NLGJA 2026 National Convention

Salgu Wissmath

Press On Freedomways Fellow

Freelance Photojournalist

San Antonio, TX

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11:00am PDT

The Reality of Freelance Journalism Today Seacliff AK Petrin • Soleil Ho • Katherine Lewis

1:15pm PDT

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

3:00pm PDT

Expanding the Frame: Including Trans and Gender-Expansive Communities in Your Coverage Seacliff BK Petrin • Drew Costley • Jireh Deng • Lex McMenamin

4:15pm PDT

Inside Scoop: Building Sources Inside an Administration in Upheaval Seacliff DK Petrin • Martin Shelton • Claire Savage

7:00pm PDT

Opening Reception Waterfront CDE

9:30am PDT

If We Built Queer Journalism Today, Would We Call It a Newsroom? Seacliff AEvan Milward • Missy Spears • Divya Karthikeyan • Alex Cooper

4:45pm PDT

Leveling Up Your Reporting with IRE Seacliff CAdam Rhodes The Art of the Slow Burn: A Masterclass in Long-Form Pacing and Narrative Writing Seacliff AJeremy Fox • Terra King • Denny Nivens • Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton

8:00am PDT

Book Club Morning Meet Up Waterfront B

10:15am PDT

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

11:45am PDT

Trans and Non-Binary Brownbag Meet-Up Waterfront B

1:00pm PDT

Here I Am World All of Me at Last: The Origin and Impact of NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists Grand Ballroom A

2:45pm PDT

KQED: Covering One Of the Queerest Places on Earth Seacliff AKQED What in the L? Reclaiming the Word “Lesbian” Seacliff BSunny Leerasanthanah • Franco Stevens • Laila AnnMarie Stevens

4:00pm PDT

The Future of Queer & Trans Media Seacliff BSalgu Wissmath • Soleil Ho • Kit O'Connell

5:15pm PDT

Convention CONNECTions: A Showcase of Student Work Grand Ballroom AVersant • Kellogg Foundation

7:30pm PDT

Closing Reception Full Grand Ballroom