NABJ-NAHJ Convention Schedule Now Available

NABJ-NAHJ Convention Schedule Now Available

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#NABJNAHJ20 VIRTUAL CONVENTION SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS & TRAINING

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5 (Full schedule here.) 2020 NABJ-NAHJ Convention General Managers Leadership Academy Bearing Witness While Black by Allissa V. Richardson | Authors Showcase ¿Quien tu eres? Tips and Resources for Building Your Digital Footprint Digging Into Data for Beginners Verizon Media Half-Day Workshop – Digital News & Storytelling | Powered by Verizon Media Making the Leap From Journalism to Public Relations Entrepreneurship for the Next Normal | Powered by Visa Supreme Models by Marcellas Reynolds | Authors Showcase Investigative and Accountability Journalism Racism in the Press Box: How to Win as a Minority Journalist Covering Major Sporting Events Coverage During COVID-19: Managing Through a Pandemic SEO for Dummies: Step-by-Step Search Visibility | Innovation Bubble Thirst for Yours: How Brands Can Approach Purpose | Powered by Sprite Professional Development Luncheon | Powered by the Walton Family Foundation Show M Your Data! Survival of the Hippest: A Broadcaster’s Guide to Surviving the Pandemic Set to the Explicit Songs of the Summer Navigating the Evolving PR Landscape to Find the Right Role for You Disinformation in 2020: How COVID-19 and the Murder of George Floyd are Being Used as a Tool of Online Voter Suppression Science and Data: Examining Health Disparities in the COVID-19 Era | Powered by American Medical Association Reclaiming our Newsrooms: Reporting While Black and Latinx | Powered by Twitter How to Pitch Your Book and Get Published | Authors Showcase 2020 NABJ-NAHJ Convention General Managers Leadership Academy NBC University: Writing Feature TV News Reports | Powered by NBCUniversal | INVITATION-ONLY Media Network Leaders’ Virtual Fireside Chat Series| Powered by ESPN / ABC / ABC Owned Television Stations| Innovation Bubble Break Into Business Journalism Breaking Into (and Moving Up in) Sports Journalism Rebellion, Revolution & Rebuilding: Why Diversity in Media is Critical to the Historical Framing of the Language of Our Protest Narrative 60 Minutes| Powered by CBS Coming Full Circle: From Jim Crow to Journalism by Wanda Smalls Lloyd | Authors Showcase The Future of Research: Using Text Analytics to Decode Viewer Verbatims | Innovation Bubble How to Start a Career in Podcasting Getting Into the Game of Covering Esports Structural Racism and Maternal Health: How Can We Save Lives and Ensure Healthy Moms and Babies?| Powered by The Commonwealth Fund Say I’m Dead by E. Dolores Johnson | Authors Showcase Video Strategy 101: Create Compelling Digital Stories That Find an Audience | Innovation Bubble Google News Lab Election Training | Powered by Google | Innovation Bubble TweetUp | Powered by Twitter Opening Ceremony Welcome Reception | Powered by Walt Disney World

