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Wednesday
, September 4
1:00pm
PDT
Board of Directors Meeting
Hollywood Studio C
2:00pm
PDT
Registration
Mezzanine Level
6:30pm
PDT
Pre-Convention Kick Off (RSVP preferred)
Akbar
Thursday
, September 5
8:00am
PDT
Registration
Mezzanine Level
8:30am
PDT
First Timers Morning Meet Up
Laurel
Women's+ Morning Meet Up
Runyon
9:00am
PDT
Morning Coffee Klatch
3rd Floor Foyer
ABC News Storytellers Summit (Pre-registration Required)
Solano
ABC News
9:45am
PDT
Building an Inclusive Brand: Navigating our Blind Spots
Echo Park
Kate Sosin
Challenging Objectivity: A better path to fair coverage of LGBTQ+ communities
Whitley Heights
Nick Wolny • Steph Solis • Mike De Socio • Morgan Givens
Have More Voice! Making the Jump into News Management
Los Feliz
Aaron Mason • Marcus Riley • Michael Hart • Kendra Martinez
Journalism Safety: Risk Assessment and Planning for LGBTQ+ journalists
Silver Lake
Catherine Henderson • Jeje Mohamed
10:00am
PDT
Chapter Leadership Meeting
Beechwood/Doheny
11:00am
PDT
Bi+ Representation in the Media and Maximizing Bi+ Inclusion in Mainstream Coverage
Los Feliz
Clare Mulroy • Nico Lang • Lauren McGaughy • Angela Dallara • Duante Beddingfield
DEI is under attack: How our industry can combat it
Silver Lake
Elijah Gil • Adam Rhodes • Sonali Kohli • Leonor Ayala
Google News Lab AI Session: Leverage Pinpoint in Your Reporting
Whitley Heights
Mary Nahorniak
Queering Entertainment Criticism
Echo Park
Daric Cottingham • Tracy Brown • Lisa Laman • Henry Giardina
12:00pm
PDT
Quiet Room/Workroom
Beechwood
12:15pm
PDT
First Timers Brown Bag Meet-Up
Laurel
NLGJA Mentorship Program Brown Bag Meet-Up
Runyon
1:15pm
PDT
The View From the Top
Hollywood Studio ABC
Justin Dial • Lisa Collins • Stuart Boslow • Sharif Durhams • Nishat Kurwa • Bob Murphy • Marina Perelman • Jason Sheeler • Sam Sifton • Daisy Thornton • Audiochuck
2:30pm
PDT
Coffee Break Café
3rd Floor Foyer
3:00pm
PDT
How to hold algorithms and artificial intelligence accountable
Echo Park
Garance Burke • Emilia Ruzicka • Mike Ananny
Investigative Reporting
Whitley Heights
Roman Feeser • Matt Goldberg • Kris Van Cleave • Tom Hanson • Nicole Sganga • CBS News and Stations
Reporting with care on queer communities of color
Los Feliz
Tre'vell Anderson • Lil Kalish • Jireh Deng
Thriving As a Freelance Journalist
Silver Lake
Myron Kaplan • Leo Aquino • Erika Hayasaki • Sa'iyda Shabazz
ESPN Sports Summit
Solano
ESPN
4:15pm
PDT
How To Make Your Podcast Stand Out in a Crowded Market
Silver Lake
Umi Hsu • Brian de los Santos • Bryan Lowder • Christina Cauterucci
Pasifika Pride
Echo Park
Kristian Fanene Schmidt • Donato Fatuesi
Smartphone Shooting When News Breaks
Hollywood Studio ABC
Steven Romo • K.C. Wassman • DS Shin • Ignacio Torres • Comcast NBCUniversal
Social Media Storytelling
Los Feliz
Jose Sepulveda • Benjamin Coy • Shannon O'Connor • Leo Aquino
Trans and Nonbinary Reporters: What We've Learned
Whitley Heights
Kathleen Massara • Orion Rummler • Katie Barnes • Kate Sosin • Tat Bellamy-Walker (They/Them)
