Full Convention Schedule
InterContinental Miami Hotel
July 12 – July 15, 2023
Please be advised this schedule is tentative and subject to change.
TUESDAY, JULY 11
WEDNESDAY, JULY 12
THURSDAY, JULY 13
FRIDAY, JULY 14
SATURDAY, JULY 15
TUESDAY, JULY 11
| TIME | PROGRAM / EVENT |
| 8:00 AM-5:00 PM | Exhibitor Convention Badge Pickup |
| 8:00 AM-5:00 PM | Expo Hall Set Up |
| 9:00 AM-5:00 PM | LATINO STUDENT PROJECT |
WEDNESDAY, JULY 12
| TIME | PROGRAM / EVENT |
| 8:00 AM-5:00 PM | General Attendee Badge Pickup |
| 8:00 AM-5:00 PM | Career Fair/Expo Hall |
| 9:00 AM-1:00 PM | National Board of Directors Meeting |
| 9:00 AM-5:00 PM | Latino Student Project |
| [CANCELED] | Science essentials for every reporter (In partnership with Sciline) |
| 9:00 AM-4:00 PM | Full-day pre-convention hands-on training (In partnership with IRE) |
| 9:00 AM-1:00 PM | ABC News Storytellers Summit |
| 1:00 PM-3:00 PM | National Professional Chapter Meeting |
| 2:30 PM-5:00 PM | NAHJ Collegiate “Emerging Journalist” Convention Orientation |
| 6:00 PM-10:00 PM | “Celebration of Color” Opening Reception (Presenting Sponsor: GMCVB) |
THURSDAY, JULY 13
| TIME | PROGRAM / EVENT |
| 8:00 AM-5:00 PM | General Attendee Badge Pickup |
| 8:00 AM-5:00 PM | Career Fair/Expo Hall |
| 9:00 AM-5:00 PM | LATINO STUDENT PROJECT |
| 9:00 AM-5:00 PM | NBCU Academy (Pre-registration requierd) |
| 9:00 AM-10:00 AM | Opening Plenary: Climate Change & Environmental Justice |
| 9:00 AM-10:00 AM | Opening Plenary: LA CRISIS CLIMATICA Y EL PERIODISMO: El papel de los medios de comunicación ante un Planeta cada vez más caliente |
| 9:00 AM-10:00 AM | Opening Plenary: Misinformation/Disinformation in the U.S. Latino Community |
| 9:00 AM-10:00 AM | Opening Plenary: Elections/Latino Electorate |
| 9:30 AM-12:30 PM | NBCU Academy Glam Squad: Here You Can…Look Your Best 15 Minutes to Camera-Ready |
| 10:15 AM-11:45 AM | The Cultural Revolution of Digital & Social Sports Content |
| 10:15 AM-11:45 AM | Weathering It Together: Latinx Representation in Journalism, Weather Coverage and Connecting Stories |
| 10:15 AM-11:45 AM | ESPN Sports Media Summit Session 1: Down to the Wire: It’s Not All About What You See on TV |
| 10:15 AM-11:45 AM | Cómo diseñar tu medio digital nativo |
| 10:15 AM-11:45 AM | Herramientas y consejos útiles para generar investigaciones periodísticas en temas de consumo |
| 10:15 AM-11:45 AM | Fair, accurate and ethical storytelling: How to serve your Latinx community with solutions journalism |
| 10:15 AM-11:45 AM | White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics |
| 10:30 AM-5:00 PM | CNN Reporter and and Producer Workshops |
| 12:00 PM-1:30 PM | Lunch Plenary: Desinformación entre la comunidad latina |
| 12:00 PM-1:30 PM | Lunch Plenary: Artificial Intelligence |
| 12:00 PM-1:30 PM | Lunch Plenary: Reaching the Executive Level |
| 12:00 PM-1:30 PM | Luncheon with Cesar Conde: The Future of News is NOW |
| 1:30 PM-4:30 PM | NBCU Academy Glam Squad: Here You Can…Look Your Best 15 Minutes to Camera-Ready |
| 1:45 PM-3:15 PM | Covering the criminal justice system |
| 1:45 PM-3:15 PM | Making Stories Sing: The Art of Editing |
| 1:45 PM-3:15 PM | The Art of the Career Pivot |
| 1:45 PM-3:15 PM | Freelance like a boss: Tips, tricks and strategies for building an independent journalism business |
| 1:45 PM-3:15 PM | When trauma is the story: How to care for your sources, yourself and the public |
| 1:45 PM-3:15 PM | Lessons Learned: Combating Misinformation from the Source to the Audience |
