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INSS 2022

Welcome to the 2022 Independent News Sustainability Summit, hosted by LION Publishers, News Revenue Hub and RevLab at The Texas Tribune.

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Thank you to Knight Foundation for being our presenting sponsor, and to The Lenfest Institute and Google News Initiative for supporting this conference.

1:40pm CDT

Achieving ambitious goals: How newsroom leaders established and achieved big aims Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)John Bebow • S. Mitra Kalita • Mary Walter Brown

2:50pm CDT

Planning for growth: Building a vision for your business’s future Waterloo 1Alison Go • Mary Walter Brown

9:00am CDT

Innovating after a decade: Building experimentation culture at mature newsrooms Waterloo 1Angie Mock • Bill Macfadyen • Tracey Taylor • Mary Walter Brown Leading a turnaround: How reimagination can lead to sustainability Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Cierra Hinton • Lisa Snowden-McCray • Tim Griggs

10:00am CDT

Effecting institutional changes: Moving past inertia to major transformation Waterloo 1Chris Murphy • Josie Hollingsworth • Lauren Gustus • Paul Cheung Road to sustainability: Successes and mistakes from three news founders Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Jim Friedlich • Sarah Alvarez • Richard Tofel Legal Office Hours Room 502Alexander Papacristou • David Bralow • Katie Townsend

2:00pm CDT

Growing pains: Operational solutions for each stage of growth Waterloo 6Soraya Membreno • Lisa Heyamoto Legal Office Hours Room 502Alexander Papacristou • David Bralow • Katie Townsend

3:10pm CDT

The sophomore years: Overcoming challenges to achieve startup success Waterloo 6Mary Taylor • Mukhtar Ibrahim • Richard Kim • Evan Mackinder

9:00am CDT

From journalist to CEO: What we wish we'd known before running a startup Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Erin Millar • John Adams • Kara Meyberg Guzman Media law for entrepreneurs: Increasing your news organization’s sustainability by covering your legal needs Room 502Alexander Papacristou • David Bralow • Katie Townsend

10:00am CDT

Legal Office Hours Room 502Alexander Papacristou • David Bralow • Katie Townsend Remote & distributed work: Effective workflows and structures for distributed teams Waterloo 6Joanna Zuckerman Bernstein • Paul Cheung • Rachel Glickhouse

11:10am CDT

Combating burnout: Lightning talks to inspire new ways of working Waterloo 1Stephanie Martinelli • Candice Fortman • Emily Ristow • Gabe Schneider • Gaby Martinez-Stevenson • Kara Meyberg Guzman My first five hires: How growing news organizations expand their team Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Lila Mills • Chris Cobler • Mazin Sidahmed Legal Office Hours (Part II) Room 502David Bralow • Alexander Papacristou • Katie Townsend

2:00pm CDT

Building a roadmap: How to set and track goals Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Abbey Gingras • Lizzy Hazeltine Building a support network: How leaders can combat isolation Waterloo 1Christian Monterrosa • Ben Nishimoto • Flavian DeLima • Lela Savic • Megan Raposa