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National Native Media Conference

2015 National Native Media Conference
July 9-12 • Washington, D.C.
Hyatt Regency-Crystal City

11:30am EDT

HUD Secretary Julian Castro: Remarks and Q&A Regency BallroomJulián Castro

6:00pm EDT

NAJA-Medill Milestone Achievement Award Reception Medill DC News BureauDenny McAuliffe

8:00am EDT

Conference Registration Independence Foyer

8:30am EDT

Native Public Media Radio Intensive Potomac 1Geoffrey Blackwell • Andrew Charnik • Michelle Duke • Judy Endejan • Irene Flannery • Ben Lubkeman • Erika Pulley-Hayes • Jacquie Gales Webb

9:00am EDT

Audio Storytelling Workshop at NPRLIMITED NPRRolando Arrieta Visual Storytelling Workshop at NPRLIMITED NPRJohn Poole

9:30am EDT

Panel: Empowering Communities, One Story at a TimeLIMITED Potomac 2Leonda Levchuk (Navajo) • Shannon Avison • Jennifer Bell • Amanda Clinton • John VanPool

11:00am EDT

PR: Pitch With PurposeLIMITED Potomac 3Leonda Levchuk (Navajo)

12:00pm EDT

Embracing brand journalism and navigating the fine line between PR and news Regency Ballroom ABAmanda Clinton • Jennifer Loren

1:00pm EDT

Covering Money in PoliticsLIMITED Potomac 2Eliza Carney FOIA ChallengeLIMITED Potomac 3Matthew Kelley • Kevin Kemper

1:30pm EDT

Your Tribe is Your BrandLIMITED Potomac 4Jennifer Bell • John VanPool

6:00pm EDT

Opening Ceremony & ReceptionLIMITED Regency Ballroom ABMatthew Kelley • Patty Talahongva • Suzan Shown Harjo • Charlie LeDuff • Brenda Toineeta Pipestem • Kevin Washburn

8:00am EDT

Conference Registration Independence Foyer

8:30am EDT

CANCELED: Important Opportunities with the Office of Native Affairs and Policy at the FCC Potomac 3Geoffrey Blackwell • Irene Flannery NAJA Board Candidates Forum Potomac 4Jolene Schonchin

9:00am EDT

Career Fair & Expo Exhibit Hall- Independence Center

10:00am EDT

Morning Plenary: Year of Youth Regency Ballroom ABMark Trahant • Honorable Sally Jewell • Charles "Monty" Roessel • Rory Taylor

11:15am EDT

Exhibitor Exclusive Exhibit Hall- Independence Center

12:00pm EDT

Luncheon: Celebrating Students of the Native American Journalism Fellowship Regency Ballroom ABDarren Brown • Charles "Monty" Roessel

2:00pm EDT

Elections 2016 and Tracking Spending in Your State. Part 1 Potomac 4Eve Byron • Pete Quist Behind the Scenes at Bloomberg BNALIMITED Bloomberg BNA Native Stories, National Audience: Pitching, Shooting and Producing for NBC Nightly NewsLIMITED Potomac 1Chiara Sottile

2:15pm EDT

Indigenous U.S.LIMITED Regency Ballroom ABSuzanne Gamboa • Jonathan Fox • Mark Hugo Lopez • Jacqueline Pata • Ray Suarez

3:30pm EDT

Elections 2016 and Tracking Spending in Your State. Part 2. Potomac 4Eve Byron • Pete Quist Energy in Indian Country Potomac 3Tara Gatewood • Chris Deschene • Brian Howard • Dean Scott Getting It Right: Ethics, Social Media and 24/7 News Potomac 1Steve Geimann Advance Your Career With a Journalism FellowshipLIMITED Potomac 2Charla Bear • Joshua Benton • Birgit Rieck

3:45pm EDT

Data to Make a Difference: How to Use the KIDS COUNT Data Center Regency Ballroom ABSue Lin Chong • Florencia Gutierrez

5:30pm EDT

NPR Reception and Building Tour NPR

7:30am EDT

National Native Media Conference Annual Run/WalkLIMITED Hyatt Regency Crystal City

8:00am EDT

Registration Independence Foyer

9:00am EDT

Learn Code BasicsLIMITED Potomac 2Paul Beccio NAJA Board Election Exhibit Hall- Independence CenterJolene Schonchin Career Fair & Expo Exhibit Hall- Independence Center

10:00am EDT

Race, Journalism and Sports: The Dilemma of the Washington NFL Team Name Regency Ballroom ABKeith Woods • Tristan Ahtone • Stephen Baird • Christine Brennan • Christine Haight Farley • Suzan Shown Harjo • Mark Memmott

11:30am EDT

Lunch on Own Hyatt Regency Crystal City

12:00pm EDT

Justice in Indian Country In-DepthLIMITED Regency Ballroom ABCasey Capachi • Sari Horwitz

1:15pm EDT

Making Sense of Government: Find Meaningful Stories That Impact Native Lives Potomac 4Mark Trahant Culture Matters: Best Practices for Science and Health Reporting in Indian Country Potomac 3Christie Aschwanden • Cynthia-Lou Coleman • Terri Hansen Broadcast from Anywhere!LIMITED Potomac 2Shyanne Beatty • Nola Daves Moses • Charles Sather

2:30pm EDT

Exhibitor Exclusive Exhibit Hall- Independence Center

3:15pm EDT

Going on Air With FNX | First Nations ExperienceLIMITED Potomac 4Frank Blanquet • Terria Smith Indigenous Language Broadcasting Potomac 3Shannon Avison The Native How-To for Better Health News Potomac 2Deb Krol • Teresa Lamsam • Rob Logan • Kris Rhodes

6:00pm EDT

NAJA Silent Auction Regency Ballroom AB

7:00pm EDT

National Native Media Awards Banquet Regency Ballroom ABAmanda Blackhorse • Darren Brown • Jennifer Loren

9:30am EDT

NAJA Membership Breakfast and Annual Meeting Regency Ballroom AB