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 (Full schedule here.) Newsmaker Plenary: U.S. Presidential Forum 2020 NABJ-NAHJ Convention General Managers Leadership Academy Why SEO is Important for Every Content Creator The Talking Drum by Lisa Braxton AND Beyond Bourbon Street by Nikesha Elise Williams | Authors Showcase Getting Down to (Sports Journalism) Business Podcasting for Reach Restricting Cities: How Preemption Threatens Health in Communities of Color| Powered by the American Heart Association The Importance of Impactful Content Storytelling | Powered by ViacomCBS Entertainment & Youth Brands Innovation in the Midst of Disruption| Powered by ESPN| Innovation Bubble Exploring the Voices Behind “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” | Powered by Comedy Central and ViacomCBS Entertainment & Youth Brands ¡Excelente! Investigative Reporter Starter Kit Lies Uncovered: The Truth About the Arthur Dozier Reform School for Boys by Duane Fernandez | Authors Showcase Love Life and the Lede: How to Navigate the Business and Your Personal Life (Part 2) Tools and Strategies for Uncovering Voter Suppression Ahead of the 2020 Elections NABJ Visual Task Force Presents Multimedia Tools, Tips and Techniques | Innovation Bubble COVID-19: A Tale of Two Americas Luncheon Session | Powered by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Students of Color, COVID-19, and the Widening Achievement Gap Luncheon | Powered by The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative How Disney Adapts Storytelling Even During Times of Disruption | Powered by The Walt Disney Company The New Age of TV Hosting and Social Media with Kamie Crawford and Rachel Lindsay | Powered by MTV and ViacomCBS Entertainment & Youth Brands Up Close While Far Apart: Reporting in a Socially Distant World Periodismo de Soluciones en Tiempo de Pandemia Convictions of Faith by R.S. Basi | Authors Showcase Staying on Beat: Protecting Your Mental Health While Covering the Tragedies of COVID-19 2020 NABJ-NAHJ Convention General Managers Leadership Academy NBC University: Visual Storytelling During Breaking News | Powered by NBCUniversal | INVITATION-ONLY Let’s Write Our First Web Scraper: Getting Data from Websites Without Knowing How to Code| Innovation Bubble Using Data, FOIA and Public Records to Report on COVID-19 in Communities of Color Workshop | Powered by TEGNA Foundation Trauma y Resiliencia Son de un Pájaro las Dos Alas Lessons Learned About Account Hijacking from Reality TV Stars (EN) Serena Williams: Tennis Champion, Legend and Cultural Heroine by Merlisa Lawrence Corbett | Authors Showcase Boost Your Enterprise Reporting Using Google Earth for Storytelling with the Google News Lab | Powered by Google | Innovation Bubble The Color of COVID-19: What to Know About Diverse Communities’ Financial Pain & How to Cope | Powered by AARP When Racism and Objectivity Collide — What Does Objectivity Really Mean? Using Your Voice to Cover Issues That Matter on Instagram (in English and Spanish) Producers Workshop | Powered by CNN | INVITATION-ONLY Reporters Workshop | Powered by CNN | INVITATION-ONLY Lecciones Sobre Secuestro de Cuentas de Estrellas de Reality TV (ES) Colaboraciones Periodísticas Entre América Latina y Estados Unidos: Proyecto Centinela-COVID-19 Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights by Gretchen Sorin | Authors Showcase Cracks in the Rainbow Ceiling: The Future of LGBTQ+ Candidates The Reality of Relationship TV: Purpose, Passion, Partnership| Powered by WEtv Google News Lab Data Visualization Training | Powered by Google | Innovation Bubble Pay Equity: Getting What You Deserve Show Me the Money: How to Make Six Figures or More as a Publicist NBC University Townhall with Craig Melvin & Jose Diaz Balart | Powered by NBCUniversal Tech in a Minute | Innovation Bubble An Evening with the Boston Globe | Powered by the Boston Globe Verizon Media Immersive | Powered by Verizon Media Gannett VIP Recruiting Reception | Powered by GANNETT Reception | Powered by the Spotify Is Education the Path to Social Justice? | Powered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Experience America’s Hispanic Superbrand| Powered by Univision Stream Black Better | Powered by UMC – The First Streaming Service for Black TV and Film NBCU Student Lounge | Powered by NBCUniversal Houston 2021 Party

FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 (Full schedule here.) Assess, Adapt and Accelerate: Managing Your Financial Journey in the New Normal | Breakfast | Powered by Wells Fargo 2020 NABJ-NAHJ Convention General Managers Leadership Academy Session 1 – MMR Reporting Learnings in Times of COVID Coverage | Powered by FOX and Session 2 – The World Has Changed & My Work Has With It | Powered by FOX How to Engage Communities Meaningfully in Your Elections Coverage | Powered by Democracy Fund Freelancing 101: Getting Started and Finding Support Women Producing History Unarmed and Killed by Law Enforcement: Reporting on Unarmed Shootings in the Digital Age Under Pressure: Real Life in Real Time with Breaking News Blacktrekking: My Journey Living in Latin America by Stephanie Claytor | Authors Showcase Workin’ Full Time, Teachin’ Part Time – College Adjunct Teaching Tips Face of the Franchise: The Journey to the Top in Sports Television How to Find A Job In a Pandemic: Tips to Keep Your Career on Track Amplifying Your Voice, Defining Your Passion | Powered by Vox Media Falling Bedrooms by Dr. Donna Clovis | Authors Showcase Livestreaming, News & The Future of Storytelling | Powered by ABC/ABC Owned Television Stations | Innovation Bubble Protecting your Twitter Account from Being Hijacked Survival of the Hippest – A Broadcaster’s Guide to Surviving the Pandemic, Set to the Explicit Songs of the Summer Trauma on the Job: Are Journalists Taking Care of Their Mental Health? Freelance Doesn’t Mean Free: How Independent Journalists Can Maximize Financial Gains How to Know When It’s Time to Bounce Making Money Make Sense: Why Business News is Vital to Your Audience | Powered by CNBC | INVITATION-ONLY Rock Your Stories: Locating, Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Google Tools | Innovation Bubble Daughter of the Boycott by Karen Gray Houston AND Self Made by A’Lelia Bundles | Authors Showcase Sports Task Force Mentoring Workshop | Powered by ESPN How to Cover the 2020 Elections Using CrowdTangle (English) | Powered by Facebook AND Cómo Cubrir Las Elecciones de 2020 con CrowdTangle (en español) | Powered by Facebook Create Journalism That’s Useful to the Communities We’re Covering Leadership Lessons for Managing a Newsroom in a Post-pandemic/Truth Age NABJ Political Task Force Presents: Lift Ev’ry Voice: Reporting on Minority Communities Beyond 2020 Are You Having a Journalism Midlife Crisis? Effective Leadership in the Age of Downsizing Effectively Using Mobile Device Tools in Visual Journalism Reporting Navigating the Sports Media Landscape | Powered by Turner Sports and Bleacher Report The Other Madisons by Bettye Kearse | Authors Showcase AI in Journalism | Innovation Bubble World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji – A Panel with Team Onyx and Lisa Hennessy | Powered by Amazon Studios How Business Reporters Cover Inequality: From COVID-19 to Unrest | Powered by Bloomberg Virginia’s Breakthrough Reforms to Small-Dollar Loans | Powered by The Pew Charitable Trusts Protegiendo tu Cuenta de Twitter de ser Secuestrada Building Confidence While Navigating Office Politics Adapting an Investigative Mindset in Your Day-to-Day Reporting Public Relations in Beast Mode: Understanding Strategic Planning and Crisis Communications W. E. B. DuBois Plenary | Progress Before, Progress After: The Criminal Justice System and COVID-19 | Powered by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Where Do We Go From Here: What’s Our Collective Strategy to Overcome Social Injustice? | Powered by Toyota Conversation with the Cast of The Boys | Powered by Amazon Studios Sports Task Force Scholarship Jam | Powered by TBD

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 (Full schedule here.) NABJ Business Meeting NABJ Board of Directors Meeting Visual Task Force Photo Auction Coping with Trauma and Resilience as Journalists Region I, II, III, IV Caucus Meetings Cybersecurity Office Hours Sports Task Force Meeting Freelancers Task Force Meeting Young Black Journalists Task Force Meeting Media-Related Task Force Meeting Political Journalism Task Force Meeting Global Task Force Meeting LGBTQ Task Force Meeting Broadcast Journalism Task Force Meeting Visual Task Force Meeting

SPECIAL & BONUS CONTENT (MORE TO BE ADDED) Inside the Weather Panel Group Therapy Student Projects Broadcast & The NABJ Monitor (Broadcasting/publishing from August 5-8) JSHOP: High School Journalism Workshop | Powered by the Knight Foundation (Digital training from August 2-6) Toyota’s Salute to Journalists Chance the Rapper & Social Justice Celebrate Your Work: Member Showcase