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Wednesday, July 31
 

10:00am EDT

IRE Wednesday Workshop
In this daylong workshop from IRE, you'll learn from some of the best in the biz on a variety of topics.
RSVP required as space is limited. This workshop is sponsored by the TEGNA Foundation.


10 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Watchdog state of mind
How to think like an investigative journalist. Go beyond breaking news and daily stories to take your coverage to the next level.


11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m
Art of the interview 
Proven tactics for preparing for an important interview and getting the goods.


12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. lunch on your own


1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Turning data into online and video gold 
Discover ways to use data effectively in storytelling -- in video and online. Digital tools such as data visualizations can boost engagement online.


2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Social media sleuthing and online verification
When news breaks, you need to be nimble and smart in finding sources, backgrounding people, verifying what’s real vs. fake, and staying ahead of the competition. Learn key sites, apps and social media strategies.
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Break


3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Public records requests
What can you get (and not get) in the way of public records? Learn key strategies for crafting effective public records requests and tracking them to keep the heat on government officials.


4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wrap-up/questions/resources
 
Speakers
avatar for Willoughby Mariano

Willoughby Mariano

Willoughby Mariano is an investigative reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Yale University graduate previously worked at the Orlando Sentinel and is a proud alum of the Los Angeles Time's METPRO diversity training program. Past recognition includes a National Headliner... Read More →
avatar for Jennifer Peebles

Jennifer Peebles

Newsroom Data Specialist, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jennifer Peebles is a data specialist at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She is a former reporter and editor for The (Nashville) Tennessean and was an editor at the Washington (D.C.) Examiner and the online site Texas Watchdog.
avatar for Brendan Keefe

Brendan Keefe

Brendan Keefe is the chief investigative reporter for The Reveal on 11Alive.Brendan is among the top investigative journalists in the nation. His investigations have been honored with every major national broadcast journalism award including the Peabody, DuPont-Columbia, five National... Read More →
avatar for Patti DiVincenzo

Patti DiVincenzo

Patti DiVincenzo has spent more than three decades working in TV stations across the country, starting in Topeka, Kansas, and eventually landing at WSB-TV in Atlanta, where she was an investigative producer and data specialist for 16 years. A long-time member of IRE, she joined the... Read More →


Wednesday July 31, 2019 10:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Ellington C
  Sponsored Event

12:00pm EDT

Registration
Wednesday July 31, 2019 12:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Ellington Foyer
  Convention Event

12:00pm EDT

PRX Training: Podcasting for Reach
Podcasting is booming. More than half of U.S. adults have heard at least one, and one in five listen regularly. There’s a good chance you or your organization is thinking of starting a podcast. You may be wondering, if we start a podcast, how do we make it stand out from the more than 700,000 shows already out there? This interactive training session, led by members of PRX’s training team, will help you sort out some key early decisions you will need to make, which includes defining your audience and identifying ways you can create a podcast that’s meaningful for those targeted listeners.
Speakers
avatar for Stephanie Kuo

Stephanie Kuo

Project Manager - Project Catapult, PRX
Stephanie Kuo is the Project Manager for Project Catapult, a PRX initiative to help public radio stations in the U.S. make podcasts. She is an award-winning public radio reporter, originally from Dallas, Texas, where she covered poverty and homelessness. She also helped launch and... Read More →


Wednesday July 31, 2019 12:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Ellington B
  Sponsored Event

4:00pm EDT

JCamp All-Star Reception
Wednesday July 31, 2019 4:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Mercer H
  Reception

4:30pm EDT

New Attendee Reception
Wednesday July 31, 2019 4:30pm - 5:45pm EDT
Inman
  Reception

6:30pm EDT

Opening Reception
Wednesday July 31, 2019 6:30pm - 8:00pm EDT
Ellington D
  Reception
 
Thursday, August 1
 

8:30am EDT

Registration
Thursday August 1, 2019 8:30am - 4:30pm EDT
Ellington Foyer
  Convention Event

9:00am EDT

Maximizing Facebook & Instagram Stories
Whether you’re new to Facebook and Instagram Stories or a seasoned pro, this fun and interactive workshop shows you how to maximize the in-app toolkit for creative reporting and storytelling. Learn the latest Stories hacks, review best practices on how to use FB and IG stories together, and get inspired by best-in-class examples in this hands-on session.

Sponsored by Facebook
Speakers
avatar for Catherine Cole

Catherine Cole

Facebook Journalism Project, Global Training Team, Facebook
Catherine Cole currently works at Facebook under the Facebook Journalism Project, where she focuses on developing and executing global trainings for journalists across digital, print, broadcast and local markets. In 2017, she launched Facebook Safety for Journalists, an initiative... Read More →

Thursday August 1, 2019 9:00am - 10:30am EDT
Ellington C

9:00am EDT

How to Defend Against Online Harassment and Clap Back (Effectively) at Trolls
Journalists of color tend to be more susceptible to online harassment than others. This hands-on workshop will teach reporters best practices on how to manage harassment and maintain online safety, and educate editors on the importance of protecting staffers.
Speakers
avatar for Dion Lim

Dion Lim

Anchor/Reporter, ABC7 News
Dion Lim is an Emmy award-winning TV news anchor and reporter at ABC7 News in San Francisco. Her reporting has taken her from the Oscars red carpet to the deadliest fires in California history to the landmark Brett Kavanaugh hearing on Capitol Hill. Prior to the Bay Area, Dion was... Read More →
avatar for Angela Sun

Angela Sun

Anchor, Spectrum News 1 LA
Award-winning sportscaster, journalist and filmmaker behind www.plasticparadisemovie.com, has over 15 years of experience in media. She’s the first Asian-American female sportscaster to appear on ESPN, Yahoo! Sports, Tennis Channel, Fox Sports, & also host of American Ninja Warrior... Read More →
avatar for Gene Park

Gene Park

Audience editor, Washington Post
As a Washington Post audience editor, Gene has spearheaded experimentation and engagement on emerging and current digital platforms. Gene was a reporter and news editor for a decade in California and the Pacific before pivoting to digital news.
avatar for Brittany Cheng

Brittany Cheng

programming analyst, Vox Media
Brittany Cheng is a programming analyst at SB Nation, the sports vertical of Vox Media. Previously, she spent 3 years on social media teams. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park.

Thursday August 1, 2019 9:00am - 10:30am EDT
Ellington A
  Analysis & Discussion

9:00am EDT

How to Build Sources and Maintain Relationships
Every journalist needs sources – people who trust you enough to talk, and come to you with tips. So how do you go about building and maintaining those relationships, especially if you're new to the area? And how do you know which sources to trust? This panel will be all about how to vet sources, maintaining that relationship and building trust.
Speakers
avatar for Nicole Hong

Nicole Hong

Reporter, Wall Street Journal
Nicole is a reporter at the Wall Street Journal in New York, where she writes about federal law enforcement. She was a member of the team that won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in national reporting for uncovering President Trump's hush payments to two women during the 2016 campaign. A... Read More →
avatar for Thomas Wheatley

Thomas Wheatley

Articles Editor, Atlanta Magazine
As the articles editor of Atlanta Magazine, Wheatley writes and edits stories about the metro region's politics and culture. Previously he covered politics, transportation, urban development, and the environment at Creative Loafing, the city's long-running alt-weekly. He is a graduate... Read More →
avatar for Scott Wong

Scott Wong

Senior Staff Writer, The Hill
Scott Wong is a senior reporter at The Hill, where he covers House leadership. He has written extensively about Nancy Pelosi’s battle to reclaim the Speaker’s gavel and President Trump’s complicated relationship with Capitol Hill. He’s also reported for... Read More →
avatar for Amna Nawaz

Amna Nawaz

National Correspondent and Substitute Anchor, PBS NewsHour
Amna Nawaz is National Correspondent and primary substitute anchor for PBS NewsHour, where she has covered immigration, national security, health care, politics, race and inequality, among other topics. _x000D_ _x000D_ She has interviewed heads of state, members of Congress, presidential... Read More →

Thursday August 1, 2019 9:00am - 10:30am EDT
Ellington B
  Masterclass & Workshops

9:00am EDT

Career Fair and Expo Hall
Thursday August 1, 2019 9:00am - 5:30pm EDT
Overlook
  Career Fair and Expo Hall

10:00am EDT

SAG-AFTRA Office Hours
Thursday August 1, 2019 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Ardmore
  Sponsored Event

11:00am EDT

Maintaining Wellness and Avoiding Burnout in Journalism (Presented by Yung AAJA)
Journalism is demanding. In this half-panel, half-work session, panelists will discuss their own experiences with burnout, along with experts to explain symptoms of poor mental health and how to address them. This panel will be followed by a workshop to help attendees create action items to avoid burnout and maintain their mental health.
Speakers
avatar for Hannah Bae

Hannah Bae

Journalist, Freelance
Hannah Bae is a nonfiction fellow at Asian American Writers' Workshop and president of AAJA NY. Her writing has been published in the anthology "(Don't) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation on Mental Health" and "The Monocle Travel Guide to Seoul," and her bylines include... Read More →
avatar for Pablo Iglesias

Pablo Iglesias

Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter, WEEK-TV
Pablo Iglesias is the Weekend Sports Anchor at WEEK-TV, Central Illinois' No. 1 station for over 25 years. Prior to, he freelanced with Eagle News International covering the NBA and the 2018 NCAA Men's Final Four. He graduated from Bradley University in 2017 from The Charley Steiner... Read More →
avatar for Paul Park

