NLGJA 2026 National Convention: Grid

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Quiet Room/Work Room 8:00am - 8:00pm

View from the Top 1:15pm - 2:45pm

Fireside Chat 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Bi and Trans: The Intersections 9:45am - 10:45am

The Reality of Freelance Journalism Today 11:00am - 12:00pm

Optimizing Your Résumé for AI 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Primary Sources First: How to Build Custom AI Tooling for Invest... 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Sound Like Yourself: Using Your Voice Across Audio and Video 9:45am - 10:45am

Covering A Divided Nation: Lessons from Black and Brown Media 11:00am - 12:00pm

Expanding the Frame: Including Trans and Gender-Expansive Commun... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

PRSA Presents Connecting Comms and Journalism: Advancing Accurat... 4:15pm - 5:15pm

A Toolkit for Intersex Inclusion 9:45am - 10:45am

Follow the Money: AI and the Cross-Platform Global Newsroom 11:00am - 12:00pm

Navigating Risk: Practical Safety for LGBTQ+ Journalists coverin... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Diversity is More Than Staffing, It’s News Coverage: Ensuring Mo... 4:15pm - 5:15pm

ChatGPT For Real Newsroom Work 9:45am - 10:45am

Radical, Unreasonable Queer Hospitality Now 11:00am - 12:00pm

We Still Drive at 55: The Bay Area Reporter's More Than Half a C... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Inside Scoop: Building Sources Inside an Administration in Uphea... 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Morning Coffee Klatch 9:00am - 10:00am

Coffee Break Cafe 2:30pm - 3:15pm

First Timers Morning Meet-Up 8:30am - 9:30am

First Timers Brown Bag Meet-Up 12:00pm - 1:15pm

Open Recovery Meeting 6:00pm - 7:00pm

First Timers Morning Meet-Up 8:30am - 9:30am

Mentorship Program Brown Bag Meet-Up 12:00pm - 1:15pm

Chapter Leadership Meeting 9:45am - 12:00pm

IRE Watchdog Workshop 1:15pm - 4:15pm

Opening Reception 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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Quiet Room/Work Room 8:00am - 8:00pm

Triplett Series - The Road Ahead Has Many Paths: How Can Media Meet at the Intersections of Fait... 10:45am - 12:15pm

Leveling Up the Narrative: Journalists' Contributions to HIV Prevention and Care 1:45pm - 3:15pm

Expo Kickoff & Café 9:00am - 10:00am

Career & Community Expo 9:00am - 4:30pm

If We Built Queer Journalism Today, Would We Call It a Newsroom? 9:30am - 10:30am

Deepfakes, Gender and Sexuality in the AI Era 3:30pm - 4:30pm

The Art of the Slow Burn: A Masterclass in Long-Form Pacing and... 4:45pm - 5:45pm

Ripped from the Headlines: A Fireside Chat with LGBTQ+ Documenta... 9:30am - 10:30am

Navigating a Career in Broadcast and Advocating for Yourself 3:30pm - 4:30pm

How CBS News Bay Area (KPIX) and CBS News 24/7 Are Reinventing B... 4:45pm - 5:45pm

Reporting on Suicide: A Skill-Building Lab for Ethical Storytell... 9:30am - 10:30am

LGBTQ+ Women in News 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Leveling Up Your Reporting with IRE 4:45pm - 5:45pm

Finding the Real AI Story 9:30am - 10:30am

The Podcast Era: Audio & Video Storytelling, Queer Narratives an... 3:30pm - 4:30pm

A Tale of Two States: The Role of the Media in Informing Voters... 4:45pm - 5:45pm

Coffee Break Cafe 3:00pm - 3:45pm

Spectrum Dinner 7:30pm - 8:00pm

Bi+ Morning Meet Up 8:30am - 9:30am

QPOC Brownbag Meet-Up 12:15pm - 1:30pm

Trans and Nonbinary Meet Up 8:30am - 9:30am

Women's+ Brownbag Meet-Up 12:15pm - 1:30pm

Diversity Reception 6:00pm - 7:30pm

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Closing Reception 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Quiet Room/Work Room 8:00am - 8:00pm

Beyond the Horserace: Covering The Real Stakes of the Midterms 10:15am - 11:45am

Here I Am World All of Me at Last: The Origin and Impact of NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Jou... 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Convention CONNECTions: A Showcase of Student Work 5:15pm - 6:15pm

Film Room 10:00am - 1:00pm

Film Room 2:45pm - 5:00pm

From the Daily Beat to the Best-Seller: How to Turn Your Reporti... 9:00am - 10:00am

KQED: Covering One Of the Queerest Places on Earth 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics: Covering Queer Athletes 4:00pm - 5:00pm

How to Speak Red State 9:00am - 10:00am

What in the L? Reclaiming the Word “Lesbian” 2:45pm - 3:45pm

The Future of Queer & Trans Media 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Lifting Up Diverse LGBTQ+ Media and Entertainment During Trump 2... 9:00am - 10:00am

Pitch-A-Thon 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Content That Connects: The Social Playbook 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Rewriting the Lead(er): The New Rules of Media Management 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Morning Boost Coffee Break 8:30am - 9:30am

Coffee Break Cafe 3:30pm - 4:15pm

QPOC Morning Meet Up 8:00am - 9:15am

Bi+ Brownbag Meet-Up 11:45am - 1:00pm

Open Recovery Meeting 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Book Club Morning Meet Up 8:00am - 9:15am

Trans and Non-Binary Brownbag Meet-Up 11:45am - 1:00pm

NLGJA 2026 National Convention

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