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#NABJNAHJ20 VIRTUAL CONVENTION SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS & TRAINING
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5 (Full schedule here.)
- 2020 NABJ-NAHJ Convention General Managers Leadership Academy
- Bearing Witness While Black by Allissa V. Richardson | Authors Showcase
- ¿Quien tu eres? Tips and Resources for Building Your Digital Footprint
- Digging Into Data for Beginners
- Verizon Media Half-Day Workshop – Digital News & Storytelling | Powered by Verizon Media
- Making the Leap From Journalism to Public Relations
- Entrepreneurship for the Next Normal | Powered by Visa
- Supreme Models by Marcellas Reynolds | Authors Showcase
- Investigative and Accountability Journalism
- Racism in the Press Box: How to Win as a Minority Journalist Covering Major Sporting Events
- Coverage During COVID-19: Managing Through a Pandemic
- SEO for Dummies: Step-by-Step Search Visibility | Innovation Bubble
- Thirst for Yours: How Brands Can Approach Purpose | Powered by Sprite
- Professional Development Luncheon | Powered by the Walton Family Foundation
- Show Me Your Data!
- Survival of the Hippest: A Broadcaster’s Guide to Surviving the Pandemic Set to the Explicit Songs of the Summer
- Navigating the Evolving PR Landscape to Find the Right Role for You
- Disinformation in 2020: How COVID-19 and the Murder of George Floyd are Being Used as a Tool of Online Voter Suppression
- Science and Data: Examining Health Disparities in the COVID-19 Era | Powered by American Medical Association
- Reclaiming our Newsrooms: Reporting While Black and Latinx | Powered by Twitter
- How to Pitch Your Book and Get Published | Authors Showcase
- 2020 NABJ-NAHJ Convention General Managers Leadership Academy
- NBC University: Writing Feature TV News Reports | Powered by NBCUniversal | INVITATION-ONLY
- Media Network Leaders’ Virtual Fireside Chat Series| Powered by ESPN / ABC / ABC Owned Television Stations| Innovation Bubble
- Break Into Business Journalism
- Breaking Into (and Moving Up in) Sports Journalism
- Rebellion, Revolution & Rebuilding: Why Diversity in Media is Critical to the Historical Framing of the Language of Our Protest Narrative
- 60 Minutes| Powered by CBS
- Coming Full Circle: From Jim Crow to Journalism by Wanda Smalls Lloyd | Authors Showcase
- The Future of Research: Using Text Analytics to Decode Viewer Verbatims | Innovation Bubble
- How to Start a Career in Podcasting
- Getting Into the Game of Covering Esports
- Structural Racism and Maternal Health: How Can We Save Lives and Ensure Healthy Moms and Babies?| Powered by The Commonwealth Fund
- Say I’m Dead by E. Dolores Johnson | Authors Showcase
- Video Strategy 101: Create Compelling Digital Stories That Find an Audience | Innovation Bubble
- Google News Lab Election Training | Powered by Google | Innovation Bubble
- TweetUp | Powered by Twitter
- Opening Ceremony
- Welcome Reception | Powered by Walt Disney World
THURSDAY, AUGUST 6 (Full schedule here.)
