Knight Media Forum

Name: Knight Media Forum
Start: 2021-03-02 14:00:00 -0500
End: 2021-03-04 18:00:00 -0500

Mar 2, 7:00PM to Mar 4, 11:00PM UTC

3600 people attended

Description Schedule Speakers Expo

Schedule

March 2, 2021 7:00pm 7:00PM– 7:30PM · Stage

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Welcome & Opening Remarks with Alberto Ibargüen and Lilly Weinberg.

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March 2, 2021 7:30pm 7:30PM– 8:15PM · Stage

In conversation: Cesar Conde, NBCUniversal

Conde has been at the forefront of diversifying the workplace to reflect our society and will share his observations.

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March 2, 2021 8:20pm 8:20PM– 9:20PM · Sessions

Community Media

Meaningful approaches to supporting founders and owners of color

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March 2, 2021 8:20pm 8:20PM– 9:20PM · Sessions

Local Partner Success Story: American Journalism Project

A look at a venture philanthropy organization dedicated to local news, and how it could work in your community

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March 2, 2021 8:20pm 8:20PM– 9:20PM · Sessions

Community Foundations and Local Journalism

A look at efforts in Seattle and Fresno, California to support local journalism

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March 2, 2021 8:20pm 8:20PM– 9:20PM · Sessions

Funders Respond to Crisis: From COVID 19 to Racial Reckoning

Two community foundations address COVID and place race, equity and inclusion at the center of their investment

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March 2, 2021 8:20pm 8:20PM– 9:20PM · Sessions

Funders Addressing Polarization

Strategies for finding common ground in communities

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March 2, 2021 8:20pm 8:20PM– 9:20PM · Sessions

Countering the 2020 Infodemic

The latest research on misinformation, and the way forward

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March 2, 2021 9:20pm 9:20PM–10:10PM · Stage

COVID-19: Navigating the World’s First Infodemic

Leading players in the field talk about how communities can manage the copious amounts of information - and misinformation - surrounding COVID.

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March 2, 2021 10:10pm 10:10PM–10:15PM · Stage

Event close

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March 2, 2021 10:15pm 10:15PM–11:00PM · Expo

Grantee Showcase

Discover the stories of previous grantees.

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March 3, 2021 6:00pm 6:00PM– 7:00PM · Sessions

New Solutions to Rebuild Local Journalism

Strategies for communities to support local journalism

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March 3, 2021 6:00pm 6:00PM– 7:00PM · Sessions

COVID 19 Funds: Informing Underserved Communities

Getting news and information to communities of color

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March 3, 2021 6:00pm 6:00PM– 7:00PM · Sessions

Building Community Engagement that Powers Journalism

Ways to work across silos and develop programs that inform community work

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March 3, 2021 6:00pm 6:00PM– 7:00PM · Sessions

NewsMatch: The Gift That Keeps on Giving

Collaborations between funders, newsrooms and industry experts that strengthen nonprofit newsrooms' funding capabilities

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March 3, 2021 6:00pm 6:00PM– 7:00PM · Sessions

Local Funder-Grantee Success Story: Report For America

A case study on the national service organization placing journalists in local newsrooms across the country

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March 3, 2021 7:00pm 7:00PM– 7:05PM · Stage

Welcome

Welcome to Day 2.

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March 3, 2021 7:05pm 7:05PM– 7:45PM · Stage

In conversation: Thomas Chatterton Williams, author and cultural critic, and Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University

These two speakers will explore the themes in Chatterton Williams’ book, “Self-Portrait in Black and White,” a meditation on race and identity in America.

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March 3, 2021 7:45pm 7:45PM– 8:35PM · Stage

Stories from the Field: Funders and Local Journalism

With place-based funders increasingly investing in local journalism, three media and philanthropy leaders provide their insights into emerging best practices.

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March 3, 2021 8:40pm 8:40PM– 9:25PM · Stage

Dismantling Systemic Racism: The Way Forward for Funders and Newsrooms

As the racial reckoning in the U.S. continues, we look at ways that funders and newsrooms can work together to dismantle inequities in news organizations.

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March 3, 2021 9:25pm 9:25PM–10:15PM · Stage

Can Democracy Survive Social Media?

How can we as a nation preserve free expression, while also safeguarding U.S. democracy?

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March 3, 2021 10:15pm 10:15PM–11:00PM · Sessions

Happy Hour Networking

Knight Media Forum Happy Hour and Networking.

