More than 200 individuals gathered in New Orleans for the Senior Leadership Conference hosted by America’s Newspapers — in an atmosphere that reflected enthusiasm and positivity about the newspaper industry.
As incoming President Cameron Nutting Williams said in her acceptance remarks, the tradition of real fellowship between members remains as strong as ever. That was evident in the hallway conversations, the sharing that took place in the Town Hall-style conference sessions and in the openness in what publishers shared with each other.
“I believe America’s Newspapers is delivering on the most important promise we made in 2019: That we would form a home, a resting place, a supportive platform dedicated entirely to our members and their future,” Williams said.
She pledged that America’s Newspapers will continue to be “brazenly optimistic about the future of our business, because we must be, because it is essential to the future of our country and the communities that depend on each and every one of you to continue to deliver on our promises.”
That brazen optimism was on full display in the talks that took place in the conference sessions, too.
Coverage of three conference sessions follows.