| 1:45 PM-3:15 PM | Cuéntalo en gráficos e interactivos: cuándo y cómo incorporar visualizaciones de datos en tu cobertura |
| 3:00 PM | Coffee Break (Sponsored by Hearst) |
| 3:30 PM-5:00 PM | Marketing Spanish-Language Journalism in a Fragmented Media Landscape |
| 3:30 PM-5:00 PM | Media Climate Accelerator: Crisis climática, impacto en los hispanos y cómo abordarla en los medios |
| 3:30 PM-5:00 PM | Estrategias para fortalecer la DEI (diversidad, equidad e inclusión) en los medios hispanos |
| 3:30 PM-5:00 PM | A Seat At The Table: How BIPOC Public Media Editors and Senior Producers Can Shape More Diverse Coverage |
| 3:30 PM-5:00 PM | ESPN Sports Media Summit Session 2: The Art of Multi-Media Storytelling |
| 3:30 PM-5:00 PM | Dotdash Meredith Keeping Legacy and Integrity in the Digital Era |
| 5:00 PM-7:00 PM | NBCUniversal Reception (Invite-only) |
| 6:00 PM-7:30 PM | JPMorgan Chase Reception | 6:00 PM-7:30 PM | SAG-AFTRA Reception (Stop by the SAG-AFTRA booth for more information and the invitation) |
FRIDAY, JULY 14
| TIME | PROGRAM / EVENT |
| 8:00 AM-5:00 PM | General Attendee Badge Pickup |
| 8:00 AM-5:00 PM | Career Fair/Expo Hall |
| 8:00 AM-9:30 AM | Breakfast Roundtable (Sponsored by The Walton Family Foundation) |
| 8:00 AM-9:30 AM | Student Networking Breakfast (Sponsored by NBCUniversal) |
| 9:00 AM-5:00 PM | LATINO STUDENT PROJECT |
| 9:00 AM-5:00 PM | NBCU Academy (Pre-registration required) |
| 10:00 AM-10:40 AM | Session 1: The Role of Storytelling in the Fight Against Climate Change |
| 10:50 AM-11:30 AM | Session 2: Influencers Moving the Needle for Climate Progress |
| 10:15 AM-11:45 AM | Mental Health and Wellbeing in Journalism |
| 10:15 AM-11:45 AM | You Can Deliver a Story. But can you Deliver the Feedback Your Team Needs? |
| 10:15 AM-11:45 AM | The Hispanic Lens on Navigating the Sports Entertainment Industry |
| 10:15 AM-11:45 AM | After the Violence: Reporters Understanding Mental Wellness To Better Cover the Humanity of Resilient LGBTQIA+ Communities |
| 10:15 AM-11:45 AM | The Art of Storytelling: How to Report and Write Humanity-driven Narrative Nonfiction |
| 10:15 AM-11:45 AM | Técnicas rápidas de traducción e interpretación para periodistas |
| 12:00 PM-1:30 PM | Lunch Plenary: Colorism in Professional Advancement |
| 12:00 PM-1:30 PM | Lunch Plenary: Violence Against Journalists Here & Abroad |
| 12:00 PM-1:30 PM | Lunch Plenary: Is Journalism at a transition point? |
| 12:00 PM-1:30 PM | Florida, Florida, Florida: The Stakes for Decision 2024 + Celebrity Interview |
| 1:30 PM-3:30 PM | NBCU Academy Script Doctor |
| 1:30 PM-4:30 PM | NBCU Academy Glam Squad: Here You Can…Look Your Best 15 Minutes to Camera-Ready |
| 1:45 PM-3:15 PM | The Rise of Anti-Latinx & Anti-Trans Hate |
| 1:45 PM-3:15 PM | Rethinking how journalists cover gender-based violence and sexual assault |
| 1:45 PM-3:15 PM | La privacidad en el siglo XXI, un reto fundamental para el ejercicio periodístico |
| 1:45 PM-3:15 PM | Latina leaders: How to advance and thrive in news management |
| 1:45 PM-3:15 PM | How to Start & Maintain a Bilingual Student Newsroom |
| 1:45 PM-3:15 PM | Diversifying Business News: Where are the Latinos? |
| 1:45 PM-3:15 PM | Attracting Spanish-language readers with effective SEO: Learn the tricks from experts |
| 3:30 PM-5:30 PM | The Art of a Live Shot |
| 3:45 PM-5:15 PM | Covering Politics in 2024: Take Your Political Reporting and Career to the Next Level |
| 3:45 PM-5:15 PM | Cómo Dominar fact-checking; una guía exclusiva para periodistas |