Paul Park

Psychologist, Private Practice
Dr. Paul Park has a practice in Manhattan, NY where he treats highly driven professionals/executives from various industries (art, sports, tech, media, medicine, policy, finance) in fostering healthy relationships, dealing with emotional burnout, resolving family/multicultural issues... Read More →
avatar for Aneri Pattani

Aneri Pattani

health reporter, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Aneri Pattani is a health reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer, where she focuses on mental health in young adults. In the past, she has worked as an assistant producer at WNYC, a James Reston reporting fellow at The New York Times, and a reporting companion to columnist Nicholas... Read More →

Thursday August 1, 2019 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Ellington F
  Analysis & Discussion, Subtype1, Subtype2

11:00am EDT

Homeless and Stateless: Visual Stories of the Rohingya Crisis (Presented by AAJA Photojournalists)
There has long been discrimination and violence against the Rohingya people. As a result, hundreds of thousands of Rohingyans have fled across the border into Bangladesh to escape the violence. Photojournalists who have spent time in the refugee camps documenting the crisis will show us their images and talk about the people they have met and their experiences covering the Rohingya Crisis.
Speakers
avatar for Cheryl Diaz Meyer

Cheryl Diaz Meyer

Owner, Cheryl Diaz Meyer Photography
Cheryl Diaz Meyer is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer known for her iconic coverage of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. As an independent photographer, she specializes in gender issues, particularly in conflict zones. She is based in Washington, DC.
avatar for Maye-E Wong

Maye-E Wong

Photojournalist, The Associated Press
Maye-E Wong has documented major events such as the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics and the World Cup. She also covered political protests taking place in Thailand and Hong Kong, the devastation of typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and Dhaka's garment factory collapse... Read More →
avatar for Richard Tsong-Taatarii

Richard Tsong-Taatarii

Staff Photographer, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Through his documentary photography work, Richard Tsong-Taatarii brings attention to the joys and tribulations of Minnesotans as a staff photographer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and a contributing photographer to Zuma Press. He also enjoys covering communities within our larger... Read More →
avatar for Hai Do

Hai Do

Chief, Voice of America Learning English, Voice of America
Hai Do is Chief of VOA Learning English, a source of news and information for English learners worldwide. Prior to VOA, Hai was an Assistant Managing Editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer. He also worked as Director of Photography for The Philadelphia Inquirer and and as a photographer... Read More →

Thursday August 1, 2019 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Ellington B
  Coverage & Representation

11:00am EDT

South Asian Representation in Pop Culture: We Can Do Better (Presented by SAJA)
The portrayal of South Asians in television, film and music has shifted in recent years, a reckoning that has uprooted archaic notions of South Asian identity paved by characters like Apu from The Simpsons. The panelists will explore gender dynamics and cultural stereotypes, and investigate what the media is getting right and wrong and how the pop culture landscape can do better.
Speakers
avatar for Lavanya Ramanathan

Lavanya Ramanathan

Senior editor, the Highlight, Vox
Lavanya is the editor of the Highlight, Vox’s new home for longform and features. Previously, she spent 15 years as a copy editor and features reporter at The Washington Post, covering culture. A former Metpro editing fellow, she also has worked on the desks at Newsday and... Read More →
avatar for Saloni Gajjar

Saloni Gajjar

Entertainment Writer
Saloni Gajjar is an entertainment and pop culture writer. She just wrapped up a stint with Mashable, where she reviewed television, conducted interviews, and wrote feature stories. She co-founded The Teal Mango, a digital publication with curated content for the South Asian diaspora... Read More →
avatar for Akbar Ahmed

Akbar Ahmed

Foreign affairs reporter, HuffPost
Akbar Shahid Ahmed is a foreign affairs reporter for HuffPost. Based in Washington, D.C., he tracks Congress and government agencies, U.S. foreign policy decision-making and America's national conversation on global affairs. He's reported from across the Muslim-majority world and... Read More →
avatar for Sonia Chopra

Sonia Chopra

Eater Director of Strategy, Vox Media / Eater
Sonia Chopra lives in New York City, where she works at Vox Media as Eater’s director of editorial strategy. In her current role, she leads Eater’s engagement and operations teams and serves as an editorial lead and co-executive producer on Vox Media’s first broadcast... Read More →

Thursday August 1, 2019 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Ellington C
  Coverage & Representation

12:30pm EDT

Vox Emerging Leaders Lunch Salon (BY INVITATION ONLY)
Join Vox in an intimate conversation with Vox Editors, on leadership, newsroom management and lessons learned.

For an invitation, please email Paul Cheung at pcheung@aaja.org
Thursday August 1, 2019 12:30pm - 2:00pm EDT
TBA
  Executive Leadership Program

1:00pm EDT

SAG-AFTRA Office Hours
Thursday August 1, 2019 1:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Ardmore
  Sponsored Event

2:00pm EDT

Telling Pacific Islander Stories to a Mainstream Audience
There are incredibly rich and complex stories about the Pacific Islander community, but they’re often left out of the Asian American narrative and ignored in the media. In this panel, we’ll talk with journalists who have covered stories about the Pacific Islander experience and issues facing the Pacific Islands, and we'll discuss ways to get newsrooms to cover this important community.
Speakers
avatar for Gene Park

Gene Park

Audience editor, Washington Post
As a Washington Post audience editor, Gene has spearheaded experimentation and engagement on emerging and current digital platforms. Gene was a reporter and news editor for a decade in California and the Pacific before pivoting to digital news.
avatar for Adam Yamaguchi

Adam Yamaguchi

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AND CORRESPONDENT, CBS NEWS
Adam Yamaguchi is Executive Producer and Correspondent with CBS News Originals, a documentary series that takes a deep dive into today's most important issues, told through uniquely immersive and intimate storytelling.
avatar for Thomas Lee A. Manglona II

Thomas Lee A. Manglona II

Reporter, KUAM News
Thomas is native from the island of Rota, Northern Marianas, a Gates Millennium Scholar, Truman Scholar, & undergrad senior at UC Berkeley. He has worked for several print publications and the regional Pacific News Center as an on-camera Correspondent covering government, education... Read More →
avatar for Jun Stinson

Jun Stinson

Producer, AJ+

Thursday August 1, 2019 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Ellington C
  Coverage & Representation

2:00pm EDT

ELP Presents: Develop successful strategy to launch an successful job seeking campaign (BY INVITATION ONLY)
Learn the six steps of a thoughtful, proactive job search that enables you to access the hidden job market, maximize job postings and work with recruiters. We’ll also cover time management strategies, including how to juggle a current job along with your confidential job search.

For an invitation, please email Paul Cheung at pcheung@aaja.org
Speakers
avatar for Caroline Ceniza-Levine

Caroline Ceniza-Levine

Career expert, SixFigureStart
Caroline Ceniza-Levine specializes in career change and has reinvented herself multiple times from traditional employee to co-founder of SixFigureStart® career coaching and CostaRicaFIRE.com, a travel, real estate and FIRE blog. Caroline is the creator and facilitator of Behind... Read More →

Thursday August 1, 2019 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
TBA
  Executive Leadership Program

2:00pm EDT

ELP Presents: How to leave your job without burning your bridges (BY INVITATION ONLY)
Looking to leave your job or want to negotiate an exit package? This session will have you develop strategic way to leave your job and protect your career going forward. Learn how to communicate your intentions in a professional manner to retain your brand and reputation.

For an invitation, please email Paul Cheung at pcheung@aaja.org
Speakers
avatar for Virgil L. Smith

Virgil L. Smith

Principal, Smith Edwards Group, LLC
Virgil Smith is a retired media executive having spent 20 years with McClatchy Newspapers and the 24 years with Gannett, where he served numerous roles, including president and publisher and corporate HR executive. He has recruited, mentored and coached hundreds of professionals from... Read More →

Thursday August 1, 2019 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
TBA
  Executive Leadership Program

2:00pm EDT

Crafting an Engaging, Digital Narrative (Presented by AAJA Features Forum)
The appetite for digital narratives continues to thrive and innovative how journalists tell stories. From creating an interactive experience to producing a long-form podcast, the numerous mediums for longform storytelling necessitate strategic thinking to create a compelling narrative. This session will explore new formats of narrative storytelling and walk through the process of pitching, reporting and editing a digital narrative.
Speakers
avatar for Tatiana Craine

Tatiana Craine

Social Media Editor, The Marshall Project
Tatiana Craine, social media editor of The Marshall Project, previously worked as the engagement editor at the Village Voice, the web editor at City Pages, and the weekend news editor at Inverse. She also writes about film and pop culture. She has won a Minnesota Society of Professional... Read More →
avatar for Lam Thuy Vo

Lam Thuy Vo

Senior Reporter, BuzzFeed News
avatar for Aditi Sangal

Aditi Sangal

Associate Producer, CNN
Aditi is an associate producer at CNN, where she works on social TV for CNN's early morning show New Day. She also produces and hosts an independent podcast You've Got It Made, which tells the story of the Indian Diaspora in America, and challenges her to find unheard narratives and... Read More →
avatar for Ani Vrabel

Ani Vrabel

Deputy copy desk editor, HuffPost
Ani Vrabel is the deputy editor of the copy desk at HuffPost, where she has worked for over seven years. She studied sociology and women's studies at Emory University, and has a master's degree from Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism.

Thursday August 1, 2019 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Ellington B
  Ideas & Innovation

2:00pm EDT

Candid Convos: Gender Inequality and Women Leadership
This isn’t your typical conversation about breaking the glass ceiling or finding a work/life balance. Join a conversation with women news executives about the unforeseen challenges and rewards of managing a newsroom, the role of mentorship and how we can create a pipeline for future women leaders of color.