5:30pm
PDT
NBCU Academy Presents: Depicting Modern Mental Health and Queer Stories in NBC’s “Brilliant Minds” with Star Zachary Quinto and Creator Michael Grassi
Hollywood Studio ABC
Maura Barrett • Michael Grassi • Zachary Quinto
6:15pm
PDT
MSNBC Films Presents: “It's Okay” Screening with Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Hollywood Studios AB
Shar Jossell • Jesse Tyler Ferguson • Comcast NBCUniversal
7:00pm
PDT
Opening Reception
Preston's Restaurant
JetBlue
9:00pm
PDT
Lifetime Members Reception (Invitation only)
Lifetime Members Only
Friday
, September 6
8:00am
PDT
Registration
Mezzanine Level
Quiet Room/Workroom
Beechwood
8:30am
PDT
Bi+ Morning Meet Up
Laurel
Trans & Nonbinary Morning Meet-Up
Runyon
9:00am
PDT
Career & Community Expo
Hollywood Studio DE and Prefunction
9:30am
PDT
An AI Earthquake: The Landscape Ahead
Hollywood Studio ABC
Mike Ananny • Gina Chua • Ina Fried • Nick Watt • Sisi Wei • Ford Foundation
11:15am
PDT
Buried Rainbow: Uncovering Your City's Lost LGBTQ+ History
Whitley Heights
Randy Dotinga • Steph Solis • Russell Contreras • Axios
Intersectionality & Trans & Non Binary Inclusion in Music & Entertainment
Silver Lake
Daric Cottingham • JP Karliak • Ryan Mitchell • Neverending Nina • Avi Roque
Leading the way on AI, protecting content creators, a SAG-AFTRA perspective
Echo Park
Andrew Bowen • Jodi Long • Duncan Crabtree-Ireland • Danielle Chiriguayo • SAG-AFTRA
LGBTQ+ News Through a Business Lens
Los Feliz
Rakshita Saluja • Anna Kitanaka • Josh Eidelson • Ben Steverman • Bloomberg
The Millennial Managers Have Arrived – And They're Helping to Heal the Newsroom
Hollywood Studio ABC
Jay Valle • Jillian Eugenios • Brooke Sopelsa • Osvaldo "Ozzie" Martinez • Kyle Griffin • Comcast NBCUniversal
IRE Watchdog Workshop
Solano
Adam Rhodes
12:15pm
PDT
Open Recovery Meeting
Doheny
QPOC Brown Bag Meet-Up
Laurel
Women's+ Brown Bag Meet-Up
Runyon
1:45pm
PDT
The Road to the Election: The Political Beat in 2024
Hollywood Studio ABC
Christina Bellantoni • R.G. Cravens • Orie Givens IV • Dustin Gardiner • Justin Ryan Gomez • Jo Yurcaba
3:00pm
PDT
Coffee Break Café
3rd Floor Foyer
3:30pm
PDT
Elevating Student Voices: Tips on Interviewing LGBTQ+ Youth
Silver Lake
Lana Leonard • Katie Barnes • K Petrin • Miranda Dunlap
Power Partners: Strengthening Stories through Community Ties
Los Feliz
Spencer Allan Brooks • Nora Reichardt • Ryan Wood • Stuart Boslow • TEGNA
Responsible Reporting on Transgender Communities
Echo Park
Elly Belle • Arielle Rebekah • Serena Jazmine Daniari • Ale Pedraza Buenahora
Voices from the Front Lines: LGBTQ Health in a Changing America
Whitley Heights
Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH • Henry Ng, MD, MPH • Emery H. Chang • Diane Anderson-Minshall • AMA
On Camera: The Art of Telling Your Story (Pre-registration Preferred)
Hollywood Studios AB
Ramón Escobar • Jacque Smith • Barry Nash • David Culver • Stephanie Elam • Sidney Wright • CNN/TNT Sports/Warner Bros. Discovery
4:45pm
PDT
