ONA17 featured some of the brightest minds in digital journalism. Click through each speaker's name below to see a biography and in which session(s) each was featured.
Executive Director
Politifact
Deputy Community Editor
The Economist
Director of Events
The Texas Tribune
Founder & CEO
The Splice Newsroom
Podcast Producer
BuzzFeed
Digital Multiskilled Journalist
WFAA-TV, Tegna
ONA General Counsel
Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP
Director Media Entrepreneurship & Special Programs
American University School of Communication
CEO
Future Today Institute
Senior Reporter
The Salinas Californian
Director of Product
Meedan
Chief Content Officer
WAMU
General Manager, Vox.com
Vox Media, Inc.
Project Lead
The Coral Project
Associate Dean
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
Head of Newsroom Development
The Globe and Mail
Product Manager
The Washington Post
Associate Professor
University of Colorado Boulder CMCI
Chief Revenue Officer
STAT
Digital Director, Head of Audience
lohud.com (USA Today Network)
Investigative Producer / Photojournalist
KUSA / Denver
Director of Programming
Racked.com, Vox Media
Engagement Reporter
ProPublica
Professor
Temple University
Manager, Public Engagement
KPCC, Southern California Public Radio
Graphics Developer
Reuters
Project and Product Manager
Agora Journalism Center
Director of Philanthropy
Honolulu Civil Beat
Owner / Editor in Chief
Aviataion Queen LLC
Research Coordinator
Storyful
SVP - News
Gatehouse Media
Host & Senior Media Correspondent
CNN’s Reliable Sources
Senior Mobile Editor
The Wall Street Journal
Senior Director, Daily News & Bureaus
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Faculty Director and Associate Professor
Georgetown University
Director of Innovation Projects
Lenfest Institute for Journalism
US Director of Content
Acast
Director of Content
Sierra Nevada Media Group/Swift Communications
Senior Reporter
Center for Public Integrity
Managing Editor
Google Play Newsstand
Host & Founder
The Young Turks
Senior Editor of Digital Storytelling and Training
The New York Times
SEO Strategist
Trisolute News Dashboard
Director of Community Engagement
Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting
Research Scientist
Google
Product Manager, Mobile
Australian Broadcasting Corporation News
Social Media Editor
PBSNewsHour
Executive Editor, Digital
National Geographic
Executive Editor
100 Days in Appalachia
Editorial Director, Co-Founder
City Bureau
Digital Managing Editor
West Virginia Public Broadcasting / 100 Days in Appalachia
Reporter
The Washington Post
Senior Director, Alpha Group
Advance Publications
Opinion and Engagement Editor
USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee
Digital Media Executive
Intrepid Media
Editorial Director, Google Play Newsstand
Google
News Apps Developer
ProPublica
Project Founder / Director "Next Generation Radio"
NPR
Senior Multiplatform Editor
CNNMoney
Editor in Chief
SB Nation
Commentary Editor
Education Week
Correspondent
VICE News Tonight
Founding Director
Tow Center for Digital Journalism
Cartography Manager
Mapbox
Digital Journalist
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
News Partnerships Manager
Twitter
National Data Projects Editor
GateHouse Media
Editor, Quartz Bot Studio
Quartz
Product Manager
The Daily Beast
Senior Editor, Digital Training
The New York Times
Social Media Editor
The Associated Press
Director of Sponsorship Products
National Public Media
Head of Knowledge Sharing
Condé Nast International
Journalist & News Consultant
Dig Deeper Media
Snapchat Producer and Editor
The New York Times
Senior Correspondent
Newsbroke, AJ+
Executive Producer of News Gathering
AJ+
Director of the Science Journalism Program
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Editor/Publisher
Qcitymetro.com
Mobile Product Manager
The Wall Street Journal
Legal Defense Director
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
UX Designer
Lenfest Institute for Journalism
Executive Director / Programming & Podcasts
WBUR
Executive Director
Online News Association
Consultant
Kingrail Consulting
US Social Media Editor
The Financial Times
Product Manager
Google News
ICFJ Knight Fellow and Co-founder of SembraMedia
SembraMedia
Nonprofit News Consultant
Professor of Journalism
New York University
Alexa Evangelist
Amazon Alexa
VP, Ad Innovations
USA TODAY
Director, Multimedia and Creative
STAT
Chief Operating Officer
Rivard Report
Director of Programs
Online News Association
Vice President, Journalism
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Instructor of Journalism
American University School of Communication
Digital Creative Director
McClatchy
Senior Editor, Experiments
Philadelphia Media Network
Investigative Journalist
Finnish Broadcasting Company
Community Manager / Chief News Evangelist
Tow-Knight / Bing News
Social Media Director
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Bot Developer & Product Manager
Quartz
Director, Team Brand at SB Nation; and Founder, Local Standrd
Editor (2001 Fellow)
Bloomberg News
Senior Product Manager
The Washington Post
Assistant Managing Editor, Data and Interactives
Chronicle of Higher Education
Lecturer
University of North Texas
Director of Audience
Mother Jones
Engagement consultant
Hearken
Podcast Producer / Host
St. Louis Public Radio
Program Officer / Journalism
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Executive Producer & General Manager
Atlantic Studios
Graphics Director
The Washington Post
Senior Video Editor
Reynolds Journalism Institute
Executive Director, Revenue and Operations
First Look Media Works / The Intercept / Field of Vision
Program Associate
American Press Institute
Assistant Professor of Visual Journalism
University of Nevada, Reno
Author
"The Good News About Bad Behavior"
Digital Innovation Faculty
The Poynter Institute
Deputy Graphics Editor
NPR
Director of News & Digital Content
WBNS 10-TV
Online Producer
St. Louis Public Radio
Deputy Publisher
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Investigative Reporter
KUSA-TV 9NEWS TEGNA
Community Editor of Geopolitics
News Deeply
Reporter
The Poynter Institute
Cofounder / Digital Producer
Tiny World Productions / Fusion
Deputy Editor, Digital Innovation
The Undefeated/ESPN
Digital News Director
Annenberg Media
Chief Legal Officer
Vox Media, Inc.
