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Special thanks to our Sponsors!
Executive Sponsors
NPR
We’re fueled by great storytelling and rigorous reporting. Our business is telling stories, small and large, that start conversations, increase understanding, enrich lives, and enliven minds. On the air, through digital platforms such as NPR One, and through live events, NPR and Member Stations are connecting with the audiences of today and tomorrow. Join us!
Platinum Sponsors
Al Jazeera and AJ+
AJ+ is Al Jazeera’s digital-only offshoot, launched in September 2014 to build a new kind of media outlet for people who don’t watch traditional news networks. The Online News Association awarded AJ+ in 2016 for General Excellence in Journalism. In 2017 AJ+ won a Shorty Award for Best Facebook Presence and a Webby Award for Social News & Information.
Democracy Fund
Gannett Foundation
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is a next-generation media company committed to strengthening communities across our network. Through trusted, compelling content and unmatched local-to-national reach, Gannett touches the lives of more than 110 million people monthly. With more than 120 markets internationally, it is known for Pulitzer Prize-winning newsrooms, powerhouse brands such as USA TODAY and specialized media properties. To connect with us, visit www.gannett.com.
NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television and digital networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks.
Gold Sponsors
AFP
AFP offers reliable 24/7 coverage of the events shaping our world today. AFP’s content is easily configured to deliver an engaging user-experience on any screen: everything from HD video and LIVE feeds, hi-res photography, illustrated news feeds, breaking-news alerts and news graphics. Custom, on-demand photo/video shoots are also available for media and corporations in the US and around the world.
AU School of Communication
Based in Washington, D.C., the AU School of Communication offers unparalleled opportunities for undergrads and grads to learn from pros in investigative, digital, and broadcast journalism. Our students work with outlets such as Vox, Politico, CNN, NPR, Bloomberg BNA, and The Washington Post, and our alumni win top accolades including Emmys and Pulitzers. These connections, plus internships and mentorships, enable SOC students to drive their careers forward.
Banjo
Dataminr
Journalists around the world rely on Dataminr for News to deliver the earliest tips to breaking news and pre-viral stories. Dataminr’s proprietary algorithms analyze all public Tweets in real time, surfacing critical information as it happens. The platform enables journalists and media professionals to receive tailored notifications via mobile, email, desktop, TweetDeck, and Slack. Learn more at www.dataminr.com.
Disney Parks News Bureau
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts (WDPR) is one of the world’s leading providers of family travel and leisure experiences, providing millions of guests each year with the chance to spend time with their families and friends making memories that last forever. Six world-class vacation destinations with 12 theme parks and 50 resorts are at the heart of WDPR. ©Disney
Knight-Wallace Fellowships for Journalists
The Knight-Wallace Fellowships for Journalists at the University of Michigan offer journalists from all facets of the profession an opportunity to pursue customized studies with access to university courses and research, professional seminars, international travel. Through the open, collaborative and collegial environment , the program delivers a truly life-changing experience for journalists to recharge or refocus their careers.
McClatchy
McClatchy is a news and information leader in many of the nation’s best markets. Every day, our talented employees create and deliver award-winning journalism, video storytelling, and advertising solutions to growing audiences and businesses. Our publications include iconic brands such as Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star, The Sacramento Bee, The Charlotte Observer, The (Raleigh) News and Observer, and The (Fort-Worth) Star-Telegram.
Mozilla
Mozilla has been a pioneer and advocate for the open web for more than 15 years. We promote open standards that enable innovation and advance the Web as a platform for all. Today, hundreds of millions of people worldwide use Mozilla Firefox to experience the Web on computers, tablets, and mobile devices. For more information, visit www.mozilla.org.
Reuters
Since 1850, we have experimented, invented, and created content and news solutions to become the world’s leading international news agency. Always at the forefront of real-time breaking news and high-impact global multimedia content, we are constantly innovating our products and services to meet your business needs.
