First look at the 2023 Collaborative Journalism Summit lineup

The lineup for the 2023 Collaborative Journalism Summit is shaping up to be another jam-packed two days of lightning talks, sessions, Q&As, and panels featuring some of the most inspiring names and projects in collaborative journalism.

This year’s Summit will be hosted in person in Washington, D.C. in partnership with the School of Media & Public Affairs at George Washington University. We’ve also teamed up with INN Days 2023 from the Institute for Nonprofit News, which is set for June 8–9 at GWU.

As a bonus, when you register for #CJS2023 you’ll also receive a $50 discount on your tickets to INN Days 2023.

👁️‍🗨️ And here’s a sneak peek at some of the conversations we have lined up:

• Keynote about how the Center for Public Integrity approaches national partnerships. With Ashley Clark and Lisa Yanick Litwiller.
• As Resolve Philly winds down, Broke in Philly, its five-year collaborative reporting project on economic mobility, we reflect on lessons learned and how the collaborative approached choosing and launching its next editorial project this fall. With Jean Friedman-Rudovsky and Gene Sonn.
• How the Every Voice, Every Vote Coalition is catalyzing civic engagement ahead of the most significant election in Philadelphia’s recent history. With Shawn Mooring and Portia Fullard.
• Why URL Media has prioritized targeted, slow collaboration and what’s in store for the future. With Andaiye Taylor.
• What can — and should — be the role of universities collaborating with local media partners to report local news? With Richard Watts.
• How U.S. Democracy Day, a national collaborative about democracy reporting, is building toward 2024. With Beatrice Forman.

📚 We’ll have several hands-on workshops:

• Common legal questions (and answers!) facing journalism collaborations. With Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
• Expand your impact and resources: Workshop a free toolkit to collaborate on topical stories. With Kat Duncan.
• Problem solving for project managers: How to cut through the chaos and lead with confidence. With Leah Todd and Delaney Butler.
• Collaboration policies: Finalize your newsroom’s written collaboration policy and learn how to use it in your daily work. With Heather Bryant.

🧳 PLUS: We’ve got fun planned, too!

• Collaboration Science Fair: Remember science fairs back when you were in school? Well, we’re bringing them to the 2023 Collaborative Journalism Summit! All invited speakers will have the opportunity to make a science fair-like trifold poster boards showing off their work. And you can, too, if you want! We’ll have materials on site.
• Collective visioning board, sponsored by the Community Info Coop: Help us dream the future of collaboration across media by adding to our collective visioning board.
• Group dinners on Tuesday: Sign up to have dinner with a group of colleagues at the Summit. Perfect for meeting new people or rekindling old friendships!
• Party at The Hive on Wednesday, sponsored by Democracy Fund. We’ve got plans with INN to throw a great reception at The Hive in Washington, D.C., on the evening of Wednesday, June 7. This party will close CJS and open INN Days. Can’t wait to see you there!

We’ll be adding details and more speakers as the Summit gets closer — so don’t forget to click here and register!

Before you go, we have to thank this year’s generous sponsors:

Stefanie Murray is director of the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University. Contact her at murrayst@montclair.edu.

About the Center for Cooperative Media: The Center is a primarily grant-funded program of the School of Communication and Media at Montclair State University. Its mission is to grow and strengthen local journalism, and in doing so serve New Jersey residents. The Center is supported with operational and project funding from Montclair State University, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Democracy Fund, NJ Civic Information Consortium, Rita Allen Foundation, Inasmuch Foundation and the Independence Public Media Foundation. For more information, visit centerforcooperativemedia.org.