Events

2026 NABJ Region III Conference

April 16-18, 2026 | The Legacy Museum

400 N. Court St | Montgomery, AL

Theme: THE TIME IS NOW

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Join us for the NABJ Region III Conference, April 16-18, 2025, in Montgomery, AL

A must-attend event for journalists and communicators! 

The NABJ Regional III Conference seeks to support and strengthen journalists skills and information to help them serve their communities in an evolving media environment, while also connecting them with their history in a tangible way. Get ready for a powerful experience in historic Montgomery. The Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Sites remind us of our history as we learn how to adapt and thrive in this evolving climate.

Registration 

Registration Link and Rates Coming Soon

Schedule-at-a-Glance

Schedule Subject to Change

THURSDAY, APRIL 16

Noon – 6 PM

• Registration – Legacy Hall

6 – 7:30 PM

• Town Hall – Life After The Voting Rights Act – Legacy Hall: With the U.S. Supreme Court considering another challenge to the Voting Rights Act, what happens if the court rules in a way that further diminishes the power of Black voters?
  • Moderator: 
    • Errin Haines, NABJ President & Editor-At-Large, 19th News
  •  Panelists:
    •  Tafeni English, Alabama State Director, Southern Poverty Law Center
    • Tia Mitchell, Washington Bureau Chief, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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  FRIDAY, APRIL 17

8 AM – 3 PM

• Registration – Legacy Hall

9 AM – 1 PM

• Tour of Legacy Museum

1 – 2 PM

• The Legacy Hall | Lunch (5-minute walk from the Museum)

2 – 2:15 PM 

• Drive to Freedom Monument Sculpture Park

2:15 – 3:30 PM 

• Freedom Monument Sculpture Park

3:30 – 3:45 PM 

• Drive to The National Memorial for Peace and Justice

3:45 – 5 PM

• The National Memorial for Peace and Justice

5 – 5:45 PM

• Montgomery Square: The Decade that Changed the World (1955-1965) (5-minute walk from the Memorial)

5:45 – 6 PM

• Walk to the Peace and Justice Memorial Center (5-minute walk from Montgomery Square)

6 – 7 PM 

• The Peace and Justice Memorial Center:  A talk from Bryan Stevenson, Founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative

 

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SATURDAY, APRIL 18

8 – 9 AM 

• Processing The Day After/The Days Ahead | Presented by the NABJ Wellness Task Force – Legacy Hall

9 – 10:15 AM

• Chapter Day – Best Practices – LEGACY MUSEUM OVERFLOW 1: Does your market have a lot of journalists who could/should be members, but only a committed few who do most of the work? How to invigorate and grow your chapter to make it one that thrives, not just survives.

9 – 10:15 AM

• Investigative Reporting – LEGACY MUSEUM OVERFLOW 2

10:30 – 11:45 AM

• The Road Ahead – What’s Next For Journalism? – LEGACY MUSEUM OVERFLOW 1: How will your job description and your workflow change in the next five years? How should students career-plan for an industry undergoing so much change and disruption?

10:30 – 11:45AM

• Newsroom Leadership – LEGACY MUSEUM OVERFLOW 2: How do the best leaders steer their teams through turbulence and what lessons can you apply in your newsroom today?

12:00 – 1:30PM

• Lunch | Press Freedom – How To Fight A Shutdown – LEGACY HALL: What happened when the University of Alabama shut down two student newspapers? Hear how some alums responded and the potential lessons for you.
  • Moderator:
    • Lisa Armstrong, NABJ Academic Representative & Professor, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism

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