Editor-In-Chief
Uptown Collective
Managing Director
Dow Jones News Fund
Digital Skills Editor
The New York Times
Senior Instructor of Journalism
University of Oregon
Editor (1998 Fellow)
Chronicle of Higher Education
Director (2010 Fellow)
Knight-Wallace Fellowships for Journalists, University of Michigan
Host
Note to Self, WNYC Studios
Publisher and Chief Operating Officer
CALmatters
Director, Mobile and Off-Platform News Programming
CNN
Editor and Co-CEO
The Conversation US
CUNY J+ Director
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
Supervising Senior Editor, Standards & Practice
NPR
Founder
What The Fuck Just Happened Today
Digital Producer
The Daily Show
Digital Producer
KQED Education
Director of Content and Audience Development
New Hampshire Public Radio
Global Head of Audience Engagement
Bloomberg
Founder of the Storytellers Project
USA TODAY NETWORK
Mobile and Emerging Platforms Editor
Bloomberg
Data Editor
The Associated Press
Writer
Full Frontal With Samantha Bee
Senior Digital Editor
Federal News Radio
SVP News and Editorial Director
NPR
Vice President of Content
Alabama Media Group
Professor
University of Florida
Digital Content Manager
9News TEGNA
Freelance Reporter and Editor
Managing Director
News Integrity Initiative / CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
Senior Producer
The Washington Post
ICFJ Knight Fellow
Int'l Center for Journalists (ICFJ)
Editor, Mobile & New Formats
BBC News
Producer
The New York Times
Publisher, Writer
Hot Pod Media
News Partnerships Manager
Twitter
Staff Writer
The New York Times Magazine
Sr. Director
The New York Times
Founder and CEO
Emblematic Group
ICFJ Knight Fellow
International Center for Journalists
Director of Digital Audience Engagement
GateHouse Media
Senior Research Fellow
Tow Center for Digital Journalism
Launch Editor
WikiTribune
Director Global Content Partnerships, News
Twitter
Science Editor
Popular Science
Executive Producer
Frontline
Co-Founder and Vice President of Product
Whereby.us
Journalist
Prose Hacking, LLC
Founder / Editor in Chief
De Correspondent
Associate Professor of Professional Practice
USC Annenberg School of Journalism
Creator of The City podcast
VP/Managing Editor
Dallas Morning News
Director of Audience Engagement
The Intercept
Executive Director
StopFake.org
Director of Audience
The Washington Post
Vice President, Programming
CNN Digital
Founder + Editor
JOVRNALISM + invstg8.net
Manager, Digital Entertainment Strategy
The Palm Beach Post
Vice President for News and Civic Dialogue
WHYY
Editor
Iowa Falls Times Citizen
Social Media Editor
NBC Owned Television Stations
Product Manager
Guardian Mobile Innovation Lab
Head of Audience Engagement
BBC News
Editor
Guardian Mobile Innovation Lab
Digital Storytelling Editor
The Associated Press
Platform Strategist
The Globe and Mail
Deputy Managing Editor, Global Head of Visuals
Wall Street Journal
Media Researcher
Chartbeat
Digital Editor
The Washington Post
Producer / Host
Steele Wars Podcast & I Love Green Guide Letters Podcast
Director
Center for Cooperative Media
Director of Digital Strategy
WBNS 10-TV
Senior Program Curator
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Database Editor for Investigations
The Washington Post
Chapter Development Manager/ Asia Pacific
Internet Society
Managing Editor, NPR One
NPR
Director, Editorial Events
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment Editor
WCPO
Digital Director (2016 Knight Wallace Fellow)
WLRN
Sr. Director, UX & Design
USA TODAY NETWORK • Gannett
Investigative Reporter
ESPN
Founder
Trisolute News Dashboard
Instructor of Journalism
University of Oregon
Director of Innovation
GateHouse Media
Senior Fellow
Democracy Fund
Data Science and News Applications Editor
The Associated Press
Lecturer
West Virginia University
In House Counsel
Center for Investigative Reporting
