NSNC Virtual Conference Schedule 2024
Commentary in a Chaotic World
July 19 & 20, 2024
Held Virtually
Friday (7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.) and Saturday (11 a.m.- 5 p.m. EST) Virtual Conference
Friday
7 p.m. – Welcome and announcements – Ginny McCabe, NSNC executive director, and Lori Duff, NSNC president
7:15 to 8:15 p.m. – KEYNOTE #1 – Q&A with Author David Chrisinger and Bonnie Jean Feldkamp
8:30 to 9:30 p.m. – Networking Event & Talk – Comedian Beth Lapides with Lori Duff
Saturday
OPENING REMARKS – 11 a.m. – 11:05 – Lori Duff, NSNC president
BREAKOUT SESSION – #1 – 11:05 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. – Opening Panel – “Commentary in a Chaotic World – And What That Means for Columnists Today” with NSNC President Lori Duff, Rich Jaroslovsky, senior advisor at SmartNews, BREAKOUT SESSION – #1 – 11:05 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. – Opening Panel – “Commentary in a Chaotic World – And What That Means for Columnists Today” with NSNC President Lori Duff, Rich Jaroslovsky, senior advisor at SmartNews, and Brian Lyman, editor of the Alabama Reflector.
LUNCH KEYNOTE #2 – noon- 1:10 p.m. – Keynote featuring former congressman and news anchor Scott Klug (Moderated by NSNC President Lori Duff)
BREAKOUT SESSION #2 – 1:15 p.m. to 2:05 p.m. – Joanne Brokaw – Finding Purpose in the Space In-Between (Moderated by NSNC President Lori Duff)
BREAKOUT SESSION #3 – 2:05 p.m. to 2:55 p.m. – Naomi Owusu, Tickaroo CEO and Co-Founder will present “Harnessing AI-powered Live Blogs for Authentic News Reporting and Engagement” (Moderated by Meredith Cummings)
Ernie Pyle Legacy Foundation – A Word from Gerald Maschino from 3 p.m. to 3:10 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION #4 – 3:10 to 4 p.m. – Izz LaMagdeleine, web producer/production editor at Snopes will talk about fact-checking, rumors, and some of the interesting things they have researched lately. (Moderated by Meredith Cummings)
NSNC AWARDS CEREMONY with closing remarks 4:05 p.m. to 5 p.m. Presented by NSNC (Hosted by Adam Earnhardt and Tony Norman)
Register on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-society-of-newspaper-columnists-2024-annual-conference-tickets-890231003897?aff=oddtdtcreator