Sponsored by CNN
Speakers
avatar for Johnita Due

Johnita Due

Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer for WarnerMedia News & Sports, WarnerMedia News & Sports
Johnita P. Due is Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer for WarnerMedia News & Sports, the parent company of CNN. Based in CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta, she reports to Jeff Zucker, Chairman, WarnerMedia News and Sports & President, CNN Worldwide._x000D_... Read More →
avatar for Ellana Lee

Ellana Lee

SVP CNN International, Managing Editor Asia Pacific, & Global Head of Features Content, CNN
Ellana Lee is the network’s most senior executive outside of the United States. As head of the Asia Pacific region and its editorial output, she manages CNN's award-winning on-air news programming produced there, including the correspondents and newsgathering teams across eight... Read More →
avatar for Erica Henry

Erica Henry

Southeast Region Newsgathering Director, CNN
Erica Henry is the southeast region newsgathering director for CNN/U.S. In this role, she oversees the day-to-day operations for CNN's Atlanta and Miami bureaus, and she coordinates CNN's correspondents, reporters and producers to break news and find distinctive, compelling stories... Read More →
avatar for Nima Ahmed

Nima Ahmed

Director of Dayside Programming, CNN
Nima Ahmed is Director of Dayside Programming at CNN. She oversees 35+ hours of programming a week working with multiple Executive Producers and anchors throughout the daypart. She helps drive the editorial mission for the shows and works to navigate breaking news as it develops... Read More →
avatar for Mitra Kalita

Mitra Kalita

SVP, CNN Digital News & Programming, CNN
S. Mitra Kalita is the senior vice president for news, opinion and programming at CNN Digital. She oversees CNN’s homepage, the most powerful news site in the world, the alerting team, national news, photography and off-platform efforts such as Apple News, Amazon Alexa and... Read More →

Thursday August 1, 2019 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Ellington A
  Sponsored Event

2:30pm EDT

SAG-AFTRA Coffee Hour
Thursday August 1, 2019 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Ardmore
  Sponsored Event

4:00pm EDT

How I Got the Story (Presented by AAJA Enterprise)
From conception to pitch to publish, we’ll dissect the lessons our panelists learned, the demands they juggled and the roadblocks they faced in order to get the story.
Speakers
avatar for Dominic Chu

Dominic Chu

Senior Markets Correspondent, CNBC
Dominic Chu is a senior markets correspondent for CNBC, located at the network’s Global Headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. He appears during CNBC’s Business Day programming and contributes to CNBC.com._x000D_ _x000D_ Previously, Chu was a New York-based markets correspondent... Read More →
avatar for Elly Yu

Elly Yu

Reporter, WAMU
Elly Yu is a reporter at WAMU, the NPR station in D.C. She was previously a reporter at WABE in Atlanta, where she covered immigration, health and state politics. Her stories have aired on national outlets including NPR and Marketplace. In 2018, she was an investigative fellow with... Read More →
avatar for Anam Siddiq

Anam Siddiq

Producer, CBS News
Anam Siddiq is a producer for CBS News, currently based in the Midwest. She has covered several of the biggest breaking news stories nationally and internationally in the past 7 years, contributing to all CBS News shows and platforms. Previously, she worked at the CBS Evening News... Read More →
avatar for Alyssa Jeong Perry

Alyssa Jeong Perry

Audio Reporter, KPCC
Alyssa Jeong Perry is an award-winning Los Angeles-based audio reporter. She's currently at KPCC as a health reporter. _x000D_ _x000D_ Before, she was a producer and reporter at KQED and moonlit at Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting. And she’s reported in Central... Read More →

Thursday August 1, 2019 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Ellington C
  Analysis & Discussion

4:00pm EDT

Ageism in the Face of Industry Upheaval
Veteran journalists face many challenges in our industry's swiftly shifting landscape. How can veteran journalists grapple with difficult realities and adjust to the latest changes in order to stay relevant in the industry and become competitive candidates for jobs?
Speakers
avatar for Lee Baker

Lee Baker

AARP Georgia State President, AARP Georgia
Georgia native Lee Baker, CFP® is the state president of AARP Georgia, the state’s largest social mission organization with over 1.1 million Georgian members._x000D_ _x000D_ He also served on the Advisory Board of the Emory University Certified Financial Planner® Program... Read More →
avatar for Cindy Hsu

Cindy Hsu

Anchor/Reporter, WCBS-TV
Emmy award winning reporter/anchor who has been at WCBS-TV in NYC for 26 years, after working at stations in Green Bay, Wisconsin and Steubenville, Ohio. Former President of the New York Chapter of AAJA. Graduated from Virginia Tech. Born in Hawaii, to amazing parents who immigrated... Read More →
avatar for Virgil L. Smith

Virgil L. Smith

Principal, Smith Edwards Group, LLC
Virgil Smith is a retired media executive having spent 20 years with McClatchy Newspapers and the 24 years with Gannett, where he served numerous roles, including president and publisher and corporate HR executive. He has recruited, mentored and coached hundreds of professionals from... Read More →
avatar for Bobby Caina Calvan

Bobby Caina Calvan

Newsperson, Associated Press
Bobby Caina Calvan is a reporter with the Associated Press, covering state government and politics in Florida. He was previously operations directors for the Fund for Investigative Journalism. Over his career, Calvan has worked in some of the country's best newsrooms. In addition... Read More →

Thursday August 1, 2019 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Ellington B
  Career & Leadership

4:00pm EDT

Negotiating Competitive Broadcast Contracts that Get You Ahead (Presented by ELP)
This hands-on workshop will take a close look at what broadcast news organizations are putting into contracts for on-air and off-air employees, and how to navigate negotiations with or without an agent.
Speakers
avatar for Mary Cavallaro

Mary Cavallaro

Chief Broadcast Officer, SAG-AFTRA
Mary Cavallaro is the Chief Broadcast Officer for the SAG-AFTRA News & Broadcast Department. Cavallaro is responsible for overseeing the negotiation and administration of more than 250 labor agreements between SAG-AFTRA and network and local broadcast employers nationwide. She received... Read More →

Thursday August 1, 2019 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Ellington A
  Career & Leadership

4:00pm EDT

ELP Presents: How to pivot into a new role within your company? (BY INVITATION ONLY)
Learn how to change jobs without changing companies – i.e., how to move internally to a new role within your same company. We’ll cover how to identify openings, working with HR, and how to maximize a supportive manager (and neutralize an unsupportive one)


For an invitation, please email Paul Cheung at pcheung@aaja.org
Speakers
avatar for Caroline Ceniza-Levine

Caroline Ceniza-Levine

Career expert, SixFigureStart
Caroline Ceniza-Levine specializes in career change and has reinvented herself multiple times from traditional employee to co-founder of SixFigureStart® career coaching and CostaRicaFIRE.com, a travel, real estate and FIRE blog. Caroline is the creator and facilitator of Behind... Read More →

Thursday August 1, 2019 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
TBA
  Executive Leadership Program

4:00pm EDT

ELP Presents: When's a good time to apply for a fellowship, executive MBA or Grad school (BY INVITATION ONLY)
Do you wish to quit your job and escape the daily content grind? Do you feel envious of other journalists, especially those who appear to be advancing ahead? Do you feel like you have no control over your career? You might be having a midlife crisis with journalism! Instead of leaving journalism, talk to our experts to see if going back to school or applying for a fellowship program can rejolt your career and recharge your passion in journalism.


For an invitation, please email Paul Cheung at pcheung@aaja.org
Speakers
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Sharon Pian Chan

Vice President of Philanthropy, New York Times
avatar for Michael Bolden

Michael Bolden

Managing Director, John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University
Michael Bolden is managing director of the John S. Knight (JSK) Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University. Previously, Bolden served as editorial director for the Knight Foundation. For 13 years, he worked as an editor at The Washington Post. He is a Master of Liberal Arts student... Read More →

Thursday August 1, 2019 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
TBA
  Executive Leadership Program

4:00pm EDT

Technology in the Newsroom: Free Tools to Empower Journalism
Tools and technology are essential to any reporter's set of skills. But how do we keep up with the constantly changing landscape? Which tools can we depend on and which ones should we spend time learning? The panelists in this session will either demo or discuss a tool that they use in their newsroom and talk about how it helps them achieve their newsroom's goals.
Speakers
avatar for Jennifer Peebles

Jennifer Peebles

Newsroom Data Specialist, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jennifer Peebles is a data specialist at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She is a former reporter and editor for The (Nashville) Tennessean and was an editor at the Washington (D.C.) Examiner and the online site Texas Watchdog.
avatar for Frank Bi

Frank Bi

Director of Tools & Technology, Star Tribune
Frank Bi is senior journalist, technologist, educator and nonprofit leader passionate about the intersection of media and technology. He is the Director of Tools & Technology at the Star Tribune in Minneapolis. Frank is also the president of the New York chapter of the Asian American... Read More →
avatar for Sean O'Key

Sean O'Key

Interactive Director, CNN
Sean leads a team of producers, developers and designers to create a wide range of projects including breaking news, enterprise and experimental projects across CNN's digital platforms. Before leading the team, Sean was a senior producer and developer. Prior to joining CNN in 2008... Read More →
avatar for Jeremy B. Merrill

Jeremy B. Merrill

machine-learning journalist, Quartz AI Studio
Jeremy Merrill experiments with artificial-intelligence techniques at the Quartz AI Studio to see how they can assist journalists in their reporting. Previously, he covered political Facebook ads at ProPublica.
avatar for Andrew Nguyen

