NLGJA 2026 National Convention

Lexanna Sims

WTVD

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9:45am PDT

Sound Like Yourself: Using Your Voice Across Audio and Video Seacliff BGeorge Bodarky

11:00am PDT

Follow the Money: AI and the Cross-Platform Global Newsroom Seacliff CJosh Eidelson • Rakshita Saluja • Todd Gillespie • Lynn Doan • Ben Steverman • Bloomberg

1:15pm PDT

View from the Top Grand Ballroom AMissy Spears • Claudio Cabrera • Stuart Boslow • Rakshita Saluja

3:00pm PDT

Navigating Risk: Practical Safety for LGBTQ+ Journalists covering ICE in the US Seacliff CJennifer Nelson • Tat Bellamy Walker • Clara-Sophia Daly

7:00pm PDT

Opening Reception Waterfront CDE

8:30am PDT

Bi+ Morning Meet Up Waterfront A

9:00am PDT

Career & Community Expo Grand Ballroom B

9:30am PDT

Ripped from the Headlines: A Fireside Chat with LGBTQ+ Documentary Filmmakers Seacliff BMeg Shutzer • Hansen Bursic • LaTajh Weaver

12:15pm PDT

Women's+ Brownbag Meet-Up Waterfront B

4:45pm PDT

A Tale of Two States: The Role of the Media in Informing Voters about Ballot Initiatives in the 2026 Midterm Elections Seacliff DAnna Castro • Sara Mar • Nadine Bridges • Robert Fischer • Transgender Law Center

6:00pm PDT

Diversity Reception Waterfront CDE

7:30pm PDT

Spectrum Dinner TBACNN & TNT Sports

8:00am PDT

QPOC Morning Meet Up Waterfront A

9:00am PDT

How to Speak Red State Seacliff B

10:15am PDT

Beyond the Horserace: Covering The Real Stakes of the Midterms Grand Ballroom ALevi Kalish • Lex McMenamin

11:45am PDT

Bi+ Brownbag Meet-Up Waterfront A

2:45pm PDT

Pitch-A-Thon Seacliff CEric Hegedüs • Pat Manning • Cathy Renna

4:00pm PDT

Content That Connects: The Social Playbook Seacliff CPatrick Gomez • Jack Irvin • Jonathan Borge • Cait Knoll • People Inc.

7:30pm PDT

Closing Reception Full Grand Ballroom