2020 SUMMIT SCHEDULE
The schedule for the 2020 Collaborative Journalism Summit will feature two days of panels, roundtables, workshops, networking, and socializing.
COLLABORATIVE JOURNALISM SUMMIT
Day 1: Thursday, May 14, 2020
9 a.m. EST
Share + Learn with the Charlotte Journalism Collaborative [SOLD OUT; pre-registration was required]
The Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, a solutions journalism-focused initiative, is turning a year old and has learned a lot about what works — and what doesn’t — when newsrooms band together. This morning workshop will include a deep-dive into how the CJC got started, how it works, what its members have learned, and what’s next for the cooperative.
Host: Glenn Burkins, publisher of Q City Metro
Speakers:
- Alicia Bell, organizing manager of News Voices: North Carolina
- Sherry Chisenhall, executive editor of the Charlotte Observer
- Michael Davis, south regional manager of Solutions Journalism Network
- Seth Ervin, chief innovation officer of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
- Hilda Gurdian, publisher of La Noticia
- Amy Lehtonen, audience and community experience director for WCNC TV
- Ju-Don Marshall, chief content officer at WFAE
- Richard Thames, journalism professor and Knight-Crane executive in residence at Queens University of Charlotte’s James L. Knight School of Communication
- Jim Yarbrough, publisher of QNotes
11 a.m. EST
Practical guidance to improve collaborative reporting projects [SOLD OUT; pre-registration was required]
This practical session, facilitated by Heather Bryant of Project Facet, will be geared toward people who want to workshop their prospective or current collaborative efforts.
1 p.m. EST
North Carolina: The state of collaboration
There’s a reason why the 2020 Collaborative Journalism Summit was originally planned to be hosted in North Carolina—mediamakers in the state are leading the nation when it comes to collaboration. We’ll hear from several news leaders representing a wide variety of collaboratives and projects across the state for an intimate conversation about what they’re doing, what’s working, what’s not working, and what they’ve learned.
Sponsor welcome from the North Carolina Local News Lab Fund
Speakers:
• Lizzy Hazeltine, fund coordinator of the NC Local News Lab Fund
• Melanie Sill, senior journalism consultant of the NC Local News Lab Fund / Democracy Fund
• Rochelle Ford, dean of the Elon University School of Communications
Panel discussion
Host: Charles Thomas, program director at the Knight Foundation
Speakers:
- Richard Thames, visiting journalism professor and Knight-Crane executive in residence, Queens University’s James L. Knight School of Communication
- David Boraks, reporter and host at WFAE
- Glenn Burkins, publisher of Q City Metro
- Angie Newsome, executive director and founder of Carolina Public Press
- Susan Leath, director of UNC’s Center for Innovation & Sustainability
- Robyn Tomlin, southeast regional editor and executive editor of McClatchy’s News & Observer
- Alicia Bell, News Voices organizing manager for Free Press
- Cierra Hinton, executive director and publisher of Scalawag
- Nathan Morabito, investigative reporter at WCNC
3 p.m. EST
Coronavirus collaboration: A look at how newsrooms are partnering to cover the biggest story of our lifetime
The spread of the new coronavirus around the world has spurred some useful and effective collaborative efforts, which we will explore during this session.
Host: Taylor Mulcahey, IJNet editor for International Center for Journalists,
Speakers:
- Tina Griego, managing editor of The Colorado Independent
- Sarah Alvarez, editor of Outlier Media
- Cristina Tardáguila, associate director of Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network
- Kathy Best, director of the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland
5 p.m. EST
Virtual networking hour (with art and live animation!)
Visual artist and puppeteer Billy Dee will be collaborating with host Lewis Wallace, of Press On, to provide an engaging and interactive Zoom experience. Billy will create live-animation consisting of original artwork to accompany the network gathering conversation.
Sponsored by the JSK Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University
Thanks to our sponsors (day 2 continues below):
COLLABORATIVE JOURNALISM SUMMIT
DAY 2 — Friday, May 15, 2020
8:30 a.m. EST
Welcome and opening remarks for the 2020 Collaborative Journalism Summit
Speakers:
- Stefanie Murray, director of the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University
- Keith Strudler, director of the School of Communication at Montclair State University
- Jennifer Preston, vice president of journalism at the Knight Foundation
8:45 a.m. EST
The current state of collaboration
Speaker:
- Stefanie Murray, director of the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University
9 a.m. EST
A decade of public media collaborations
Host: Ju-Don Marshall, chief content officer at WFAE
Speakers:
- Kathy Merritt, senior vice president for journalism and radio at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- Donna Vestal, managing director of Election 2020: America Amplified and director of collaborations at KCUR
- Vanessa de la Torre, executive editor of the New England News Collaborative
- Jeremy Bernfeld, lead editor of Guns & America and director of collaborative reporting at WAMU
10 a.m. EST
Coffee + networking break
Refill your coffee and hang out with us in our virtual networking room! We’ll keep a Zoom room open for conversation hosted by Max Resnick, lead for media and journalism at Cortico/Local Voices Network.
