Conference Speakers

Welcome to the ONA19 speaker page! Below, you can find a bio, speaking times and other information by clicking on any speaker you choose. If you have any questions, please email us at ona19@journalists.org.

@AbbeyCrain

Abbey Crain

AL.com/Reckon

@aschweig

Adam Schweigert

Mother Jones

 

Alice Rhee

American Journalism Project

@alisonschary

Alison Schary

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

@almudenatoral

Almudena Toral

Univision News Digital

@apasseggio

Alyssa Passeggio

NJ.com & The Star-Ledger

@AmalieNash

Amalie Nash

USA TODAY NETWORK

@amandayarnell

Amanda Yarnell

Chemical & Engineering News

@terabithia4

Amy Kovac-Ashley

American Press Institute

@asmitch

Amy Mitchell

Pew Research Center

@amyswalk

Amy Walker

Quinnipiac University

@amywebb

Amy Webb

Future Today Institute

@acnatta

André Natta

Lenfest Institute for Journalism

@tinythings

Andrea Caumont

Pew Research Center

@magicandrew

Andrew Fitzgerald

Hearst Television

@angelapacienza

Angela Pacienza

The Globe and Mail

@neeeda

Anita Li

The Discourse

@Zielina

Anita Zielina

Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism

 

Anna Kim

Reddit

@annala7680

Anna Nirmala

The American Journalism Project

 

Annie Madonia

Lenfest Institute for Journalism

@arianarg

Ariana Rodriguez-Gitler

Pew Research Center

@ashleyalvarado

Ashley Alvarado

Southern California Public Radio (KPCC + LAist)

@AsraaReports

Asraa Mustufa

The Chicago Reporter

@audreycoopersf

Audrey Cooper

San Francisco Chronicle

@mayorcantrell

Beau Tidwell

City of New Orleans, Mayor's Office

@BeckyPallack

Becky Pallack

Arizona Daily Star

@AvQueenBenet

Benét Wilson

The Points Guy

@bmyeung

Bernice Yeung

ProPublica

 

Bernie Davis

SmartNews

@bradlucknbc

Brad Luck

NBC Connecticut

 

Brenda Murphy

Jambalaya News

@bdelossantos1

Brian De Los Santos

The Desert Sun / USA Today Network

@chengbrittany

Brittany Cheng

SB Nation / Vox Media

@brittaleeg

Brittany Grant

ESPN's The Undefeated

@cande313

Candice Fortman

Outlier Media

@DACAmentation

Catherine Perez

Prestige Staffing

@celestecote

Celeste Côté

Government of Canada

@charohenriquez

Charo Henríquez

The New York Times

@CGonSocial

Chaseedaw Giles

Kaiser Health News

@cabrasted

Chelsea Brasted

Freelance & AssociationSuccess.org Content Manager

@cward1e

Claire Wardle

First Draft

@Clarii_D

Clarisa Diaz

WNYC - New York Public Radio

@webDOCC

Clàudia Prat

NMAP / TIME /

@coleenolear

Coleen OLear

The Washington Post

@corvayajeffries

Corvaya Jeffries

GateHouse Media Group

@allthingscensus

D’Vera Cohn

Pew Research Center

@dangillmor

Dan Gillmor

ASU News Co/Lab

@danoshinsky

Dan Oshinsky

Inbox Collective

@dhgerson

Daniela Gerson

California State University, Northridge

@dtohl

Danielle Ohl

The Capital

@digidave

David Cohn

Advance Digital

@eads

David Eads

Chicago Reporter

@DeniseOrdway

Denise-Marie Ordway

Journalist's Resource at Harvard Kennedy School

@disha_rc

Disha Raychaudhuri

NJ Advance Media

@dbprof

Dorothy Bland

University of North Texas

@ebonyreed

Ebony Reed

The Wall Street Journal

@edester

Edie Rubinowitz

Northeastern Illinois University

 