| 3:45 PM-5:15 PM | Imaginemos cosas chingonas: The NAHJ Sports Task Force breaks down how to develop the perfect headlines to sell your work, win the Internet and help bolster your personal brand |
| 3:45 PM-5:15 PM | Estamos Aquí: The Intersection of Latinos and LGBTQIA+ History |
| 3:45 PM-5:15 PM | Jumping into audio story-telling |
| 3:45 PM-5:15 PM | Mapas, gráficos y visualizaciones: la importancia de informar a las audiencias hispanas en pocos minutos |
| 3:45 PM-5:15 PM | Caja de Herramientas Para El Reportero Móvil: Mojo Basics |
| 3:45 PM-5:15 PM | Academic Corner Presentations |
| 3:45 PM-4:05 PM | Latina Journalists: Pioneers to the Present |
| 4:05 PM-4:25 PM | Latino Heritage & Cultural Sites: Telling Our Nation’s History Through a Latino Lens |
| 4:25 PM-4:45 PM | Lessons from the Hispanic Research Audience Study |
| 4:45 PM-5:05 PM | What Journalists Need to Know about Global Privacy Laws |
| 5:05 PM-5:30 PM | Findings from a report on underrepresentation of Latin/x in Academia |
| 6:00 PM-8:00 PM | Unity Coalition | Coalición Unida: LGBTQIA+ Meet & Greet (Invite-only) |
SATURDAY, JULY 15
| TIME | PROGRAM / EVENT |
| 8:00 AM-5:00 PM | General Attendee Badge Pickup |
| 9:00 AM-5:00 PM | LATINO STUDENT PROJECT |
| 9:00 AM-10:30 AM | Breakfast Plenary: Impact of the Lack of Latinos in Investigative Teams |
| 9:00 AM-10:30 AM | Breakfast Plenary: Covering Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” & Other Speech-Suppressing Initiatives |
| 9:00 AM-10:30 AM | Breakfast Plenary: Lack of Latinos in Entertainment & Media + Sneak Peek from “Blue Beetle” |
| 9:00 AM-10:30 AM | Breakfast Plenary: Misinformation – Impact on Latino Health |
| 10:45 AM-11:45 AM | Confessions of a Disco Maniac: The Write Moves |
| 10:45 AM-11:45 AM | Hispanic Opinion: How to find and develop your own voice |
| 10:45 AM-11:45 AM | 30 Simple Ways to Find Stories and Sources |
| 10:45 AM-11:45 AM | 10 education stories you should cover right now |
| 10:45 AM-11:45 AM | ¿Cómo dar visibilidad a la violencia contra la prensa en Latinoamérica y ayudar a los periodistas en el exilio? |
| 10:45 AM-11:45 AM | De periodistas a relacionistas públicos: Defendiendo lo bueno del “lado oscuro” de la fuerza |
| 10:45 AM-11:45 AM | Rocking out your rundown |
| 12:15 PM-1:45 PM | Essential tools for reporting on immigration |
| 12:15 PM-1:45 PM | The Future of Journalism in the Era of Social Media |
| 12:15 PM-1:45 PM | Making the switch to academia |
| 12:15 PM-1:45 PM | Por redes sociales y todos los días: consumo informativo de los universitarios en comunicación social |
| 12:15 PM-1:45 PM | Photography: Editing Images & Metadata Workflow |
| 12:15 PM-1:45 PM | Creating Latino projects within your newsroom |
| 12:15 PM-1:45 PM | Volunteer Board of Directors: Roles and Responsibilities |
| 1:15 PM | Coffee Break (sponsored by NAHJ) |
| 1:30 PM-3:00 PM | NAHJ National Annual Meeting |
| 3:15 PM-4:15 PM | Top 5 Secrets to Success (And Common Mistakes to Avoid) for Early-Career Journalists |
| 3:15 PM-4:15 PM | NAHJ Local Chapters Serving as a Vehicle for Community Collaboration |
| 3:15 PM-4:15 PM | Protecting sources from metadata leaks |
| 3:15 PM-4:15 PM | Nuestro Sazón: Real Community Connection |
| 3:15 PM-4:15 PM | Latino Media Outlets and Health Crisis Coverage: The Role of Journalists as Public Health Allies |
| 6:00pm-8:00 pm | NAHJ Hall of Fame Gala | 8:00 pm-11:00 pm | Grand Baile | TBD | NAHJ Sports Task Force Expedition (Sponsored by NASCAR) |
*Updated as of June 19, 2023.*