10:30 a.m. EST
Local That Matters: How Carolina Public Press changed laws and lives with its ‘Seeking Conviction’ collaboration
Host: Mark Fuerst, director of the Public Media Futures project at the Wyncote Foundation
Speakers:
- Frank Taylor, managing editor of Carolina Public Press
- Stephanie Carson, news and community partnerships manager of Carolina Public Press
11 a.m. EST
Lightning talks
Speakers:
- Sandra Svoboda, program director of Great Lakes Now/Detroit Public TV
Always Ongoing: How a digital/newspaper media company and a public TV station continue to collaborate … and sometimes say “no.” - Todd Reubold, publisher of Ensia
From Rust to Resilience: A climate change collaboration spanning the Great Lakes - Asraa Mustufa, digital editor of Chicago Reporter
Lens on Lightfoot - Danielle Purifoy, race and place editor of Scalawag
- Nation Hahn, director of growth for EdNC.org, and Terry Parris, engagement editor of THE CITY
THE CITY and EdNC.org have partnered together to explore engagement toolkits and playbooks, focusing on creating a listening funnel that supports engagement and impact. - Teresa Gorman, senior program associate for local news at the Democracy Fund
Developing funder collaborations - Lila Mills, communications manager of Neighborhood Connections
How the Cleveland Foundation led a local funder coalition to support media in Northeast Ohio - Rachel Dissell, investigative reporter
Cleveland’s The Witness Project
Noon EST
Coffee + networking break
Join Raleigh Convergence’s Sarah Day Owen Wiskirchen in a session that virtually replicates gathering around a hightop table at the hotel bar. Participants will break into smaller groups to talk about their biggest challenges, inspirations and planned next steps for collaborative journalism. Show up with webcams on, ready to meet others and share ideas. Think about what you might offer or what advice you’re seeking for a collaborative “asks and offers” board.
12:30 p.m. EST
Election 2020: How U.S. news outlets are working together to cover races, fight misinformation
Sponsored by the American Press Institute, with welcome remarks from Amy Kovac-Ashley, vice president and senior director at the American Press Institute
Host: Juana Summers, political reporter for NPR
Speakers:
- Rachel Glickhouse, partner manager for ProPublica’s Electionland
- Jacquelyn Mason, research analyst for First Draft News
- Donna Vestal, managing director of Election 2020: America Amplified and director of collaborations at KCUR
- Amy Kovac-Ashley, vice president and senior director at the American Press Institute
1:30 p.m. EST
Governance structures for ongoing collaboratives
Speakers:
- Cassie Haynes, co-executive director of Resolve Philadelphia
- André Natta, reporting collaborative editor of Resolve Philadelphia
2:30 p.m. EST
Coffee + networking break
Refill your coffee and hang out with us in our virtual networking room! We’ll keep a Zoom room open for conversation hosted by DaLyah Jones, environmental reporter and staff writer at the Texas Observer.
3 p.m. EST
Rising temperatures, rising collaboration: How the climate crisis has spurred journalism partnerships around the world
Host: Lyndsey Gilpin, editor and publisher of Southerly
Speakers:
- Caroline Porter, presenting research on behalf of the Center for Cooperative Media
- Allison Kopicki, writer and researcher of Climate Central
- Vernon Loeb, executive editor of Inside Climate News
- Mark Hertsgaard, executive director of Covering Climate Now
4:30 p.m. EST
Lightning talks
Speakers:
- Donna Harrell, director of communications and marketing for Lines for Life, and John Schrag, executive editor of the Pamplin Media Group
Breaking The Silence - Daniel Bates, journalist ambassador for Hostwriter
How Hostwriter connects collaborators around the world - Larry Rosenthal, StoryShare project manager at the Associated Press
StoryShare - Jennifer Hemmingsen, project manager
IowaWatch’s Seeking a cure: The quest to save rural hospitals