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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.

12:00pm CDT

Welcome Remarks Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Mary Walter Brown • Sewell Chan

12:15pm CDT

Keynote: Local is national: How do we partner to increase watchdog journalism? Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Evan Smith • Dean Baquet

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

Selective news avoidance: Sustaining a publication during a time of overwhelm Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Talia Stroud • Anita Li • Evelyn Crowley • Rosental Alves

9:00am CDT

Leading a turnaround: How reimagination can lead to sustainability Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Cierra Hinton • Lisa Snowden-McCray • Tim Griggs

10:00am CDT

Road to sustainability: Successes and mistakes from three news founders Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Jim Friedlich • Sarah Alvarez • Richard Tofel

11:10am CDT

Keynote: Reimagining our newsrooms: Why sustainable newsroom culture matters Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Angilee Shah • Sisi Wei

2:00pm CDT

Funding sustainable news: How leading funders evaluate journalism projects Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Jim Brady • Jim Friedlich • Lolly Bowean • Michelle Srbinovich • Rhiannon Collette

3:10pm CDT

Breakouts with revenue all-stars: Advice from leading fundraisers in journalism Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Penny Riordan • Annie McCain Madonia • April Brumley Hinkle • Christina Shih • Terry Quinn

5:30pm CDT

LION Awards Happy Hour Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)

7:00pm CDT

LION Awards Ceremony + Dinner Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)

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

10:00am CDT

Successful newsletter strategy: Email products to grow loyalty and revenue Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Heidi Thompson • Irene McKisson • Kim Bode

11:10am CDT

My first five hires: How growing news organizations expand their team Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Lila Mills • Chris Cobler • Mazin Sidahmed

12:00pm CDT

Lunch with the Knight Foundation journalism team Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)

2:00pm CDT

Building a roadmap: How to set and track goals Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)Abbey Gingras • Lizzy Hazeltine

3:10pm CDT

Closing Session + Happy Hour Waterloo 3/4 (Main Ballroom)