- Newsmaker Plenary: U.S. Presidential Forum
- 2020 NABJ-NAHJ Convention General Managers Leadership Academy
- Why SEO is Important for Every Content Creator
- The Talking Drum by Lisa Braxton AND Beyond Bourbon Street by Nikesha Elise Williams | Authors Showcase
- Getting Down to (Sports Journalism) Business
- Podcasting for Reach
- Restricting Cities: How Preemption Threatens Health in Communities of Color| Powered by the American Heart Association
- The Importance of Impactful Content Storytelling | Powered by ViacomCBS Entertainment & Youth Brands
- Innovation in the Midst of Disruption| Powered by ESPN| Innovation Bubble
- Exploring the Voices Behind “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” | Powered by Comedy Central and ViacomCBS Entertainment & Youth Brands
- ¡Excelente! Investigative Reporter Starter Kit
- Lies Uncovered: The Truth About the Arthur Dozier Reform School for Boys by Duane Fernandez | Authors Showcase
- Love Life and the Lede: How to Navigate the Business and Your Personal Life (Part 2)
- Tools and Strategies for Uncovering Voter Suppression Ahead of the 2020 Elections
- NABJ Visual Task Force Presents Multimedia Tools, Tips and Techniques | Innovation Bubble
- COVID-19: A Tale of Two Americas Luncheon Session | Powered by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Students of Color, COVID-19, and the Widening Achievement Gap Luncheon | Powered by The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
- How Disney Adapts Storytelling Even During Times of Disruption | Powered by The Walt Disney Company
- The New Age of TV Hosting and Social Media with Kamie Crawford and Rachel Lindsay | Powered by MTV and ViacomCBS Entertainment & Youth Brands
- Up Close While Far Apart: Reporting in a Socially Distant World
- Periodismo de Soluciones en Tiempo de Pandemia
- Convictions of Faith by R.S. Basi | Authors Showcase
- Staying on Beat: Protecting Your Mental Health While Covering the Tragedies of COVID-19
- 2020 NABJ-NAHJ Convention General Managers Leadership Academy
- NBC University: Visual Storytelling During Breaking News | Powered by NBCUniversal | INVITATION-ONLY
- Let’s Write Our First Web Scraper: Getting Data from Websites Without Knowing How to Code| Innovation Bubble
- Using Data, FOIA and Public Records to Report on COVID-19 in Communities of Color
- Workshop | Powered by TEGNA Foundation
- Trauma y Resiliencia Son de un Pájaro las Dos Alas
- Lessons Learned About Account Hijacking from Reality TV Stars (EN)
- Serena Williams: Tennis Champion, Legend and Cultural Heroine by Merlisa Lawrence Corbett | Authors Showcase
- Boost Your Enterprise Reporting
- Using Google Earth for Storytelling with the Google News Lab | Powered by Google | Innovation Bubble
- The Color of COVID-19: What to Know About Diverse Communities’ Financial Pain & How to Cope | Powered by AARP
- When Racism and Objectivity Collide — What Does Objectivity Really Mean?
- Using Your Voice to Cover Issues That Matter on Instagram (in English and Spanish)
- Producers Workshop | Powered by CNN | INVITATION-ONLY
- Reporters Workshop | Powered by CNN | INVITATION-ONLY
- Lecciones Sobre Secuestro de Cuentas de Estrellas de Reality TV (ES)
- Colaboraciones Periodísticas Entre América Latina y Estados Unidos: Proyecto Centinela-COVID-19
- Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights by Gretchen Sorin | Authors Showcase
- Cracks in the Rainbow Ceiling: The Future of LGBTQ+ Candidates
- The Reality of Relationship TV: Purpose, Passion, Partnership| Powered by WEtv
- Google News Lab Data Visualization Training | Powered by Google | Innovation Bubble
- Pay Equity: Getting What You Deserve
- Show Me the Money: How to Make Six Figures or More as a Publicist
- NBC University Townhall with Craig Melvin & Jose Diaz Balart | Powered by NBCUniversal
- Tech in a Minute | Innovation Bubble
- An Evening with the Boston Globe | Powered by the Boston Globe
- Verizon Media Immersive | Powered by Verizon Media
- Gannett VIP Recruiting Reception | Powered by GANNETT
- Reception | Powered by the Spotify
- Is Education the Path to Social Justice? | Powered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS)
- Experience America’s Hispanic Superbrand| Powered by Univision
- Stream Black Better | Powered by UMC – The First Streaming Service for Black TV and Film
- NBCU Student Lounge | Powered by NBCUniversal
- Houston 2021 Party
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 (Full schedule here.)
