Media & Entertainment

ISOJ 2026

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The essentials

Event details

Dates
17 September 2026 to 18 September 2026
Location
University of Texas, Austin, United States
Organiser
Knight Center
Industry
Media & Entertainment

Agenda themes

Topics covered

  • Content
  • Journalism
  • Online
  • PR
  • Virtual
  • Advantage
  • ENT
  • University
  • International
  • EV
  • Newsletter
  • Symposium

On stage

Speakers

  • Elizabeth Green, CEO and Founder, Civic News Company
  • Becca Aaronson, Chief Product Officer, News Product Alliance
  • Sarah Adler Hartman, CEO, The Texas Tribune
  • Laura Aguirre, Co-founder and Strategic Director, Alharaca (El Salvador/Germany)
  • Ashley Alvarado, President and CEO, Texas Public Radio
  • Rosental C. Alves, ISOJ Founder and Chair, Professor at the School of Journalism, UT Austin
  • Madeleine Bair, Founder & Co-Executive Director, El Tímpano
  • Jay Barchas-Lichtenstein, Senior Research Manager, Center for News, Technology & Innovation
  • Melissa Bell, CEO, Chicago Public Media
  • Trei Brundrett, Founder-in-Residence, New_Public
  • Catarina Carvalho, Editor and Founder, Mensagem de Lisboa (Portugal)
  • Neil Chase, Chief Executive Officer, CalMatters
  • Jody Chong, Executive Director, City Bureau
  • Lynette Clemetson, Director, Wallace House Center for Journalists
  • Taj Corinaldi, VP of Product, Yahoo News
  • Florent Daudens, Co-founder & CEO, Mizal (Canada)
  • Adam Ganucheau, Executive Editor & Chief Content Officer, Deep South Today
  • Bhagyashree Garekar, US Bureau Chief, The Straits Times (Singapore)
  • Upasna Gautam, News Product Alliance
  • Mago Torres, GNI Trainer for North America, Google News Initiative

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