Fernando Soto
Founder, Nuestro Estado
Category: Redefining Roles
Advances in tech and changes in society led these professionals to question and change traditional media jobs
Mike Reilley
Journalism Professor, Creator of the Journalist’s Toolbox
Educating the next generation of journalists
David Plazas
Opinion and Engagement Director, the Tennessean and USA Today Network Tennessee
Rethinking the opinions page
Tina Rosenberg
Cofounder and VP of Innovation, Solutions Journalism Network
Pivoting from problems to covering their solutions
Clarissa Ward
CNN Chief International Correspondent
What it takes to become a foreign correspondent
Molly Solomon
Executive Producer and President, NBC Olympics
Helming the world of modern sports coverage
Laura Waters Hinson
Documentary Filmmaker and Assistant Professor, American University
Exploring points of view as a documentary filmmaker
Dr. Seema Yasmin
Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University’s Department of Medicine
A medical doctor turned journalist takes on misinformation
Deb Krol
Indigenous Affairs and Environmental Reporter at the Arizona Republic
It’s not American journalism without the Indigenous beat
Mike Chesterfield
VP of Weather Presentation and Data Visualization, the Weather Channel
New tools for talking about the weather
Jennifer Cunningham
Executive Editor, Newsweek
Breaking news and breaking barriers
Renata Clò
Former Education Reporter, The Arizona Republic
Covering education like the politics beat
Andrew Ba Tran
Investigative Data Reporter, The Washington Post
Why journalists shouldn’t be afraid of numbers
Alanna Vagianos
Senior National Reporter at HuffPost
The urgency of stories around gender and politics
Ron Stodghill
Publisher of Detour
Telling travel stories for once-marginalized audiences
Soleil Ho
Podcaster and Critic-at-Large, the San Francisco Chronicle
Exploring the future of food criticism
Alyson Shontell
Editor-in-Chief at Fortune