- Assess, Adapt and Accelerate: Managing Your Financial Journey in the New Normal | Breakfast | Powered by Wells Fargo
- 2020 NABJ-NAHJ Convention General Managers Leadership Academy
- Session 1 – MMR Reporting Learnings in Times of COVID Coverage | Powered by FOX and Session 2 – The World Has Changed & My Work Has With It | Powered by FOX
- How to Engage Communities Meaningfully in Your Elections Coverage | Powered by Democracy Fund
- Freelancing 101: Getting Started and Finding Support
- Women Producing History
- Unarmed and Killed by Law Enforcement: Reporting on Unarmed Shootings in the Digital Age
- Under Pressure: Real Life in Real Time with Breaking News
- Blacktrekking: My Journey Living in Latin America by Stephanie Claytor | Authors Showcase
- Workin’ Full Time, Teachin’ Part Time – College Adjunct Teaching Tips
- Face of the Franchise: The Journey to the Top in Sports Television
- How to Find A Job In a Pandemic: Tips to Keep Your Career on Track
- Amplifying Your Voice, Defining Your Passion | Powered by Vox Media
- Falling Bedrooms by Dr. Donna Clovis | Authors Showcase
- Livestreaming, News & The Future of Storytelling | Powered by ABC/ABC Owned Television Stations | Innovation Bubble
- Protecting your Twitter Account from Being Hijacked
- Survival of the Hippest – A Broadcaster’s Guide to Surviving the Pandemic, Set to the Explicit Songs of the Summer
- Trauma on the Job: Are Journalists Taking Care of Their Mental Health?
- Freelance Doesn’t Mean Free: How Independent Journalists Can Maximize Financial Gains
- How to Know When It’s Time to Bounce
- Making Money Make Sense: Why Business News is Vital to Your Audience | Powered by CNBC | INVITATION-ONLY
- Rock Your Stories: Locating, Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Google Tools | Innovation Bubble
- Daughter of the Boycott by Karen Gray Houston AND Self Made by A’Lelia Bundles | Authors Showcase
- Sports Task Force Mentoring Workshop | Powered by ESPN
- How to Cover the 2020 Elections Using CrowdTangle (English) | Powered by Facebook AND Cómo Cubrir Las Elecciones de 2020 con CrowdTangle (en español) | Powered by Facebook
- Create Journalism That’s Useful to the Communities We’re Covering
- Leadership Lessons for Managing a Newsroom in a Post-pandemic/Truth Age
- NABJ Political Task Force Presents: Lift Ev’ry Voice: Reporting on Minority Communities Beyond 2020
- Are You Having a Journalism Midlife Crisis?
- Effective Leadership in the Age of Downsizing
- Effectively Using Mobile Device Tools in Visual Journalism Reporting
- Navigating the Sports Media Landscape | Powered by Turner Sports and Bleacher Report
- The Other Madisons by Bettye Kearse | Authors Showcase
- AI in Journalism | Innovation Bubble
- World’s Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji – A Panel with Team Onyx and Lisa Hennessy | Powered by Amazon Studios
- How Business Reporters Cover Inequality: From COVID-19 to Unrest | Powered by Bloomberg
- Virginia’s Breakthrough Reforms to Small-Dollar Loans | Powered by The Pew Charitable Trusts
- Protegiendo tu Cuenta de Twitter de ser Secuestrada
- Building Confidence While Navigating Office Politics
- Adapting an Investigative Mindset in Your Day-to-Day Reporting
- Public Relations in Beast Mode: Understanding Strategic Planning and Crisis Communications
- W. E. B. DuBois Plenary | Progress Before, Progress After: The Criminal Justice System and COVID-19 | Powered by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
- Where Do We Go From Here: What’s Our Collective Strategy to Overcome Social Injustice? | Powered by Toyota
- Conversation with the Cast of The Boys | Powered by Amazon Studios
- Sports Task Force Scholarship Jam | Powered by TBD
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 (Full schedule here.)
- NABJ Business Meeting
- NABJ Board of Directors Meeting
- Visual Task Force Photo Auction
- Coping with Trauma and Resilience as Journalists
- Region I, II, III, IV Caucus Meetings
- Cybersecurity Office Hours
- Sports Task Force Meeting
- Freelancers Task Force Meeting
- Young Black Journalists Task Force Meeting
- Media-Related Task Force Meeting
- Political Journalism Task Force Meeting
- Global Task Force Meeting
- LGBTQ Task Force Meeting
- Broadcast Journalism Task Force Meeting
- Visual Task Force Meeting
SPECIAL & BONUS CONTENT (MORE TO BE ADDED)
- Inside the Weather Panel
- Group Therapy
- Student Projects Broadcast & The NABJ Monitor (Broadcasting/publishing from August 5-8)
- JSHOP: High School Journalism Workshop | Powered by the Knight Foundation (Digital training from August 2-6)
- Toyota’s Salute to Journalists
- Chance the Rapper & Social Justice
- Celebrate Your Work: Member Showcase