Ryan Sorrell
Founder and Executive Editor, the Kansas City Defender
Category: Revolutionary Careers
The digital revolution left the news industry in flux, but it also created new jobs no one would have imagined a decade ago
Jieun Shin
Assistant Professor, UF’s College of Journalism and Communications
A journalist’s pivot to academia and the study of social media
Noah Davis
Cofounder, Three Point Four Media
Rethinking the business of journalism through sponsored content
Walt Hickey
Executive Editor, Sherwood
Telling the news through graphic novels
Diana Moskovitz
Investigations Editor and Co-owner, Defector Media
When reporters take over the business
Sarah McNaughton
Founder, McNaughton Digital Media
The industry’s secret SEO guru
Reilly Capps
Psychedelics Journalist
Turning an interest in psychedelics into a timely beat
Natt Garun
Managing Editor, YouTube Official Blog
Showing a major company how to tell stories about itself
Harlo Holmes
Chief Information Security Officer and Director of Digital Security, Freedom of the Press Foundation
Keeping journalists safe in the Wild West of the internet
Tuck Woodstock
Podcaster, Educator, Cofounder of Sylveon Consulting
Educating newsrooms on vulnerable communities and gender issues
Lisa Remillard
Social Media Journalist
Filing news reports for the TikTok crowd
Macollvie Neel
Founder and Principal, Comms Maven LLC
Showing non-media companies the value of journalism skills
Fritzie Andrade
Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Business Insider
Bringing conversations on DEI into the executive ranks
Francisco Vara-Orta
DEI Director at Investigative Reporters and Editors
Turning a passion for DEI into a career
Chris Chi
Software Engineer, the New York Times
How coders keep a newsroom’s digital engines running
Dwayne Desaulniers
Founder, NewsStand.ai