Tim Franklin, senior associate dean at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University, will moderate a CONTENT 2024 session at the Senior Leadership Conference next Monday, Oct. 9.

Editorial leaders from across the industry will discuss the hottest issues and opportunities in building strong local news products in the coming year, including digital content, diversity, trust in media, revenue-producing content and more.

Panelists are:

• Tracy Brown, chief content officer, Chicago Public Media
• Aaron Morrison, race and ethnicity news editor, The Associated Press
• Allison Petty, Central Illinois executive editor, Lee Enterprises Inc.
• Mitch Pugh, executive editor, Chicago Tribune
• Eric Schurenberg, founder and executive director, Alliance for Trust in Media

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At the Senior Leadership Conference, attendees will learn the latest revenue-producing and expense-saving programs from the industry’s leading companies. Today, we highlight one of those sessions. An additional session will be highlighted in Friday's newsletter.

Data Analytics and Data Visualization:

The Key to Sales and Workflow Empowerment

Host: Kurt Jackson, Owner, SCS

Kurt Jackson, owner, will explore how Software Consulting Services is using Data Analytics and Data Visualization to enhance sales and workflow efficiency in any type of organization.

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Seyfarth Shaw's webinar on Oct. 17 will explore the current legal landscape

Tuesday, October 17

Noon-1 p.m. EDT | 11 a.m.-Noon CDT |

10-11 a.m. MDT | 9-10 a.m. PDT

The Supreme Court’s recent decisions in the Students for Fair Admissions cases, involving the admissions practices in the education context, raises important questions in the employment context. Simultaneously, organizations are facing increasing scrutiny and questions from various stakeholders regarding their diversity initiatives. Many organizations are using this as an opportunity to evaluate their own diversity programs, including those that apply to suppliers. 

Join us for this important webinar where we will explore the current landscape and legal implications in the Post-Students for Fair Admissions landscape.

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The Family & Independent Owners meeting is a unique opportunity to gather and collaborate with other newspaper families that have similar business organizations, challenges and opportunities.

The Family & Independent Owners meeting is about sharing experiences and learning from other organizations like yours. In Chicago we’ll hear directly from executives at several family owned operations who will share their stories on how they’re making it work, their unique structures and the communities they serve, and their plans for the future, including:

Diversifying business plans

Structures with family and non-family owners

Revenue strategies and successes

And more!

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This week, and every week, newspapers are for you

Dean Ridings, CEO | America's Newspapers

Americans have more media options than ever. We are inundated with stories, memes, videos and promotions 24 hours a day. Most of us are on social media, which is built to provide an endless feed of content to keep us glued to our screens. And unfortunately, misinformation is prevalent and much of that content isn’t fact-checked, verified or professionally produced. The result is that we’re not always shown what we need to know, or the information that is most likely to impact our lives. That’s where local newspapers come in. Your local newspaper takes a different approach.

National Newspaper Week is a good opportunity to recognize the commitment local newspapers make to the communities they serve.

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