ground: An Interactive Workshop
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
CT
Getting Your New Project off the Ground: An Interactive Workshop
Speaker:
Doug Mitchell (he/him/his)
– Next Gen Journalism
Speaker:
Kathy Lu
– Online News Association
Adaptive Leadership
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
CT
Is Your News Organization Climate-Ready? (By Application)
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Is Your News Organization Climate-Ready? (By Application)
Speaker:
Fara Warner (she/her/hers)
– Metcalf Institute
Leadership + Strategy + Culture
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
CT
More AI Tools That Won't Get You Fired
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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More AI Tools That Won't Get You Fired
Speaker:
Mike Reilley (he/him/his)
– University of Illinois Chicago
Technology and Product
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
CT
Tackle Your Toughest Challenge with MTC @ ONA (By Application)
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Tackle Your Toughest Challenge with MTC @ ONA (By Application)
Speaker:
Benjamin Wagner (he/him/his)
– Media Transformation Challenge
Speaker:
Fran Scarlett
– Media Transformation Challenge
Adaptive Leadership
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
CT
How Journalism Can Model Curiosity, Confront Bias and Reduce Polarization
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
CT
How Journalism Can Model Curiosity, Confront Bias and Reduce Polarization
Moderator:
Joy Mayer (she/her/hers)
– Trusting News
Speaker:
Mónica Guzmán (she/her/hers)
– Reclaim Curiosity
Reporting and Editing
Audience Engagement
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CT
Friends & Neighbors Documentary Screening
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CT
Friends & Neighbors Documentary Screening
Moderator:
Benjamin Wagner (he/him/his)
– Media Transformation Challenge
Adaptive Leadership
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CT
ONA26 Cohort Meetup
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CT
ONA26 Cohort Meetup
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CT
Session Under Construction
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CT
Session Under Construction
Reporting and Editing
Audience Engagement
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
CT
Drive Engagement and Action with Community-Led Journalism
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Drive Engagement and Action with Community-Led Journalism
Speaker:
Meghan Goth (she/her/hers)
– LINK Media
Audience Engagement
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CT
ONA26 Cohort Meetup
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CT
ONA26 Cohort Meetup
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CT
Session Under Construction
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CT
Session Under Construction
Technology and Product
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CT
Getting Comfy on Video 101
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CT
Getting Comfy on Video 101
Moderator:
Sky Dylan-Robbins (she/her/hers)
– The Video Consortium
Speaker:
Casey Mendoza
– Encyclopædia Britannica
Speaker:
Katrina Pham (she/her/hers)
– Borderless Magazine
Entrepreneurship and Creator Journalism
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CT
Creating Your Test Kitchen: Small-Batch Innovation for Newsroom Leaders
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
CT
Creating Your Test Kitchen: Small-Batch Innovation for Newsroom Leaders
Speaker:
Jake J. Hylton (he/him/his)
– LOOKOUT News
Adaptive Leadership
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CT
Featured Session
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CT
Featured Session
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CT
Early + Mid-Career Advice
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CT
Early + Mid-Career Advice
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CT
AI and Criminalization
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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AI and Criminalization
Speaker:
Jamiles Lartey
– The Marshall Project
Speaker:
Ed Vogel
– Truthout
Reporting and Editing
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CT
Faster, Smarter, Still Us: How AJ+ Is Using AI for Multilingual Storytelling
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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Faster, Smarter, Still Us: How AJ+ Is Using AI for Multilingual Storytelling
Technology and Product
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
CT
ONA26 Unconference
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
CT
ONA26 Unconference
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CT
Early + Mid-Career Advice
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CT
Early + Mid-Career Advice
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CT
Outside the Bubble and Beyond the Ideological Binary: Strategies and Best Practices for Building Trust
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CT
Outside the Bubble and Beyond the Ideological Binary: Strategies and Best Practices for Building Trust
Speaker:
Mónica Guzmán (she/her/hers)
– Reclaim Curiosity
Speaker:
Joy Mayer (she/her/hers)
– Trusting News
Reporting and Editing
Audience Engagement
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CT
Reimagining News for Next Generation Audiences: A Flash Workshop
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Reimagining News for Next Generation Audiences: A Flash Workshop
Speaker:
Ashirwaad Badami (he/him/his)
– Knight Lab
Speaker:
Joe Germuska
– Knight Lab
Audience Engagement
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
CT
Open-Access Data and Resource-Sharing Tools For Local Newsroom Collaborations
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Open-Access Data and Resource-Sharing Tools For Local Newsroom Collaborations
Speaker:
George LeVines (he/him/his)
– The Trace
Speaker:
Nicole Lewis
– The Marshall Project
Adaptive Leadership