Whether we are serving broadcasters or publishers, Reuters provides award-winning coverage of the day’s most important topics, including: business, finance, politics, sports, entertainment, technology, health, environment, and much more, in 16 languages with speed, impartiality and insight.
Storyful
Storyful is the world’s leading social news and insights agency. We combine top-notch journalism with industry-leading technology to discover, verify and acquire the eyewitness content and social trends media organizations need to tell the stories that matter most. Since its founding in 2010, Storyful has become synonymous with the highest standards of verification and ethics in social journalism.
TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. With 46 stations in 38 markets, TEGNA delivers relevant content and information to consumers across platforms. It is the largest owner of top 4 affiliates in the top 25 markets, reaching approximately one-third of all television households nationwide. For more information, visit www.TEGNA.com.
TEGNA Foundation
The TEGNA Foundation is a corporate foundation sponsored by TEGNA Inc. Through its Community Grant Program, TEGNA Foundation serves the greater good of our communities by supporting nonprofit activities where TEGNA does business. Through its other programs, the Foundation invests in the future of the media industry, encourages employee giving, and contributes to a variety of charitable causes.
The Intercept
The Intercept, a First Look Media publication, was created to provide an outlet for fearless, adversarial journalism. Our reporters have the editorial freedom to hold powerful institutions accountable, digging beneath the official lines to bring audiences the truth. The Intercept’s award-winning coverage focuses on national security, politics, media, and more. Regular contributors include co-founders Glenn Greenwald and Jeremy Scahill.
Silver Sponsors
Chartbeat
Chartbeat, the content intelligence platform for publishers, believes that today’s content creators and audience developers need mission-critical insights — in real time and across devices and social platforms — to turn visitors into a loyal audience. Partnering with the best in the business, our network of data is put to work to provide you with insights into the nuances of reader behavior no matter what – whether they’re reading your content on mobile or desktop, coming from social media channels, or even reading on distributed platforms, like Facebook Instant Articles or Google AMP pages.
Medium
Every day, thousands of people turn to Medium to publish their ideas and perspectives. Leaders. Artists. Thinkers. And ordinary citizens who have a story to tell. Posts range from scrutinies of world affairs to deeply personal essays. Medium sifts the best of these for you and delivers them directly onto your home page.
Parse.ly
Parse.ly empowers companies to understand, own and improve digital audience engagement through data, so they can ensure the work they do makes the impact it deserves.
Our clients, who include some of the largest media companies in the world, harness their content’s potential through our real-time and historical analytics dashboard, API, and data pipeline.
PILOT
PILOT, the innovation arm of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), is a coalition of innovators, educators and advocates dedicated to advancing broadcast technology and cultivating new media opportunities. PILOT provides a platform for innovation, an engine for incubation, a venue for testing new technologies and a forum for broadcaster education.
ProPublica
ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. In 2010, it was the first online news organization to win a Pulitzer Prize. ProPublica is supported primarily by philanthropy and offers its articles for republication, both through its website and directly to leading news organizations selected for maximum impact.
SmartNews
SmartNews is the antidote to fake news and filter bubbles. Our machine learning algorithms evaluate millions of articles to help readers discover the quality stories that matter. By so doing, we help 250+ top publishers discover new audiences.
SmartNews has won multiple “App of the Year” awards and has been downloaded more than 25 million times.
SocialFlow
SocialFlow is the only social distribution & monetization platform that is purpose-built for media companies. Our technology enables the world’s most successful publishers to distribute engaging social content while providing monetization opportunities across multiple social networks.
Founded in 2009 and based in NYC, SocialFlow’s client roster includes more than half of the top 150 media companies. Learn more at SocialFlow.com.
Viafoura
Viafoura empowers over 600 of the world’s brands to engage, discover, and grow their audience with integrated user registration, engagement, moderation, and analytics tools—available individually or all in one platform.
