NLGJA 2026 National Convention
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Wednesday
, September 9
Golden Gate Room
8:00am •
Quiet Room/Work Room
Thursday
, September 10
Golden Gate Room
8:00am •
Quiet Room/Work Room
Grand Ballroom A
1:15pm •
View from the Top
5:30pm •
Fireside Chat
Seacliff A
9:45am •
Bi and Trans: The Intersections
11:00am •
The Reality of Freelance Journalism Today
3:00pm •
Optimizing Your Résumé for AI
4:15pm •
Primary Sources First: How to Build Custom AI Tooling for Investigations
Seacliff B
9:45am •
Sound Like Yourself: Using Your Voice Across Audio and Video
11:00am •
Covering A Divided Nation: Lessons from Black and Brown Media
3:00pm •
Expanding the Frame: Including Trans and Gender-Expansive Communities in Your Coverage
4:15pm •
PRSA Presents Connecting Comms and Journalism: Advancing Accurate Representation in Media
Seacliff C
9:45am •
A Toolkit for Intersex Inclusion
11:00am •
Follow the Money: AI and the Cross-Platform Global Newsroom
3:00pm •
Navigating Risk: Practical Safety for LGBTQ+ Journalists covering ICE in the US
4:15pm •
Diversity is More Than Staffing, It’s News Coverage: Ensuring More Missing People of Color Make the Headlines
Seacliff D
9:45am •
ChatGPT For Real Newsroom Work
11:00am •
Radical, Unreasonable Queer Hospitality Now
3:00pm •
We Still Drive at 55: The Bay Area Reporter's More Than Half a Century
4:15pm •
Inside Scoop: Building Sources Inside an Administration in Upheaval
Seacliff Foyer
9:00am •
Morning Coffee Klatch
2:30pm •
Coffee Break Cafe
Waterfront A
8:30am •
First Timers Morning Meet-Up
12:00pm •
First Timers Brown Bag Meet-Up
6:00pm •
Open Recovery Meeting
Waterfront B
8:30am •
First Timers Morning Meet-Up
12:00pm •
Mentorship Program Brown Bag Meet-Up
Waterfront CDE
9:45am •
Chapter Leadership Meeting
1:15pm •
IRE Watchdog Workshop
7:00pm •
Opening Reception
Friday
, September 11
Golden Gate Room
8:00am •
Quiet Room/Work Room
Grand Ballroom A
10:45am •
Triplett Series - The Road Ahead Has Many Paths: How Can Media Meet at the Intersections of Faith, Gender, Race and Class?
1:45pm •
Leveling Up the Narrative: Journalists' Contributions to HIV Prevention and Care
Grand Ballroom B
9:00am •
Career & Community Expo
9:00am •
Expo Kickoff & Café
Seacliff A
9:30am •
If We Built Queer Journalism Today, Would We Call It a Newsroom?
3:30pm •
Deepfakes, Gender and Sexuality in the AI Era
4:45pm •
The Art of the Slow Burn: A Masterclass in Long-Form Pacing and Narrative Writing
Seacliff B
9:30am •
Ripped from the Headlines: A Fireside Chat with LGBTQ+ Documentary Filmmakers
3:30pm •
Navigating a Career in Broadcast and Advocating for Yourself
4:45pm •
How CBS News Bay Area (KPIX) and CBS News 24/7 Are Reinventing Broadcast
Seacliff C
9:30am •
Reporting on Suicide: A Skill-Building Lab for Ethical Storytelling
3:30pm •
LGBTQ+ Women in News
4:45pm •
Leveling Up Your Reporting with IRE
Seacliff D
9:30am •
Finding the Real AI Story
3:30pm •
The Podcast Era: Audio & Video Storytelling, Queer Narratives and Holding Space
4:45pm •
A Tale of Two States: The Role of the Media in Informing Voters about Ballot Initiatives in the 2026 Midterm Elections
Seacliff Foyer
3:00pm •
Coffee Break Cafe
TBA
7:30pm •
Spectrum Dinner
Waterfront A
8:30am •
Bi+ Morning Meet Up
12:15pm •
QPOC Brownbag Meet-Up
Waterfront B
8:30am •
Trans and Nonbinary Meet Up
12:15pm •
Women's+ Brownbag Meet-Up
Waterfront CDE
6:00pm •
Diversity Reception
Saturday
, September 12
Full Grand Ballroom
7:30pm •
Closing Reception
Golden Gate Room
8:00am •
Quiet Room/Work Room
Grand Ballroom A
10:15am •
Beyond the Horserace: Covering The Real Stakes of the Midterms
1:00pm •
Here I Am World All of Me at Last: The Origin and Impact of NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists
5:15pm •
Convention CONNECTions: A Showcase of Student Work
Grand Ballroom C
10:00am •
Film Room
2:45pm •
Film Room
Seacliff A
9:00am •
From the Daily Beat to the Best-Seller: How to Turn Your Reporting Into a Book
2:45pm •
KQED: Covering One Of the Queerest Places on Earth
4:00pm •
Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics: Covering Queer Athletes
Seacliff B
9:00am •
How to Speak Red State
2:45pm •
What in the L? Reclaiming the Word “Lesbian”
4:00pm •
The Future of Queer & Trans Media
Seacliff C
9:00am •
Lifting Up Diverse LGBTQ+ Media and Entertainment During Trump 2.0
2:45pm •
Pitch-A-Thon
4:00pm •
Content That Connects: The Social Playbook
Seacliff D
2:45pm •
Rewriting the Lead(er): The New Rules of Media Management
Seacliff Foyer
8:30am •
Morning Boost Coffee Break
3:30pm •
Coffee Break Cafe
Waterfront A
8:00am •
QPOC Morning Meet Up
11:45am •
Bi+ Brownbag Meet-Up
6:30pm •
Open Recovery Meeting
Waterfront B
8:00am •
Book Club Morning Meet Up
11:45am •
Trans and Non-Binary Brownbag Meet-Up
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