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Agenda

Thursday, October 19

HANDS-ON EDITING (10:00-10:50 Am ET)
WITH RYAN D'AGOSTINO, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, PROJECTS, HEARST MAGAZINES

In this session, a veteran editor schools attendees in the fundamental skills of magazine journalism

REPORTING AND FACT-CHECKING FUNDAMENTALS (11:00-11:50 AM ET)
WITH EDWARD HART, SENIOR EDITOR, NEW YORK MAGAZINE

Every successful career in journalism begins right here

LUNCH BREAK (12:00-12:50 PM ET)

DISPLAY TYPE FOR PRINT, WEB AND MOBILE (1:00-1:50 PM ET)
WITH JULIA HERBST, SENIOR EDITOR, FAST COMPANY'S WORK LIFE SECTION

Heds, deks, pull quotes, captions – learn how display type separates magazine stories from just plain words

HOW TO STRUCTURE AND SELL A PITCH (2:00-2:50 PM ET)
WITH CLAIRE HOWORTH, EXECUTIVE EDITOR, VANITY FAIR

Learn how to turn ideas into stories and get them published

HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL FREELANCER (3:00-3:50 PM ET)
WITH ELYSE INAMINE AND ALEX BEGGS

How to make a successful career on your own

Friday, October 20

DIGITAL STORYTELLING (10:00-10:50 AM ET)
WITH KEVIN NGUYEN, FEATURES EDITOR, THE VERGE, AND KRISTEN RADTKE, CREATIVE DIRECTOR, THE VERGE

Learn how to use digital technology to create compelling longform journalism

USING ANALYTICS (11:00-11:50 AM ET)
WITH DON STEELE, VICE PRESIDENT OF AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT, G/O MEDIA

Learn how to use data to tweak your editorial content and drive audience growth

LUNCH BREAK (12:00-12:50 PM ET)

VIDEO (1:00-1:50 PM ET)
WITH GARTH BARDSLEY, HEAD OF VIDEO, G/O MEDIA, LURIA FREEMAN, PRODUCER AND CORRESPONDENT, NOWTHIS, AND STACEY SOMMER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, VICE MEDIA GROUP

In today's fast-evolving media landscape, journalists are increasingly expected to be versatile multimedia creators. Join us for a workshop focused on video, where we will explore the essential skills writers need to excel in the realm of video journalism. We’ll also dig into various video formats and speculate on the future of video journalism, from the next two to ten years.

PODCASTS (2:00-2:50 PM ET)
WITH JOEL LOVELL, EXECUTIVE EDITOR, PINEAPPLE STREET STUDIOS

Speaking aloud–it's both the oldest and newest form of storytelling. In this session, learn how to create podcasts that engage the audience and leave a lasting impression

SOCIAL MEDIA (3:00-3:50 PM ET)
WITH MAGGIE DICKMAN, SENIOR CONTENT STRATEGIST, SOCIAL, HEARST MAGAZINES

It's not just for branding. Learn how to use social media to do journalism