Our Audience Development Platform enables media companies to gain actionable insights and make real-time decisions that maximize return on engagement.
WordPress
WordPress.com VIP offers a scalable and secure managed platform, expert code review, and end-to-end guidance on running content applications at scale. We provide hosting and support for some of the biggest brands on the web, including News Corp, Time, Inc, and Facebook. Let us free you to focus on publishing.
Exhibitors
Ancestry
Ancestry, the global leader in family history and consumer genomics, harnesses the information found in family trees, historical records, and DNA to help people gain a new level of understanding about their lives. Ancestry hosts the world’s largest online collection of 20 billion records and 90 million family trees. AncestryDNA is the world’s largest consumer DNA database with millions genomes tested.
Bing News & MSN
Bing powers news and search experiences to reach people at scale through platforms, devices and technologies. MSN delivers the world’s best content from the world’s best publishers. Together, we’re in more than 50 countries driving confidence and innovation as a part of people’s everyday lives. Bing and MSN bring to life Microsoft’s commitment to empower people to achieve more.
Bloomberg BNA
CNN Newsource
Since 1987, CNN Newsource has been the most widely distributed news services in the business. With trusted content from CNN’s worldwide newsgathering and more than 1,100 local news and strategic partners to compelling text, video and images from a single source, CNN Newsource Digital is the end-to-end solution for all your digital news publishing needs. Visit cnn.com/newsource for details.
Content Insights
Content Insights is Editorial Intelligence for the online editorial world. Our Content Performance Indicator lets editors make data-informed decisions about their content and coverage. Our dashboard-based solution examines hundreds of indicators on article pages to monitor how engaged readers are and allow a better understanding of the relationship between audience and content.
Cox Media Group
Cox Media Group is an integrated broadcasting, publishing, direct marketing and digital media company. The company’s operations currently include 14 broadcast television stations, one local cable channel, more than 60 radio stations, seven daily newspapers and 11 non-daily publications; and more than 100 digital sites and services. For more information about Cox Media Group, please check us out online at www.coxmediagroup.com.
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
The CUNY Graduate School of Journalism offers a top-notch, affordable education teaching traditional journalism values while preparing students to thrive in a rapidly changing media landscape. The School offers three master’s degree programs: a Masters of Arts in Journalism, an M.A. in Entrepreneurial Journalism, a one-year, cutting-edge M.A. in Social Journalism and an advanced certificate in entrepreneurial journalism.
Desk-Net
Manage your newsroom better with Desk-Net: Plan stories across numerous platforms, manage editorial tasks and deadlines, and coordinate your internal and external staff.
Desk-Net connects with tools such as Slack or WordPress and sets up in no time.
Newsrooms around the world including the Los Angeles Times, La Nacion (Argentina) and Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany) improve their workflows with Desk-Net.
ESRI
Inform your readers about the news that matters to them with interactive maps that reveal deeper insight into the facts. Give information in an easy-to-understand format that keeps people coming back for more. Rely on Esri for solutions, all powered by The Science of Where™, to help you create intuitive maps that can be easily updated.
EW Scripps
See Where Scripps Digital Can Take You
At Scripps, we are a diverse media enterprise with 33 television stations and 34 radio stations. We run an expanding collection of local and national digital journalism and information businesses including Newsy, Midroll Media/Stitcher and Cracked.com. Stop by our booth and see where a career with Scripps can take you.
Expertise Finder
Four Kitchens
We are a digital agency that designs and builds websites, apps, and experiences for organizations with important content. Our team handles everything from content strategy and user research to development and systems architecture. We also build publishing platforms that push your content anywhere: websites, apps, social channels, and devices like Amazon Echo. We make content GO!
Fox News
Fox News encompasses two incredible networks – Fox News Channel (FNC) and Fox Business Network (FBN), which have revolutionized the way people watch news, stay informed and connect online. We’re seeking talented, competitive and dedicated employees who thrive in a 24-hour breaking news environment. Whether you are an engineer, project manager, producer or designer, working at Fox News Digital means using cutting edge technologies and performing on a very big stage. Your future is here.