Edward Malthouse

Medill School, Northwestern University

@elananewman

Elana Newman

Dart Center for Trauma and Journalism/ University of Tulsa

@elanazak

Elana Zak

CNN Business

@ehansen02

Elizabeth Hansen

Harvard Kennedy School of Government

@osder

Elizabeth Osder

The Osder Group

@ehwhitmire

Elizabeth Whitmire

Alabama Media Group

@emilyristow

Emily Ristow

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

@el_swan

Emily Swanson

Associated Press

@eeddings

Eric Eddings

Gimlet Media

@ezass

Eric Zassenhaus

Pacific Standard

@ericasmith

Erica Smith

The Virginian-Pilot

 

Erin Lowrey

WDSU - TV

@ernieting

Ernie Ting

CivImpact Labs

@ethanz

Ethan Zuckerman

MIT Media Lab

@EverdeenMason

Everdeen Mason

The Washington Post

@fergb

Fergus Bell

Dig Deeper Media/Pop-Up Newsroom

 

Fernando Moreno

Spanish Public Radio

@FlipPrior

Flip Prior

ABC News (Australia)

@FrancescaDonner

Francesca Donner

The New York Times

 

Gabriel Sands

reddit

@gabybreg

Gabriela Brenes

Radio Ambulante / Seirenfilms

 

Gary Roundtree

Microsoft News

 

Gina McCarthy

C-CHANGE, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health

@HaleyCorrell

Haley Correll

The Times-Picayune

@hrfingerhut

Hannah Fingerhut

Associated Press

@harlo

Harlo Holmes

Freedom of the Press Foundation

@HazelBakerNews

Hazel Baker

Reuters News Agency

@heatherchaplin

Heather Chaplin

Journalism + Design at The New School

 

Howard Finberg

Digital Futurist Consultancy

@jacqueboltik

Jacqueline Boltik

Yellow Brim // Osmosys

@JaneLytv

Jane Lytvynenko

BuzzFeed News

@janinewarner

Janine Warner

SembraMedia & ICFJ

@jmizgata

Jennifer Mizgata

Online News Association

@jeremybmerrill

Jeremy B. Merrill

Quartz - AI Studio

@jeremygilbert

Jeremy Gilbert

The Washington Post

@ihearttheroad

Jessica Morrison

Chemical & Engineering News

@jessterrell

Jessica Terrell

Honolulu Civil Beat

@jimbrady

Jim Brady

Spirited Media

 

Jimmy OKeefe

Facebook

@simplyjiquanda

Jiquanda Johnson

Brown Impact Media Group/Flintbeat.com

@jopuccini

Jo Puccini

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

@BostonJoan

Joan Donovan

Shorenstein Center at Harvard Kennedy School

@BostonAbrams

Joel Abrams

The Conversation US

@johnsadams406

John Adams

Montana Free Press

@joseiswriting

Jose Vargas

Define American

@ylichterman

Joseph Lichterman

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism

@mayerjoy

Joy Mayer

Trusting News

 

Kate Bolger

Davis Wright Tremaine

@kgeee

Katherine Goldstein

The Double Shift

 

Katie Townsend

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

@kat_alo

Katlyn Alo

Outlier Media

@kellenhenry

Kellen Henry

The New York Times

@cog_ink

Kevin Nguyen

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

@kimbui

Kim Bui

Arizona Republic

@kimfox

Kim Fox

The Philadelphia Inquirer

@kristenhare

Kristen Hare

Poynter Institute

@roschkekj

Kristy Roschke

Arizona State University

@kyle_whitfield

Kyle Whitfield

The Times-Picayune | The Advocate

@lamthuyvo

Lam Vo

BuzzFeed News

@LDixon_3

Lance Dixon

The New Tropic

@lauchlinfields

Lauchlin Fields

Mississippi Today

@lauraelizdavis

Laura Davis

University of Southern California

@lilahrap

Lilah Raptopoulos

Financial Times

@LShawTalk

Linda Shaw

Solutions Journalism Network

 

Lisa Sumner

ABC News

@RunGomez

Luis Gomez

CA//MEDIA//JOBS Newsletter

@LuOrtiz

Luisa Ortiz Pérez

vita-activa.org

@LWalsh

Lynn Walsh

Trusting News

@malachybrowne

Malachy Browne

The New York Times

@mjenkins

Mandy Jenkins

The Compass Experiment McClatchy

 