Andrew Nguyen

Newsroom Developer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Andrew Nguyen is a journalist and developer at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, where he uses his expertise in data, design and code to build interactive graphics, apps and longform features online._x000D_

Thursday August 1, 2019 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Ellington A
  Ideas & Innovation
 
Friday, August 2
 

8:30am EDT

Registration
Friday August 2, 2019 8:30am - 4:30pm EDT
Ellington Foyer
  Convention Event

9:00am EDT

Esports and the Asian American Fan Base (Presented by AAJA Sports Task Force)
By 2022, Asian Americans will be the most influential minority esports fan base in the United States. Already, major sports leagues and owners are buying into the notion, creating new jobs and new sports for journalists to cover. This panel will discuss the rise of esports as a global entity especially within the Asian-American sports fan base.
Speakers
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James Koh

Broadcaster, DIRECTV
A four-time Emmy winner, Koh is currently a NFL analyst and host for DIRECTV, a play-by-play voice for EA Sports and a writer for both Yahoo! Sports and the New York Daily News. He previously held various broadcasting positions at NFL Network and at local news affiliates in Los Angeles... Read More →
avatar for Alex Magdaleno

Alex Magdaleno

Senior Gaming Programmer, Bleacher Report
Alex Magdaleno is a senior content programmer at Bleacher Report where he is focused on growing the company's gaming and esports vertical, B/R Gaming._x000D_ _x000D_ A lifelong gaming fan, he's been working in and around the gaming and esports industry for the last 5 years at major... Read More →
avatar for Elaine Teng

Elaine Teng

General Editor, ESPN The Magazine
Elaine Teng is a writer and editor at ESPN The Magazine covering soccer, tennis, the Olympics, esports and action sports. Last year she covered the Pyeongchang Olympics and wrote a cover story on Fortnite streamer Ninja. A California native, she was previously managing editor of The... Read More →
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Min-Sik Ko

VP, Esports, Endeavor
Min-Sik Ko is Vice President of Esports at Endeavor. He joined Endeavor four years ago after selling his agency Global Esports Management to the company (formerly WME | IMG). He then came to the U.S. to run the joint venture with IMG and Turner Sports, as the Commissioner of ELEAGUE... Read More →

Friday August 2, 2019 9:00am - 10:30am EDT
Ellington A
  Analysis & Discussion

9:00am EDT

Career Success for Women and Non-Binary Journalists (Presented by AAJA Women & Non-Binary Voices)
Career advancement tips, workplace integrity, mental health, work-life balance, or reliable resources and communication channels: We got this. This interactive professional development session with leaders in the field, will focus on in-depth conversations and group activities to learn what it takes for women or non-binary journalists to become leaders in their workplaces.
Speakers
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Jesamyn Go

Executive Producer, Digital, MSNBC
Jesamyn "Sam" Go is the Executive Producer for MSNBC Digital. _x000D_ She was the first digital editor for the cable channel's website in the early days of "streaming online video." Since then, she has managed web producers who produce for NBC News sites and platforms, and video journalists... Read More →
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Millie Tran

Deputy Off-Platform Editor, The New York Times
Millie Tran is Deputy Off-Platform Editor at The New York Times, which she joined in 2017 in a newly-created role as Global Growth Editor. Most recently, she was Director of Global Adaptation at BuzzFeed. She was a 92Y Women inPower Fellow, named to Editor & Publisher’s 25... Read More →
avatar for Mengwen Cao

Mengwen Cao

photographer, multimedia artist, Mengwen Cao Studio
Mengwen Cao is a photographer, multimedia artist, and cultural organizer. Born and raised in China, they are based in New York. As a queer immigrant, they use care and tenderness to explore spaces between race, gender, and cultural identity. As a board member of Authority Collect... Read More →
avatar for Jin Ding

Jin Ding

Manager, Communications and Inclusion, Pulitzer Center
Jin Ding is the Communications and Inclusion Manager of the Pulitzer Center. She joined the Pulitzer Center team in 2014 with focuses on marketing, diversity outreach, and impact research. Jin co-directs Asian American Journalists Association's Women & Non-Binary Voices affiliate... Read More →
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Catalina Camia

Editor-in-Chief & Vice President, CQ Roll Call
Catalina Camia is editor-in-chief and vice president of CQ Roll Call, which provides news, analysis and legislative tracking. She previously worked at USA Today, Gannett News Service and the Dallas Morning News. A longtime champion of newsroom diversity, Camia is a former national... Read More →

Friday August 2, 2019 9:00am - 10:30am EDT
Ellington C
  Career & Leadership

9:00am EDT

ELP Presents NBC News Executive Breakfast salon: Crafting your Career Narrative (BY INVITATION ONLY)
From on air to behind the cameras to digital, NBC News movers and shakers will share tips and strategies on landing leadership roles and advancing your career in a major media conglomerate. Join Yvette Miley, Senior Vice President and Executive Editor of MSNBC, Richard Lui, Anchor, MSNBC and others for this intimate conversation.


For an invitation, please email Paul Cheung at pcheung@aaja.org
Friday August 2, 2019 9:00am - 10:30am EDT
TBA
  Executive Leadership Program

9:00am EDT

Analytics and engagement: Using data to inform and improve journalism
It can be overwhelming when journalists are expected to create stories that generate engagement and ultimately, subscriptions or other sources of revenue. How do you measure engagement? What are the important numbers to keep track of? And how can you apply this to your work without compromising your journalistic mission? In this session, the panelists discuss which measures of engagement to focus on (hint: not just pageviews) and how to define success.
Speakers
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Julia B. Chan

Editor in Chief, The 19th
avatar for Shirley Qiu

Shirley Qiu

Audience Engagement Strategist, American Press Institute
Shirley Qiu is the audience engagement strategist at the American Press Institute and the co-director of AAJA Women & Non-Binary Voices. Previously, she worked on audience engagement at The Seattle Times. She graduated from the University of Washington with a double degree in journalism... Read More →
avatar for Adrienne Shih

Adrienne Shih

Audience Engagement Editor, Los Angeles Times
Adrienne Shih is the audience engagement editor for national politics, embedded in the Los Angeles Times' Washington, D.C. bureau. She previously led audience engagement and social media at Foreign Policy Magazine and has worked at the Washington Post and CNN.

Friday August 2, 2019 9:00am - 10:30am EDT
Ellington B
  Ideas & Innovation

9:00am EDT

SAG-AFTRA Office Hours
Friday August 2, 2019 9:00am - 10:30am EDT
Ardmore
  Sponsored Event

9:00am EDT

Career Fair and Expo Hall
Friday August 2, 2019 9:00am - 5:30pm EDT
Overlook
  Career Fair and Expo Hall

9:00am EDT

CNN Producers Workshop
CNN is hosting a workshop some of the most enterprising & engaging television reporters along with the best producers and digital journalists in Atlanta on Friday, August 2nd!
Senior managers, on-air coaches and CNN correspondents will teach and challenge attendees on what it takes to make it to the
network. During this full-day, small group workshop, reporters and producers will build skills and apply practical techniques.
Topics include enterprise reporting, on-air performance & presentation, editorial decision making, producing philosophy, winning at breaking news and building a digital strategy.
Would you like to join us for this day-long event?
Share some of your story below to apply.
All applicants must be an active AAJA member and registered to attend the 2019 conference in Atlanta.


*This is an invitation-only event. Due to high demand, only candidates who APPLY & receive CONFIRMATION will be accommodated.*


APPLY HERE:
PRODUCER WORKSHOP -- https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/28PNBXC
Friday August 2, 2019 9:00am - 5:30pm EDT
Mercer H
  Sponsored Event

9:00am EDT

CNN Reporters Workshop
CNN is hosting a workshop some of the most enterprising & engaging television reporters along with the best producers and digital journalists in Atlanta on Friday, August 2nd!
Senior managers, on-air coaches and CNN correspondents will teach and challenge attendees on what it takes to make it to the
network. During this full-day, small group workshop, reporters and producers will build skills and apply practical techniques.
Topics include enterprise reporting, on-air performance & presentation, editorial decision making, producing philosophy, winning at breaking news and building a digital strategy.
Would you like to join us for this day-long event?
Share some of your story below to apply.
All applicants must be an active AAJA member and registered to attend the 2019 conference in Atlanta.


*This is an invitation-only event. Due to high demand, only candidates who APPLY & receive CONFIRMATION will be accommodated.*


APPLY HERE:
ON-AIR REPORTER WORKSHOP – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2SCPPGJ
Friday August 2, 2019 9:00am - 5:30pm EDT
Mercer G
  Sponsored Event

10:30am EDT

ELP Presents: Pitching to a VC or Foundation (BY INVITATION ONLY)
This session breaks down how venture capitalists and foundation funders evaluate projects and ideas. Our speakers will describe how to approach, pitch, and follow-up with VC and foundation to secure funding.


For an invitation, please email Paul Cheung at pcheung@aaja.org
Speakers
avatar for LaSharah Bunting

LaSharah Bunting

Director/Journalism, Knight Foundation
LaSharah S. Bunting is Director/Journalism at Knight Foundation, where she manages a portfolio focused on advancing transformation and diversity in journalism. She joined Knight in 2017 after a 14-year career at The New York Times, where she served in various editing roles including... Read More →
avatar for Angelica Das

Angelica Das

Associate Director, Public Square, Democracy Fund
Angelica Das is an associate director on the Public Square Team at Democracy Fund, an independent foundation working toward an open and just democracy. Democracy Fund makes grants in pursuit of a vibrant and diverse public square, free and fair elections, effective and accountable... Read More →

Friday August 2, 2019 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA
  Executive Leadership Program

10:30am EDT

ELP Presents: Salary Negotiation (BY INVITATION ONLY)
Negotiating a salary can be intimidating. Whether you’re at your current job, making a leap to the next or discussing an employment separation agreement, this two-part coaching session will help shape realistic expectations. You’ll learn not just when to discuss your salary, but when not to. You’ll also learn how to negotiate an entire compensation package, including additional benefits and in some cases severance and separation.