Graduate Innovation Fellowship at the University of Texas School of Journalism
We’re looking for technologically focused graduate students who want to shape the future of journalism. Thanks to a $1.5 million endowment from The Belo Foundation, our innovation program brings together student journalists and industry leaders. Recent partnerships include The New York Times, The Dallas Morning News, The Austin American-Statesman and Univision. We’re seeking future projects — and pa Ph.D. fellows.
John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University
The John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University is looking for passionate journalists, innovators and entrepreneurs who are creating the new models, tools and approaches that are redefining journalism. As widespread change has swept the industry, our core mission has remained the same: to improve the quality of news and information reaching the public.
Mic
Mic is the leading digital news company for society’s Change Makers, who most influence and impact the world. Mic reaches a monthly audience of 65 million with original reporting on the most important issues and diverse perspectives that challenge conventional thinking and give voice to the underrepresented.
National Endowment for Financial Education
The National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) is an independent, nonprofit and noncommercial foundation that inspires all Americans to make informed financial decisions in every stage of life. NEFE supports journalists of all disciplines and encourages solid and reliable personal finance and consumer economic reporting. We provide expert resources, story ideas, innovative research and more.
Newsflare
Newsflare is a video marketplace that brings together the world’s media and members of the public who own great video, catering to the growing demand for eyewitness, social and trending video. Newsflare boasts a substantial community of video contributors and supplies video to news organizations, production companies and brands worldwide.
NewsWhip
NewsWhip is a social discovery and content analytics platform that tracks and predicts engagement from the world’s news and social, powering a suite of products used by journalists, editors, marketers, and PR professionals. Tracking billions of signals daily, NewsWhip’s predictive and historical data empowers customers to reach audiences with the right stories, on the right platforms, at the right time.
Newswise, Inc.
Pew Research Center
Poynter
Poynter is a premier non-profit training organization dedicated to professional journalists. Whether it’s through Poynter’s signature Leadership Academy for Women in Digital Media to the work of our digital tools reporter, Poynter offers the full suite of resources you need to thrive in your career. Explore options today on poynter.org.
Private Internet Access
Private Internet Access (PIA), is the world’s leading no-log VPN service provider. PIA believes that access to an open internet is a fundamental human right and donates effusively to causes such as EFF, CC, ORG, and FFTF to promote privacy causes internationally. PIA has 3,200+ servers in 25 countries that provide reliable, encrypted VPN tunnel gateways for ultimate privacy.
Radix / .PRESS
Readersight
Reddit is the home of conversation online with over 45,000 active communities organized by topics of interest. Users share, create and discuss content ranging from breaking news and politics to TV fan theories and parenting advice. Reddit has tools for journalists to discover and track unique content and opportunities to engage with new audiences. Contact media@reddit.com.
repubhub powered by iCopyright
repubHub is the content syndication portal where editors find world-class content to republish on their sites for free in a way that’s both viral and safe, generating new page views, ad revenue, and readership for both the original publisher and the republisher. Our headline widget automates delivery of trending news to your site. Our WordPress plugin makes it easy!
SAM
Scholars Strategy Network
ScribbleLive
ScribbleLive makes creating and publishing an amazing array of content experiences easy. Whether it’s taking the lead on high traffic breaking news, attracting a loyal fan base, broadcasting TV with live second screen experiences, or improving your most valuable content engagement metrics through publishing better and more engaging content experiences, we’ve got it covered.
Sinclair Broadcast Group / Circa
Taboola
The NewsGuild-CWA
Working together, members of The NewsGuild-CWA have a collective voice to address the concerns of workers in our ever-changing newsrooms. In print, digital and broadcast journalism, Guild members stand together to advance the working conditions of journalists across North America. TNG is a labor union representing over 24,000 media workers as part of the 700,000-member Communications Workers of America.