Margaret Low

The Atlantic

@marysaints

Mariana Santos

Chicas Poderosas

@MarinaWalkerG

Marina Walker Guevara

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

@marktfahey

Mark Fahey

Scripps DC Bureau

@cocteau

Mark Hansen

Columbia University

@mschleifstein

Mark Schleifstein

The New Orleans Advocate | The Times-Picayune

 

Martha Stone Williams

World Newsmedia Network

@Matt_MacVey

Matt MacVey

Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY

@mattdpearce

Matt Pearce

Los Angeles Times

@wrightmk

Matt Wright

Rochester Institute of Technology

@wrightmk

Matthew Wright

Rochester Institute of Technology

@meghann

Meg Marco

ProPublica

@griffithgreene

Megan Griffith-Greene

The Philadelphia Inquirer

@meghas

Megha Satyanarayana

Chemical & Engineering News

@meghanhoyer

Meghan Hoyer

The Associated Press

 

Michael Cook Sr.

U.S. Census Bureau

@MichaelEHayden

Michael Edison Hayden

Southern Poverty Law Center

@mpventura

Michael Ventura

The Wall Street Journal

@mlbaruchman

Michelle Baruchman

The Seattle Times

@Mikareport

Mika Makelainen

Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE)

@mmcphate

Mike McPhate

California Sun

@nadineajaka

Nadine Ajaka

The Washington Post

@Naomi_Schalit

Naomi Schalit

The Conversation US

@nstockdale

Nicole Stockdale

The Dallas Morning News

@paivikos_yle

Päivi Koskinen

YLE, the Finnish Broadcasting Company

@pcheung630

Paul Cheung

Knight Foundation

@pmihailidis

Paul Mihailidis

Emerson College

 

Peter Perl

Define American

 

Priscilla Villarreal

LaGordiLoca News

@RachelDissell

Rachel Dissell

The Plain Dealer

@rlwbenj

Rebecca Walker Benjamin

Alabama Media Group

@richardwagoner

Richard Wagoner

The Seattle Times

@webjournalist

Robert Hernandez

USC Annenberg / JOVRNALISM

 

Rocio Tirado

Jambalaya News

@rgibbs

Rodney Gibbs

Texas Tribune

@ronnyrojas

Ronny Rojas

Centro Latinoamericano de Investigación Periodística

@journethics

Sally Lehrman

The Trust Project

@sammyragland

Samantha Ragland

GateHouse Media, Florida

@Catanify

Sara Catania

Solutions Journalism Network

@sarah_frank

Sarah Frank

NowThis News

@schmalie

Sarah Schmalbach

The Lenfest Institute for Journalism

@smussenden

Sean Mussenden

Howard Center for Investigative Journalism | University of Maryland

@zstumgoren

Serdar Tumgoren

Stanford University

@shadabnazmi

Shadab Nazmi

BBC News/South Asia

@sharonpianchan

Sharon Chan

New York Times

@shazna

Shazna Nessa

The Wall Street Journal

@schisenhall

Sherry Chisenhall

The Charlotte Observer

@callmeshirleyq

Shirley Qiu

American Press Institute

@sisiwei

Sisi Wei

ProPublica

@sree

Sree Sreenivasan

Stony Brook University School of Journalism

@StefanieMurray

Stefanie Murray

Montclair State University

@susaneudora

Susan Smith Richardson

Center for Public Integrity

@tainalon

Tai Nalon

Aos Fatos

@TaliaStroud

Talia Stroud

Center for Media Engagement, UT-Austin

@tanyasic

Tanya Sichynsky

The Washington Post

@tasneemraja

Tasneem Raja

The Tyler Loop

@blatchfordtr

Taylor Blatchford

The Seattle Times

@knowtheory

Ted Han

Independent | AAJA

@tomthuang

Thomas Huang

Dallas Morning News

 

Thomas Planchet

WWL-TV (Tegna)

@TimAFranklin

Tim Franklin

Medill School, Northwestern University

@tprice504

Todd Price

USA Today Network

@TMPowell

Tracie Powell

Democracy Fund and AllDigitocracy

@tthibo

Troy Thibodeaux

The Associated Press

@tcworthynola

Tyree Worthy

NOLA Messenger

 

Victoria Cabales

Quartz

 

Viktorya Vilk

PEN America

@vivian

Vivian Schiller

Civil Foundation

@wendi_c_thomas

Wendi Thomas

MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

Sponsored Speakers

Below are the ONA19 sponsored speakers. These speakers were invited to present by a paid sponsor of the ONA19 conference.