Building Resilience: How LGBTQ+ Journalists Can Protect Themselves Against Online Abuse
Echo Park
Jeje Mohamed
Diversity in the Newsroom
Whitley Heights
Lexanna Sims • Ben Tracy • Simon Bouie • Chris Sobel • Kelly Frank • CBS News and Stations
Guiding the Next Generation of Journalists
Silver Lake
Julie Patel Liss • Stephen Jiwanmall • Bob Bennett • Chelsea Reynolds • Jesus Ayala
Using Our Voices to Raise Awareness for Mental Health & Suicide
Los Feliz
David Oliver • Dr. Christine Moutier • Gerald Garth • John Casey
6:00pm
PDT
Diversity Reception
Hollywood Studio C
General Motors
7:30pm
PDT
Women’s+ Networking Dinner (Advanced Ticket Purchase Required)
The Venue
8:00pm
PDT
Night Out: Los Angeles
Or Bar
Will & Harper Advance Press Screening (Pre-Registration Required)
Netflix EPIC Office
Saturday
, September 7
8:00am
PDT
QPOC Morning Meet Up
Laurel
Registration
Mezzanine Level
Quiet Room/Workroom
Beechwood
8:30am
PDT
NLGJA x TJA Book Club Morning Meet Up
Runyon
9:00am
PDT
Michael Triplett Series: Facts, Fear and Finding Data: Navigating LGBTQ+ Issues in a challenging climate
Hollywood Studio ABC
Kierra Johnson • Cathy Renna • Shelby Chestnut • Erin Reed • Brad Sears
10:45am
PDT
Nailing the Celebrity Interview
Whitley Heights
Marc Malkin • Tomás Mier • Tracy Gilchrist (She/Her) • Glenn Garner • Taylor Henderson
News is Out: How six historic LGBTQ+ media publications are growing revenue and reaching new audiences through collaboration
Silver Lake
Tammye Nash • Dana Piccoli • Michael Yamashita • Sondra Morris
Putting the "pop" in pop culture reporting
Echo Park
Reanna Cruz • Matthew Wexler • Cameron Scheetz • Henry Giardina
The Two-Way Street of Effective Mentorship
Los Feliz
Erin Spraw • Jay Alpert • Ernesto Mourelo • Alisha Cowan-Vieira • Bethany Grace Howe
12:00pm
PDT
Bi+ Brown Bag Meet-Up
Laurel
Trans and Nonbinary Brown Bag Meet-Up
Runyon
1:00pm
PDT
Covering the Red Carpet / How to Make It In Hollywood - Media, That Is
Hollywood Studio ABC
Eric Hegedus • Stephen Daw • Senta Scarborough • Charlie Carballo • Tre'vell Anderson • Stephanie Elam • Marc Malkin • J Wortham • Dotdash Meredith
2:45pm
PDT
Google News Initiative Training
Los Feliz
Amara Aguilar
So You Have a Story Idea: How To Fund Your Reporting
Echo Park
Seema Yasmin • Ethan Widlansky • Tara Pixley • Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu
3:00pm
PDT
The Speed Round
Solano
3:30pm
PDT
Coffee Break Café
3rd Floor Foyer
4:00pm
PDT
Getting More LGBTQ+ Women into Broadcast News
Silver Lake
Darren Zulberti • Kelsi Thorud • Tara Campbell • Taylor Bruck
Making the Transition from Journalist to Author
Los Feliz
Dr. Jonathan P. Higgins • Nico Lang • Manuel Betancourt • Karen Yin
Punching Above Your Weight: Doing the Most With the Least
Echo Park
Sam Van Pykeren • Jamilah King
5:15pm
PDT
Convention CONNECTions: A Showcase of Student Work
Hollywood Studio ABC
6:00pm
PDT
Open Recovery Meeting
Laurel
7:30pm
PDT
2024 Closing Reception
Hollywood Studio Ballroom
Sunday
, September 8
10:00am
PDT
Board of Directors Meeting
Solano
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