Trisolute NewsDashboard
Get more visibility in search, reach and traffic with Trisolute Software’s News Dashboard. Real-time data helps publishers see where in Google’s search engine result pages and Google News they are ranking for the relevant topics of the day – in desktop and mobile – and which topics have the best potential for optimization. Learn more at newsdashboard.com.
True Anthem
True Anthem’s mission is to help publishers and media companies efficiently distribute their most popular stories across social media to drive significant increases in monetization. We pioneered the use of artificial intelligence to identify the right content for social audiences—and then automatically post it at the right time. Clients using our AI-powered Content Distribution Platform typically experience a 300% lift in ROI.
University of Oregon – School of Journalism and Communication
One of the first journalism schools in the United States, the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication is an international leader in scholarship and education in advertising, journalism, media studies, and public relations. The school’s doctoral, master’s, and undergraduate degree programs challenge students to become productive scholars, ethical communicators, critical thinkers, and responsible citizens in a global society.
USA TODAY Network
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
The Cronkite School at ASU offers hands-on training with newsrooms in Phoenix, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Students report and produce content across broadcast and digital platforms. Learn about our new online programs in digital audience strategy, our Spanish-language news bureau, our 12-month master’s degrees in mass communication and sports journalism, and our online master’s degree in business journalism.
Wibbitz
Wibbitz is the leading automated video creation platform built for publishers. The platform uses Ai and machine learning technology to automatically produce premium videos in seconds. Wibbitz’s platform enables publishers to produce videos more efficiently, using intuitive editing tools and top-quality licensed content. Wibbitz supports production for thousands of videos every day to help publishers increase revenue and audience engagement.
Supporters
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Georgetown
Georgetown University’s Master of Professional Studies in Journalism immerses you at the center of politics, culture, and journalism in Washington, D.C. You’ll engage with award-winning journalists and media professionals both inside and outside the classroom while building your portfolio through hands-on practice. Upon completing the program, you’ll be prepared for a successful journalism career, both now and in the future.
https://scs.georgetown.edu/programs/259/master-of-professional-studies-in-journalism/
Moody College of Communication, School of Journalism at University of Texas at Austin
We’re looking for technologically focused graduate students who want to shape the future of journalism. Thanks to a $1.5 million endowment from The Belo Foundation, our innovation program brings together student journalists and industry leaders. Recent partnerships include The New York Times, The Dallas Morning News, The Austin American-Statesman and Univision. We’re seeking future projects — and pa Ph.D. fellows.
NowThis
NowThis is a world leader in mobile video content creation with 2 billion monthly views across multiple digital platforms. NowThis tells deeply human, personal stories. The company operates content verticals on various social channels, delivering over 60 unique visual stories per day. NowThis produces on demand video news, live broadcasts and original programming customized for specific platforms and audiences.
The Associated Press
The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. Founded in 1846, AP today is the most trusted source of independent news and information. On any given day, more than half the world’s population sees news from AP.
Tow Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism
Seventeen standout educators comprise the first cohort of the Tow-Knight Disruptive Educators fellowship program, attending ONA17. These professors, being both thought leaders and pragmatic practitioners, focus on a specific area of expertise to invigorate journalism education. Join the community of change agent by searching Facebook for Disruptive Educators Network, associated with CUNY’s Graduate School of Journalism.
TYT / The Young Turks
We are the largest online news network in the world for millennials, covering politics, pop culture, and lifestyle. As one of the top multi-platform online content creators we generate over 200 million views a month and 7 billion total lifetime views, across all platforms. Founded by Cenk Uygur, TYT has grown from an online radio show in 2002 to the No. 1 digital video provider in the news and entertainment category. An early pioneer of the online video industry, TYT’s flagship show, The Young Turks, is now the longest-running daily live streamed show online.