 

Amber Burgess

CrowdTangle & Facebook

@ajf

Andrew Fleming

WordPress VIP

@aechristiano

Ann Christiano

University of Florida

@annieneimand

Annie Neimand

University of Florida

@azirulnick

Ariel Zirulnick

Membership Puzzle Project

@ayauryuu

Aya Uryu

Nordot USA

 

Bettina Chang

City Bureau

@BrinleyBruton

Brinley Bruton

NBC News Digital

@cherokee_editor

Bryan Pollard

Stanford University

@cephillips

Cheryl Phillips

Stanford University

@ckrewson

Chris Krewson

LION Publishers

 

Cliff Albright

Black Voters Matter

 

Darryl Holliday

City Bureau

 

Devin Smith

Boston Globe Media

 

Diana del Olmo

LucidWeb

 

Elaine Vydra

St. Louis Post-Dispatch and STLtoday.com

 

Emily Dunn

Missouri School of Journalism

@etharkamal

Ethar El-Katatney

The Wall Street Journal

 

Fernando Diaz

The Chicago Reporter

 

Glen Hale

Gray Television

 

Grace Lett

Missouri School of Journalism

@feral_ux

Grace Stoeckle

Four Kitchens

 

Heather Ciras

Boston Globe

 

Hector Arthur

Zephr

 

Jamie Grey

InvestigateTV

 

Jennifer Crockett

WDSU - TV

@dotcostudio

Jessica Clark

Dot Connector Studio

 

Jill Boatright

Loyola University of New Orleans

 

John Thornton

AJP

 

Jorge Caraballo Cordovez

Radio Ambulante

 

Josh Schwartz

Chartbeat

@joyywang

Joy Wang

NBC News Digital

@JulieShapiro

Julie Shapiro

NBC News Digital

@KatieElfering

Katie Elfering

AI + Research and Search Studio

@lakitalki

Lakshmi Sarah

Tiny World Productions

 

Laura Frank

Rocky Mountain PBS

@laurahertzfeld

Laura Hertzfeld

Yahoo News XR Partner Program

@louisestory

Louise Story

The Wall Street Journal

 

Madeleine Bair

El Timpano

@1upm

Mario Vasilescu

Readefined

 

Martin Reynolds

Maynard Institute

 

Mary Staes

Very Local New Orleans

@mattsheehan

Matt Sheehan

University of Florida

 

Michelle Hunter

The Times-Picayune

@migueldobrich

Miguel Dobrich

Amenaza Roboto and Dobcast

 

Mitra Kalita

CNN Digital

@Nataliemao

Natalie Mao

Bing/Microsoft

@neilmody

Neil Mody

Headliner

 

Nico Gendron

Missouri School of Journalism

 

Nicole Carroll

USA TODAY

@parie

Parie Meshberg

WordPress VIP

 

Paul Herron

MPP Global

@PennyRiordan1

Penny Riordan

GateHouse Media

 

Raju Narisetti

Columbia University

 

Ray Ostor

Viafoura

 

Ray Soto

USA TODAY NETWORK

 

Sadah Espii Proctor

Espii Studios

 

Sara Lomax-Reese

WURD Radio

 

Sarah Alvarez

Outlier Media

 

Shearon Roberts

Xavier University

 

Siri Chilazi

Harvard University

@SVerma__

Sonali Verma

The Globe and Mail

 

Sonya Duhe

Loyola University of New Orleans

 

Soraya Chemaly

WMC Speech Project

@tessaneedham

Tess Needham

WordPress VIP

@bingtingnow

Ting Cai

Bing/Microsoft

 

Tracy Brown

Chicago Public Media

 

York Eggleston IV

Widespider, LLC