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March 4, 2021 7:00pm 7:00PM– 7:15PM · Stage

Welcome

Welcome to Day 3.

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March 4, 2021 7:15pm 7:15PM– 8:00PM · Stage

In Conversation: Microsoft President Brad Smith and Alberto Ibargüen, Knight Foundation

Smith and Ibargüen will explore the future of journalism on changing platforms and the role of technology and information in our democracy.

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March 4, 2021 8:00pm 8:00PM– 8:45PM · Stage

In conversation: Isabel Wilkerson, author & former journalist

Pulitzer Prize-winner Isabel Wilkerson, talks about how castes have fundamentally shaped American society.

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March 4, 2021 8:45pm 8:45PM– 9:00PM · Stage

Closing remarks

Closing remarks for Knight Media Forum 2021.

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Speakers

Cynthia Benjamin

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Latanya Sweeney

Harvard University

Deborah Blum

Knight Science Prog./MIT

Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal

Kaiser Health News

Jennifer Preston

Shorenstein Center

Kelly Jin

Knight Foundation

Roxann Stafford

Knight-Lenfest Fund

Steven Waldman

Report for America

Daniel Stid

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Carole Cadwalladr

The Guardian

Jameel Jaffer

Knight First Amendment Institute, Columbia University

Ashley Swearengin

Central Valley Community Fdn.

Alberto Ibargüen

Knight Foundation

David Rousseau

Kaiser Family Foundation

Joaquin Alvarado

The Seattle Times

Michele Matassa Flores

The Seattle Times

Hilda Gurdian

La Noticia

Graciela Mochkofsky

Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, CUNY

Raul Moas

Knight Foundation

Lisa Adkins

Blue Grass Community Foundation

Rebecca Fishman Lipsey

Miami Foundation

Ken Ward, Jr.

Mountain State Spotlight

Courtney Stewart

Missouri Foundation for Health

Charles Thomas

Knight Foundation

Ashley Alvarado

Southern California Public Radio

Marian Kaanon

Stanislaus Community Foundation

Barbara Raab

Jonathan Logan Family Foundation

Pahoua Yang Hoffman

St. Paul & Minnesota Fdn.

Cesar Conde

NBCUniversal

John Palfrey

MacArthur Foundation

Lea Trusty

Democracy Fund

Cara Reedy

Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund

Michelle Morales

Woods Fund Chicago

Angelique Power

The Field Foundation of Illinois

Stephanie Bell-Rose

TIAA-Teachers Insurance Annuity Assn.

John Sands

Knight Foundation

Brad Smith

Microsoft

Sonny Messiah-Jiles

Houston Defender Network

S. Mitra Kalita

URL Media

Elizabeth Hansen

National Trust for Local News

Paul Waters

Democracy Fund

Claire Wardle

First Draft News

Jevin West

University of Washington

Mary Snapp

Microsoft

Tracie Powell

Borealis Philanthropy

Sarah Ruger

Stand Together

Karen Rundlet

Knight Foundation

Sarabeth Berman

American Journalism Project

Courtney Bengtson

Wichita Community Foundation

Nate Wallace

Knight Foundation

Kyle Kutuchief

Knight Foundation

Greg Farmer

The Kansas City Star.

Zoë Jackson

Minnesota Star Tribune

Alice Dreger

East Lansing Info.

Courtney Hurtt

NewsMatch

Isabel Wilkerson

Author & Journalist

Tristan Harris

Center for Humane Technology

Alicia Bell

Free Press

LaSharah Bunting

Knight Foundation

Tiffany Walden

The TRiiBE

Laura Frank

Colorado News Collaborative (COLab)

Tom Gougeon

Gates Family Foundation

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Harvard University

Thomas Chatterton Williams

Cultural Critic & Author

Reneé DiResta

Stanford Internet Observatory

Dr. Helene Gayle

The Chicago Community Trust

Lilly Weinberg

Knight Foundation

Seth Ervin

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Cynthia Benjamin

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Paul Cheung

Knight Foundation

The event is over

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Building a National, People-Powered Civic Information Network

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Local Media Foundation

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Building a Coalition to Fight Online Abuse: Join the IWMF’s effort to help journalists fight trolls and safeguard their online privacy

AAJA

JCamp: The Journey Begins Here

Center for Community Media

Elevating the Local Journalism for and by Communities of Color

NewsMatch

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Rocks in First: Kneeland's Life-Changing Training for Local News Directors