For an invitation, please email Paul Cheung at pcheung@aaja.org
Speakers
avatar for Caroline Ceniza-Levine

Caroline Ceniza-Levine

Career expert, SixFigureStart
Caroline Ceniza-Levine specializes in career change and has reinvented herself multiple times from traditional employee to co-founder of SixFigureStart® career coaching and CostaRicaFIRE.com, a travel, real estate and FIRE blog. Caroline is the creator and facilitator of Behind... Read More →

Friday August 2, 2019 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
TBA
  Executive Leadership Program

11:00am EDT

How to Survive and Thrive in the Workplace (Presented by ELP)
Whether you're looking for your first internship, angling for a promotion or looking for a change after many years in the industry, hiring managers will share how you can land your dream job. And we'll talk about how once you're hired, you can make the case for staying on — and, eventually, a promotion.
Speakers
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Paul Albergo

Executive Editor, Bloomberg BNA
Paul Albergo is executive editor of Bloomberg BNA, a subsidiary of Bloomberg L.P., which provides professionals with a unique combination of news and analysis, research solutions, and proprietary business data and analytics. In his position, Paul directs the company’s 240-person... Read More →
avatar for Wil Cruz

Wil Cruz

Senior editor, ABC News
Wil Cruz is a veteran journalist with more than 20 years of experience in newspapers, online media and television. _x000D_ Wil is a senior editor with the digital team at ABC News. He is also an adjunct lecturer with the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.
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Emily Jan

Art Director, The Atlantic
Emily Jan is a photo editor and art director at The Atlantic, where she works across the newsroom to commission photography and illustration. She is also a freelance photojournalist, and mentor for the Women Photograph Mentorship program.
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Josh Freedom du Lac

Live News Editor, The Washington Post
Josh Freedom du Lac is the Live News Editor at The Washington Post, where he has also been an enterprise reporter and pop critic. Before joining The Post, he spent 12 years at the Sacramento Bee. He previously served on AAJA’s national board and is a co-founder of J Camp.

Friday August 2, 2019 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Ellington C
  Career & Leadership

11:00am EDT

Let's Talk Politics: The Road to 2020
With 2020 elections gearing up, political journalism pros give us the download: How can we localize national political stories, and nationalize local political stories? What are the overlooked stories about the Asian American/Pacific Islander communities that we should be covering during the 2020 election cycle? How can we make our politics stories break through the crowded news cycle?
Speakers
avatar for Weijia Jiang

Weijia Jiang

White House Correspondent, CBS News
Weijia Jiang is a CBS News White House correspondent based in Washington, D.C. Jiang's reporting is featured across all CBS News broadcasts and platforms, including the "CBS Evening News," "CBS This Morning" and CBSN, CBS News' 24/7 streaming news service._x000D_ She has traveled... Read More →
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Manu Raju

Senior Congressional Correspondent, CNN
Manu Raju is a senior congressional correspondent at CNN, covering Capitol Hill and campaign politics. Raju is a veteran reporter in Washington, having previously served as a top Capitol Hill correspondent at Politico for seven years.Raju has developed a reputation as a reporter who... Read More →
avatar for Sally Buzbee

Sally Buzbee

Senior Vice President and Executive Editor, Associated Press (AP)
Sally Buzbee is the Senior Vice President and Executive Editor of The Associated Press. She oversees global news operations and news content in text, photos and video from journalists based in more than 260 locations worldwide.Previously Buzbee served as Washington bureau chief for... Read More →
avatar for Emily Ngo

Emily Ngo

National political reporter, Newsday
Emily Ngo is a national political reporter for Newsday, covering the 2020 elections. She previously served as Newsday’s White House correspondent, having followed Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail in 2016. She also has covered New York City Hall and the... Read More →
avatar for Seung Min Kim

Seung Min Kim

White House reporter, The Washington Post
Seung Min Kim is a White House reporter for The Washington Post, focusing on the Trump administration's relationship with Congress. She is also a political analyst for CNN._x000D_ _x000D_ Before joining the Post in 2018, she spent more than eight years at Politico, primarily covering... Read More →

Friday August 2, 2019 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Ellington B
  Coverage & Representation

11:00am EDT

The Impact of Caregiving: Stories from our Members
Are you one of the 44 million family caregivers in the U.S. providing critical support to adults with a chronic, disabling, or otherwise serious health condition? Are you one of the 25% of caregivers who is a millennial? Are you one of the 40% of male caregivers? AARP and AAJA partnered to bring to light personal journeys of AAJA members or AAPIs who have been impacted by caregiving for a loved one. This panel of AAJA members will discuss their personal journeys and provide insight on how journalists and the media can shed better light on the challenges of caregiving for loved ones.
Speakers
avatar for Indira Lakshmanan

Indira Lakshmanan

Executive Editor, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Indira Lakshmanan is executive editor at the Pulitzer Center, a news nonprofit dedicated to ambitious, high-impact global reporting. She's been an international and Washington correspondent, columnist and guest-host, reporting from 80 countries for Bloomberg, The Boston Globe, the... Read More →
avatar for Van Tieu

Van Tieu

Reporter, NY1 News
Van Tieu is a general assignment reporter for NY1, New York City's 24-hour local news channel._x000D_ She has covered high-profile, live breaking news events including coverage of pipe bombs sent to democratic leaders and media outlets and investigations into the 2017 New York City... Read More →
avatar for Jocelyn “Joz” Wang

Jocelyn “Joz” Wang

Head of Multicultural Marketing & Corporate Branding, Genesis Motor America
Jocelyn 'Joz' Wang (@jozjozjoz) is a digital entrepreneur creating spaces for under-represented voices. She is Editor-in-chief/CEO of 8Asians.com and in 2011, she acquired the Metblogs Network and runs the international network—consisting of over 50 sites worldwide. She also founded the V... Read More →
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Rick Quan

Documentarian, Rick Quan Productions
Rick Quan is a two time Emmy award winner with more than 30 years of on air experience in the San Francisco television market. Rick is now an award winning documentarian. His most recent film was an hour long documentary on the late San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee.

Friday August 2, 2019 11:00am - 12:30pm EDT
Ellington A
  Sponsored Event

12:00pm EDT

SAG-AFTRA Office Hours
Friday August 2, 2019 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Ardmore
  Sponsored Event

12:30pm EDT

ELP Presents BuzzFeed Emerging Leaders Lunch Salon (BY INVITATION ONLY)
Join BuzzFeed in an intimate conversation with BuzzFeed Editors, on leadership, newsroom management and lessons learned.


For an invitation, please email Paul Cheung at pcheung@aaja.org
Friday August 2, 2019 12:30pm - 2:00pm EDT
TBA
  Executive Leadership Program

2:00pm EDT

Nancy, Live!
Join us for a live taping of Nancy! Nancy is a critically-acclaimed podcast featuring queer stories and conversations, and hosted by two best friends, neither of whom are named Nancy. It’s a podcast about how we define ourselves, and the journey it takes to get there. From WNYC Studios.

Friday August 2, 2019 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Ellington B

2:00pm EDT

Watering the Local News Desert
We know local matters, but local resources are shrinking. Local reporters are increasingly asked to do more with less, while national reporters covering local communities are at risk of parachuting with little context. Learn from local and national journalists about the best practices and common pitfalls of covering local communities, and how to improve your coverage.
Speakers
avatar for Kevin Riley

Kevin Riley

Editor, Atlanta Journal Constitution
Kevin Riley is the editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Visit his Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ajceditor
avatar for CeFaan Kim

CeFaan Kim

Reporter, WABC-TV
General Assignment Reporter at WABC-TV. Former political producer for NY1 News. US Army veteran. AAJA MediaWatch Co-chair.
avatar for Mizell Stewart III

Mizell Stewart III

Senior Director / Talent, Partnerships and News Strategy, Gannett / USA TODAY Network
In more than three decades as a journalist, Mizell Stewart III has been an award-winning reporter, top newsroom editor in three states, radio and television broadcaster and corporate news executive. Today, Stewart is Senior Director of Talent, Partnerships and News Strategy for Gannett... Read More →
avatar for Natalie Hee

Natalie Hee

Reporter, FOX 26 Houston
Natalie Hee is a reporter at FOX 26 Houston and an alumna of The University of Texas at Austin. Natalie has also reported at the NBC affiliates in New Orleans and Austin. She was the 2010 recipient of the LIN Media Minority Scholarship and was sent to work in Indianapolis and Providence... Read More →

Friday August 2, 2019 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Ellington F
  Analysis & Discussion

2:00pm EDT

Being Your Own Boss: Balancing Freelance Work with Entrepreneurship (Presented by AAJA Freelance)
With the journalism industry in a state of constant change and steady jobs hard to come by, more people are opting to create their own paths. But how do you balance life as a full-time freelancer with becoming an entrepreneur? Or investing in continuing education to develop new skills? The panelists in this workshop discuss how they make it work. They will share tips for keeping up with trends and handling finances without institutional support and more.
Speakers
avatar for Emily Tan

Emily Tan

Web Producer, Simons Foundation
Emily Tan is a longtime freelance writer and photographer. She is also a web producer for the Simons Foundation. She has contributed to the Village Voice, MySpace and NBC Asian America and worked with Samsung, YSL Beauty and Yondr. You can find out more about her adventures, fave... Read More →
avatar for Karen Ho

Karen Ho

N/A, Karen K. Ho Media
Karen K. Ho is a freelance business, culture, and entertainment reporter based in New York. She has been published in TIME, GQ, Refinery29, Glamour, CJR, and Toronto Life. She is a proud member of the ELP class of 2016 and has been a member of AAJA since 2012.
avatar for Fabian DeRozario

Fabian DeRozario

Founder & Principal, GlobalConnect Consulting & Training
Fabian De Rozario is a business and community leader who has led, coached and trained thousands of people globally. Fabian founded his consulting service GlobalConnect in 2005 and is an on-call consultant and lead facilitator with Korn Ferry. He delivers approximately 100 workshops... Read More →

Friday August 2, 2019 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Ellington C
  Masterclass & Workshops

2:00pm EDT

Advanced Anchoring Workshop
Want to enhance your performance, while maintaining your authenticity? Hear from top network and major market anchors and recruiters about how to improve your It Factor. For medium to large market anchors.

