The Lenfest Institute for Journalism is hosting BEYOND: Reimagining Philadelphia Journalism, a three-day virtual summit to enable frank conversations between journalists, managers, and news media executives in the Philadelphia area on issues of equity. The goal is to begin to build a collective vision of the future of journalism in our region.
The summit will feature candid and transparent conversations about goals, accountability, and tangible plans for a more equitable future. During this gathering we will hear from journalists of color and community members about how journalism can rise to the present moment, learn about the roots and structures of systemic oppression and participate in design thinking sessions to vision of journalism that upends these systems. The summit will feature:
- Dr. Shakti Butler, World Trust Educational Services, Inc. president and founder
- Sofiya Ballin, Black History Untold creator/producer
- Sewell Chan, Los Angeles Times editorial page editor
- Vanessa Maria Graber, Free Press News Voices: New Jersey manager
- Cherri Gregg, KYW Newsradio community affairs reporter
- Priya Krishna, food writer
- Perla Lara, Impacto Newspaper editor-in-chief
- Bill Marrazzo, WHYY president and CEO
- Ernest Owens, Philadelphia Magazine editor-at-large
- Martin Reynolds, Maynard Institute for Journalism Education co-CEO
We will announce additional speakers in the coming days.
BEYOND was co-designed in partnership with Philadelphia-area journalists of color to ensure that this gathering would rise to the current moment. The BEYOND Design Committee has met monthly since March to help shape the gathering.
The summit is open to the community and is free to attend thanks to the generous support of the Independence Public Media Foundation and the Lenfest Institute.
Register HERE.