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WE’RE IN HOLLYWOOD!
Join us September 5-8, 2024 at the Loews Hollywood for the 2024 NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists National Convention.

REGISTRATION
Online registration is now closed. Registrations are non-transferable. View all the registration rates, deadlines and refund policy HERE. Online registration will close at 12 p.m. ET on Monday, Sept. 2. Onsite registration will be available.

HOTEL ROOM BLOCK
The official, discounted room block at the Loews is now closed. Rooms can be reserved at the Loews’ standard rates HERE.

INFO FOR SPEAKERS
Visit our Speakers’ Corner to learn more about your role as a speaker.

LEARN ABOUT OUR AWARD WINNERS
We’ll be highlighting the winners of our Excellence in Journalism Awards throughout the Convention. Take a look at their stories HERE!
Friday September 6, 2024 3:30pm - 5:30pm PDT
On air, online, on that social media app - the platforms your stories live on are as diverse as the stories themselves. Your skills need to be just as diverse, particularly when it comes to delivering a compelling story on camera. Join the talented news teams of CNN as they break down the foundational elements of successfully engaging your audience on linear and digital. Sharpen your skills while learning how to respect the different formats and styles for each platform. You’ll walk out of the door with proven techniques and tips to reach audiences wherever they want to consume your content. Reporters, writers, producers, and visual journalists are invited to submit their on-camera work here to be critiqued live during the session: https://forms.office.com/r/4MCRLejLg6.

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Speakers
avatar for Ramón Escobar

Ramón Escobar

Senior Vice President of Talent Recruitment and Development, CNN Worldwide
Ramón Escobar is senior 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... Read More →
avatar for Jacque Smith

Jacque Smith

Executive Producer, CNN
Jacque Smith manages CNN’s global digital video production team. As an executive producer, she leads the team during domestic and international breaking news, oversees sponsorships and features content and encourages in-depth storytelling around political, social and economic... Read More →
avatar for Barry Nash

Barry Nash

On-air Talent Coach
Barry Nash has been coaching and researching television news talent since 1982 and is widely regarded as one of the television industry’s premiere on-air performance experts. He has coached talent and advised television management on the network and local station levels in North... Read More →
avatar for David Culver

David Culver

Senior National Correspondent, CNN Worldwide
David Culver is a senior national correspondent for CNN Worldwide, based at the network’s Los Angeles bureau. Most recently, Culver has reported on the ongoing migration crisis from the U.S.- Mexico border and delivered an hour-long special with immersive reporting on psychedelics... Read More →
avatar for Stephanie Elam

Stephanie Elam

Correspondent, CNN
Stephanie Elam is a CNN correspondent based in the network’s Los Angeles bureau. Since joining the western region, Elam has covered a wide range of stories. Elam has covered numerous natural disasters for CNN – from the eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano; Hurricanes Matthew... Read More →
avatar for Sidney Wright

Sidney Wright

Executive Producer, CNN
Sidney Wright IV is the executive producer of the weekend editions of “CNN This Morning” and “First Of All” with Victor Blackwell, based in Atlanta. He has overseen live breaking news coverage of several major events, including the war in Israel, the Russian insurrection... Read More →
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Friday September 6, 2024 3:30pm - 5:30pm PDT
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