Sponsored by CBS News
Speakers
avatar for Maria Mercader

Maria Mercader

Director of Talent Strategy, CBS NEWS
Maria currently the Director of Talent Strategy, has been with CBS News for over 25 years. Prior to this position she worked as a Producer at CBS News Foreign Desk. Maria is proud that she has grown up at CBS as she started in the company as a Page. Through the years, she has also... Read More →
avatar for Elaine Quijano

Elaine Quijano

Correspondent and Anchor, CBS News
Elaine Quijano is a correspondent for CBS News contributing to all CBS News broadcasts and platforms. Her reporting is regularly featured on "CBS This Morning" and the "CBS Evening News." She also anchors the Sunday edition of the "CBS Weekend News" and is an anchor for CBSN, CBS... Read More →
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REENA NINAN

ANCHOR/CORRESPONDENT, CBS NEWS

Friday August 2, 2019 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Ellington A
  Sponsored Event

2:15pm EDT

ELP Presents: How to Get Men of Color Into Leadership Roles and on-air talent? (BY INVITATION ONLY)
This isn’t your typical conversation about breaking the glass ceiling or finding a work/life balance. Join a conversation with minority male executives who discuss the unforeseen challenges and rewards of managing a newsroom, the role of mentorship, and how we can create a pipeline for future minority men leaders.


For an invitation, please email Paul Cheung at pcheung@aaja.org
Speakers
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Ramon Escobar

VP, Talent Recruitment & Development, CNN Worldwide, CNN
Ramon Escobar is vice president of talent recruitment and development for CNN Worldwide. He is responsible for the recruitment of all on and off-air talent for CNN U.S., CNN International, CNN en Español and HLN. He also advances the internal development of all anchors, correspondents... Read More →
avatar for Virgil L. Smith

Virgil L. Smith

Principal, Smith Edwards Group, LLC
Virgil Smith is a retired media executive having spent 20 years with McClatchy Newspapers and the 24 years with Gannett, where he served numerous roles, including president and publisher and corporate HR executive. He has recruited, mentored and coached hundreds of professionals from... Read More →

Friday August 2, 2019 2:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
TBA
  Executive Leadership Program

2:15pm EDT

ELP Presents: Set up first-time women mangers for success (BY INVITATION ONLY)
The transition to manager for women from individual contributor are often fraught with false starts, bias and frustrations. Get tips and strategy on how to manage up, down and across.


For an invitation, please email Paul Cheung at pcheung@aaja.org
Speakers
avatar for Caroline Ceniza-Levine

Caroline Ceniza-Levine

Career expert, SixFigureStart
Caroline Ceniza-Levine specializes in career change and has reinvented herself multiple times from traditional employee to co-founder of SixFigureStart® career coaching and CostaRicaFIRE.com, a travel, real estate and FIRE blog. Caroline is the creator and facilitator of Behind... Read More →
avatar for Virgil L. Smith

Virgil L. Smith

Principal, Smith Edwards Group, LLC
Virgil Smith is a retired media executive having spent 20 years with McClatchy Newspapers and the 24 years with Gannett, where he served numerous roles, including president and publisher and corporate HR executive. He has recruited, mentored and coached hundreds of professionals from... Read More →

Friday August 2, 2019 2:15pm - 4:00pm EDT
TBA
  Executive Leadership Program

3:30pm EDT

Voices 2019 Presentation
Now in its 29th year, AAJA Voices trains the next generation of journalists— journalists who produce quality editorial work, who understand the larger impact their work has on society, and who are deeply engaged with driving the direction of the industry. Many Voices students have gone on to succeed in other internships and journalism programs, to work and thrive in many of your newsrooms and to serve in leadership positions in both AAJA and other professional news organizations. The 2019 class has spent all summer working to produce in-depth news projects covering issues important to the AAPI community. Come meet the outstanding students and hear about their reporting.
Friday August 2, 2019 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
Ellington E

4:00pm EDT

Once In a Decade: Covering the 2020 Census
The Census Bureau's once-a-decade tradition of counting everyone who lives in the United States kicks off next year. This panel will discuss the wealth of important stories to tell about the 2020 Census, including  how the new Census affects your community.
Speakers
avatar for Karuna Ramachandran

Karuna Ramachandran

Deputy Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Atlanta
Karuna Ramachandran is the Deputy Director at Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta. Karuna brings over ten years of experience in nonprofit work to her position. She has developed programs spanning youth development, public health and health advocacy, environmental justice... Read More →
avatar for Hansi Lo Wang

Hansi Lo Wang

National Correspondent, NPR
Hansi Lo Wang is a national correspondent for NPR based in New York City. Wang covers the 2020 census and the changing demographics of the U.S. for NPR’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, hourly newscasts and NPR.org.
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Christine Zhang

Data Journalist, The Baltimore Sun
Christine Zhang is a data journalist at The Baltimore Sun, where she reports news stories using data analysis and statistics. Before joining The Sun in 2018, she worked as a data scientist at Two Sigma and was previously an OpenNews fellow at the Los Angeles Times and a research analyst... Read More →
DC

D'Vera Cohn

Senior Writer/Editor, Pew Research Center

Friday August 2, 2019 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Ellington C
  Coverage & Representation

4:00pm EDT

Audio Editing Like a Pro (Presented by AAJA Radio & Podcasting)
Whether it’s a radio reporter trying to get a story from 42 seconds to 40 seconds, a TV reporter tracking a news package or if you just need the natural sound to come out better, attend this session to learn how to edit audio like a pro. We'll also take a closer look at better ways to record, edit, and sweeten audio as well as better ways to share it online and through social media.
Speakers
avatar for Pete Combs

Pete Combs

Reporter, WSB Radio
Pete Combs is a reporter for WSB Radio News in Atlanta. He also reports across the Southeast for ABC Radio News and WSB Radio. _x000D_ _x000D_ Pete also produces podcasts and video web presentations for National Business Aviation Association. _x000D_ _x000D_ Pete brings 37 years of... Read More →
avatar for Tiffany Liou

Tiffany Liou

Multi-Media Journalist, WFAA
Tiffany Liou is a reporter at WFAA in Dallas. She loves working as a solo-journalist – shooting, writing and editing her work. It’s all part of her storytelling process. Tiffany’s roots are in the Bay Area, California, but she’s told stories across the... Read More →
avatar for James Boo

James Boo

Managing Producer, Self Evident: Asian America's Stories
James is the co-creator and show runner of "Self Evident," an independent storytelling podcast that challenges the narratives of where we're from, where we belong, and where we're going — by telling Asian America's stories. As a producer, he measures success by the growth of... Read More →
avatar for Emma Hurt

Emma Hurt

Reporter, WABE News
At a school without a journalism major, Emma learned how to report as she went, freelancing for digital and print publications across three continents. The native Washingtonian then covered the business of trucking for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette before moving to Atlanta and making... Read More →

Friday August 2, 2019 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Ellington B
  Masterclass & Workshops

4:00pm EDT

Diversifying Your Video Skills (Presented by AAJA Video)
As more audiences are consuming news through video, what do you need to know to stay ahead of the curve? A panel of experts will discuss a range of topics including trends in video production, creating a unique visual design language, motion graphics, how to experiment with video and more. Come learn what other publications are working on and leave feeling confident to explore in your own ways.
Speakers
avatar for Corinne Chin

Corinne Chin

Video editor, The Seattle Times
Corinne Chin is a senior video journalist at The Seattle Times, winner of the 2019 National Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence among large digital organizations. Corinne is also the President of the Seattle chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association, as well... Read More →
avatar for Dolly Li

Dolly Li

Video Journalist, Independent
Dolly Li an award-winning video journalist, producer, and correspondent. She co-founded Goldthread, a Hong Kong-based digital media publication incubated by the South China Morning Post, and spent three years sharpening her knives as a video journalist at Al Jazeera's AJ+. Dolly is... Read More →
avatar for Jessi Esparza

Jessi Esparza

Motion Designer, CNN
Jessi Esparza is a designer, writer, and nerd of all trades who loves cuddly animals, witty people and yummy food. Located in Atlanta, GA, she loves visual harmony, innovative storytelling, and compelling concepts. She’s a SCAD Alum and has worked in everything from corporate... Read More →
avatar for Vishakha Darbha

Vishakha Darbha

Associate Video Producer, The Atlantic
Vishakha Darbha is a video and motion graphics producer at The Atlantic, where she works on a video series that includes collaboration with writers across the newsroom. She also produces and hosts an independent podcast, You've Got It Made, which traces the history of the Indian Diaspora... Read More →

Friday August 2, 2019 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Ellington A
  Masterclass & Workshops

6:30pm EDT

Story Slam 2019
Friday August 2, 2019 6:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
CNN HQ
  Convention Event
 
Saturday, August 3
 

10:00am EDT

Represent! Keynote with Film Director Gurinder Chadha
Gurinder Chadha is the prolific, award-winning filmmaker behind BLINDED BY THE LIGHT, BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM, BRIDE & PREJUDICE, and many others. Her company, Bend It Networks, creates a diverse array of multicultural stories for TV, movies, and more. She started her career as a documentarian and broadcast journalist for BBC News.

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Saturday August 3, 2019 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Mercer G+H
  Represent!

10:30am EDT

Represent! Networking Break
Represent! will be held in conjunction with AAJA’s 2019 national convention, “Unite & Represent,” held at the Loews Hotel Atlanta on July 31-Aug. 3. Registration for Represent! is sold separately from the AAJA convention. Tickets to the AAJA 2019 convention’s closing ceremony on Aug. 3 must be purchased separately. Details are available at aaja19.org.
Represent! Details:
  • Location: Loews Atlanta Hotel, 1065 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
  • Date/Time: Saturday, Aug. 3, 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  • Price: $50 early bird rate until July 15; $75 regular rate.
  • Registration: http://bit.ly/atlrepresent
  • Already registered for #AAJA19? Access to Represent! is included as part of full professional and student convention registrations to AAJA, but requires a separate RSVP. Please RSVP to support@aaja.org with “RSVP to Represent! Saturday” in the subject line.
  • Please note that Thursday and Friday day passes to #AAJA19 do not include access to Represent!.

Thank you to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, who sponsored the Represent! launch reception in March.

Please contact Naomi Tacuyan Underwood at NaomiTU@aaja.org or Willoughby Mariano at willoughby.mariano@gmail.com with any questions.
Saturday August 3, 2019 10:30am - 10:45am EDT
Overlook+Mercer G+H
  Represent!

10:45am EDT

Represent!: It's All About the Visuals
It's All About the Visuals, Panel Discussion, Overlook West
How to turn your passion for visuals into a thriving career and a must-follow Instagram account.
  • Michael Yamashita, National Geographic photographer and documentary filmmaker, @YamashitaPhoto
    With over 1.3 million followers on Instagram, photographer Michael Yamashita is known as one of photography’s top influencers. He has shot for the National Geographic for over 30 years, combining his dual passions of travel and photography. His assignments have taken him to six continents.
  • Rod Mar, Team Photographer for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks, Nikon Ambassador, @rodmarphoto
    Mar is an acclaimed photographer whose career spans 25 years who also shoots for editorial and commercial clients worldwide including Sports Illustrated, ESPN, The Player’s Tribune, NBC Sports, Major League Soccer and others. He maintains the popular “Eye on the Hawks” photoblog on the seahawks.com website, where he documents the team from behind-the-scenes in the locker room to the playing field, team charters and everything in-between. 

  • Brandon Butler, VP, Solutions at Dagger, Executive Director of Butter.ATL, @butter.atl 
    Brandon is the VP, Solutions at Dagger and Executive Director of Butter.ATL. A passionate fan of all things Atlanta, Brandon leads a team of modern content makers and producers for capturing the essence of authentic Atlanta culture. His focus is delivering content at the speed of culture, in a modern media world. Prior to joining Dagger, Brandon was a Principal at Accenture and VP, Digital at Edelman.
  • Moderator: Akili-Casundria Ramsess, Executive Director of the National Press Photographers Association @EyeAkili 
    Akili-Casundria Ramsess is a Pulitzer-winning picture editor and former director of photography. She has worked at publications including the Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, Atlanta Journal & Constitution the San Jose Mercury News, and the Orlando Sentinel. Her numerous awards include NPPA’s Best of Photography,(BOP), Photography of the Year, (POYi) and Society of News Design picture editing awards.


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Saturday August 3, 2019 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
Overlook West
  Represent!

10:45am EDT

Represent!: Stay Real But Hustle
Stay Real, But Hustle, Workshop, Overlook East

A small group, hands-on workshop on how to create strategies to stay true to your creative vision while finding the right supporters and collaborators.
  • Frederick "Fr3deR1cK" Taylor, director, co-owner of Tomorrow Pictures, Lead Speaker @Fr3deR1cK 
    Taylor is an award-winning director and producer and co-owns Tomorrow Pictures, which creates inspired media solutions for a perpetually evolving visual media marketplace. Tomorrow Pictures has produced projects all over the world with clients including the Coca-Cola Company and BBDO. He's produced a documentary an illegal underage club in Atlanta called Boys and Girls as well as a documentary about Cabbagetown.

  • Ruby Velle, frontwoman, Ruby Velle & the Soulphonics, Facilitator @RubyVelle 
    Billboard-charting artist Ruby Velle is the frontwoman of local band Ruby Velle & the Soulphonics and a solo artist. Her have been shared as both iTunes and Starbucks “Pick of the Week” tracks. Ruby has performed alongside some legendary musicians such as Corey Glover Lee Fields, and Gary Clark Jr. Velle is on tour in the US with the Soulphonics while continuing to collaborate with producers and artists.

  • Jessyca Holland, Co-Founder and Executive Director of C4 Atlanta, Facilitator, which offers professional development courses for artists looking to further their creative businesses and personal artistic careers. Previously, she was an actor performing in metro Atlanta.

  • Li Wong, Director of Entrepreneurship for Partnership Gwinnett, Leader of the Gwinnett Angels, Facilitator. He founded the Georgia Asian Times and Atlanta Asian Film Festival and has worked for the Asian Wall Street Journal Digital in Malaysia.

  • Michelle Khouri, Founder of Podcast Production Company FRQNCY Media and host of The Cultured Podcast, Facilitator. She has been a singer, worked for Interscope Records and worked in marketing & communications before launching a podcast.

  • Elizabeth Strickler, Director of Media Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Creative Media Industries Institute (CMII) and The Blockchain Lab at Georgia State University's Robinson College of Business. She is a passionate believer in creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

  • Jennifer Long, Executive Director for Women in Film and Television Atlanta (WIFTA) and has more than 20 years of entrepreneurship, non-profit and corporate experience. She is also a voice actor and radio personality and is passionate about the future of film, television, and media.

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Saturday August 3, 2019 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
Overlook East
  Represent!

12:30pm EDT

Represent!: How To Start A Movement
How To Start A Movement, Talk, Overlook West
Some of the wildest passion projects can become viral sensations that resonate with more audiences than imaginable. Digital strategist and screenwriter William Yu created the #StarringJohnCho campaign in 2016 to show what it would look like if today's Hollywood blockbusters cast an Asian American actor. Two years after Yu launched his social movement, actor John Cho became a leading man in the 2018 movie "Searching." Yu talks about what it takes to launch his initiative and how you can use research to advance the cause of increasing representation of people of color in the media. 

  • William Yu, creator of #StarringJohnCho, @its_willyu
    Yu's Shorty Award-winning #StarringJohnCho campaign used Photoshop to insert actor John Cho into hit Hollywood films in order to spark a global conversation about Asian American representation in media. As a former Senior Strategist at Giant Spoon, Adweek’s 2018 Breakthrough Advertising Agency of the Year, Yu helped clients like Paramount, Netflix, and Absolut build meaningful connections with their audiences and create ideas that make impactful dents on culture. 

  • Mariecar Mendoza, Senior Digital Arts and Entertainment Editor at the San Francisco Chronicle, @SFMarMendoza where she oversees daily arts and entertainment coverage for Datebook and datebook.sfchronicle.com. Prior to The Chronicle, Mariecar was a features digital editor for the Los Angeles News Group where she specialized in music, food and festival coverage for the region. She has also worked as a multimedia news reporter for several publications throughout California. 

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Saturday August 3, 2019 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Overlook West
  Represent!

12:30pm EDT

Represent!: Rise Up: Becoming A Media Boss As A Woman of Color
Rise Up: Becoming a Media Boss as a Woman of Color, Panel, Overlook East
Nonwhite women leaders in media, arts and entertainment talk about the challenges of being taken seriously and taking on leadership roles in the context of gender and race, diversity as a second job, strategies for surviving in the workplace and more.
  • Condace Pressley, Director of Community and Public Affairs, Cox Media Group @condo29
    Pressley is a proven leader and award-winning journalist with decades of experience in broadcasting and community service. In her current role, Condace Pressley leads CMG Atlanta's community efforts across media platforms including WSB TV, the Atlanta Journal Constitution and CMG Atlanta's four radio stations. She is a 2019 inductee to the Georgia Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame; a 2016 career achievement inductee into the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame; a 2016 graduate of Leadership Atlanta; and a Centennial class honoree of The University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.

  • Jovita Moore, Anchor, Channel 2 Action News @jovitamoore
    Moore is an Emmy award-winning journalist who anchors the 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts on WSB-TV. Her previous stations include WMC-TV in Memphis, Tenn. and KFSM in Fayetteville and Fort Smith, Ark. She is a member of Leadership Atlanta's Class of 2007, a member of Outstanding Atlanta's Class of 2004, and was featured on the 2007 list of 40 Under 40 by Georgia Trend Magazine, and was selected as one of Jezebel Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful.
  • Sue Suh, Chief People Officer for TIME
    Sue Suh is thrilled to serve as the first Chief People Officer for TIME, and her recent career also spans philanthropy (The Rockefeller Foundation) and public service (U.S. Departments of State and Defense). Sue is a relentless optimist and passionate about the power of media, education, the performing arts and sports to effect transformational change. She currently sits on the Board of Advisors for Columbia Journalism School’s Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Business and Economics and represents TIME on the Emma Bowen Foundation’s National Advisory Council and HR Advisory Board. She also serves on the Boards of the Classical Theatre of Harlem and Special Olympics Asia Pacific, and recently served on the Board of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation among several others. Sue absolutely loved Princeton University (Politics BA) and Columbia University (Political Science MA), and was grateful to earn a Fulbright award to South Korea and a Presidential Management Fellowship with the U.S. federal government. She can’t wait to meet you here!

  • Mary Cavallaro, Chief Broadcast Officer
    Mary E. Cavallaro is the Chief Broadcast Officer for the SAG-AFTRA News & Broadcast Department. Cavallaro is responsible for overseeing the negotiation and administration of more than 250 labor agreements between SAG-AFTRA and network and local broadcast employers nationwide.

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Saturday August 3, 2019 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Overlook East
  Represent!

1:30pm EDT

Represent! Networking Break
Represent! will be held in conjunction with AAJA’s 2019 national convention, “Unite & Represent,” held at the Loews Hotel Atlanta on July 31-Aug. 3. Registration for Represent! is sold separately from the AAJA convention. Tickets to the AAJA 2019 convention’s closing ceremony on Aug. 3 must be purchased separately. Details are available at aaja19.org.
Represent! Details:
  • Location: Loews Atlanta Hotel, 1065 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309
  • Date/Time: Saturday, Aug. 3, 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  • Price: $50 early bird rate until July 15; $75 regular rate.
  • Registration: http://bit.ly/atlrepresent
  • Already registered for #AAJA19? Access to Represent! is included as part of full professional and student convention registrations to AAJA, but requires a separate RSVP. Please RSVP to support@aaja.org with “RSVP to Represent! Saturday” in the subject line.
  • Please note that Thursday and Friday day passes to #AAJA19 do not include access to Represent!.
Thank you to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, who sponsored the Represent! launch reception in March.
Please contact Naomi Tacuyan Underwood at NaomiTU@aaja.org or Willoughby Mariano at willoughby.mariano@gmail.com with any questions.
Saturday August 3, 2019 1:30pm - 1:45pm EDT
Overlook+Mercer G+H
  Represent!

1:45pm EDT

Represent!: How to Build Your Professional Brand Online
How to Build Your Professional Brand Online, Workshop, Overlook West
Whether you're a budding journalist, a freelancer, or seasoned veteran, you need a professional brand that distinguishes you and your work from the crowd. In this interactive discussion and workshop, you'll learn how to create an online portfolio using WordPress.com in less than an hour that will showcase your bio and clips of your work. Bring your laptop and a couple of your best headshots, demo reels, and/or clips!

  • Instructor Marjorie R. Asturias has worked with thousands of small business owners, writers, artists, freelancers, and other creatives at WordPress.com for more than 5 years, helping them to build and manage their websites and blogs. Prior to her work in technology and marketing, she was a freelance columnist and writer for a number of magazines, newspapers and online publications.

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Saturday August 3, 2019 1:45pm - 3:00pm EDT
Overlook West
  Represent!

1:45pm EDT

Represent!: Power to the Podcaster
Power to the Podcaster: Finding your audience in a crowded field, Workshop, Overlook East
Podcasting is a powerful way for people with diverse views and experience and limited funds to tell the kinds of stories that are too often ignored. The trouble is, creating a podcast is easy. Finding an audience is hard. Our experienced group of facilitators will give you tips and tricks of the trade and give you small-group advice on how to make your podcast a success.
  • Floyd Hall, Media Strategist, Cultural Producer, Writer and Documentarian
    Hall has produced over 700 podcast episodes covering Art, Pop Culture, Fashion, Sports, and Technology, and has worked with several arts-related organizations in the Atlanta area, including Woodruff Arts Center/High Museum, Flux Projects, ArtsATL, Spelman College Museum of Fine Art and WonderRoot. 

  • Angeline Hartmann, Media Director, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, podcast host of "INSIDE CRIME with Angeline Hartmann," @angeline_hartmann
    An Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist, Hartmann has advocated for crime victims and their families for two decades. In 2013, she began working at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, helping families find their missing loved ones. In her previous role as a correspondent and producer for the iconic television show “America’s Most Wanted,” she worked closely with law enforcement agencies across the country, profiling their most dangerous fugitives and unsolved cases. 

  • Christina Lee, Atlanta-based Music Journalist, Co-host of WABE and PRX's Bottom of the Map, @minaannlee
    Lee writes about hip-hop, with a focus on how it molds Atlanta’s cultural identity and impacts pop culture at large. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Billboard, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Pitchfork, and Complex. Her new podcast with Dr. Regina N. Bradley is a passionate exploration of Southern hip-hop culture and its impact on the world.

  • Sean Powers, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Director of Podcasting, @seanpowersgpb
    As GPB's first director of podcasting, Powers' projects include the station's popular The Credits about the state's multi-billion dollar entertainment industry; The Bitter Southerner Podcast about southern culture; and The Troy Davis Project, an audio play about Davis, who was executed in Georgia in 2011 amid controversy over his innocence. His reporting has earned him a dozen Associated Press awards, two regional Edward R. Murrow awards, five national PRNDI awards, honors from the Atlanta Press Club, and recognition from the Georgia Association of Broadcasters.

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Saturday August 3, 2019 1:45pm - 3:00pm EDT
Overlook East
  Represent!

3:10pm EDT

Represent!: Bottom of the Map Live Show
Live show: WABE and PRX's "Bottom of the Map" podcast, featuring co-host Christina Lee 

Join Christina Lee and Regina N. Bradley for a live version of their podcast about Southern hip-hop. "Bottom of the Map" is a passionate exploration of Southern hip-hop culture and its impact on the world.


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Saturday August 3, 2019 3:10pm - 3:30pm EDT
Overlook West
  Represent!

3:30pm EDT

Represent! Screening: AMC's 'The Terror'
Exclusive Advance Screening: "The Terror: Infamy", Mercer Ballroom

Set during World War II, the haunting and suspenseful, second season of the horror-infused anthology, The Terror: Infamy, centers on a series of bizarre deaths that haunt a Japanese-American community, and a young man's journey to understand and combat the malevolent entity responsible.
The series stars Derek Mio as Chester Nakayama; Kiki Sukezane (Lost in Space) as Yuko, a mysterious woman from Chester’s past; Cristina Rodlo (Miss Bala) as Luz, Chester’s secret girlfriend; Shingo Usami (Unbroken) as Henry Nakayama, Chester's father; Naoko Mori (Everest) as Asako Nakayama, Chester’s mother; Miki Ishikawa (9-1-1) as Amy, a Nakayama family friend; and renowned actor, producer, author and activist George Takei (Star Trek) as Yamato-san, a community elder and former fishing captain.
The Terror: Infamy is an AMC Studios production produced by Scott Free, Emjag Productions and Entertainment 360. The show is co-created and executive produced by Alexander Woo and Max Borenstein, with Woo also serving as showrunner. Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, Alexandra Milchan, Scott Lambert, Guymon Casady and Jordan Sheehan also serve as executive producers. 

View Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/embed/FqNbAxvNElU

The series will premiere Monday, August 12 at 9:00 p.m. ET/8:00 p.m. CT

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Saturday August 3, 2019 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Mercer G+H
  Represent!

4:30pm EDT

Represent!: How Hollywood is Telling the Story of One of the Darkest Moments in Our Nation's History
AMC's "The Terror: Infamy" How Hollywood is Telling the Story of One of the Darkest Moments in Our Nation's History, Panel, Mercer Ballroom
Helmed by showrunner Alexander Woo ("True Blood"), "The Terror: Infamy" is a haunting and suspenseful series set in Japanese internment camps during World War II. The series features a cast and crew with a number of personal connections to this historical time, starting with George Takei, who lived in two internment camps as a child, is on board as a series regular and consultant. The lead character is played by Derek Mio, a fourth generation Japanese American, whose grandfather lived on Terminal Island and was sent to Manzanar internment camp after Pearl Harbor. Mio also recently appeared in “Medal of Honor,” (Netflix docu-series) where he portrayed WWII Medal of Honor Recipient Hiroshi Miyamura.
The discussion will feature "The Terror" lead actor Derek Mio, actor/consultant George Takei and showrunner Alexander Woo. 

  • Denise Nakano, Anchor and Reporter for NBC10 News in Philadelphia, Moderator
    She has received a national Edward R. Murrow Award for Documentary and six national and regional Emmy Awards. She was also honored with a city proclamation recognizing her reporting on the heroin crisis in Philadelphia.

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Saturday August 3, 2019 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Mercer G+H
  Represent!

5:00pm EDT

Photobooth
Saturday August 3, 2019 5:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
Ellington Foyer
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7:00pm EDT

Gala and Awards Banquet
Saturday August 3, 2019 7:00pm - 9:15pm EDT
Ellington Ballroom
  Convention Event

9:00pm EDT

Karaoke
Saturday August 3, 2019 9:00pm - Sunday August 4, 2019 12:00am EDT
Ellington Foyer
  Convention Event
 
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