About this Event
As audiences become more segmented, solo journalists, upstart news outlets, and established media organizations compete for the same attention. Young journalists face the choice of going independent or reporting for a media organization. Journalists share how each path presents its own challenges and opportunities and where they see openings in 2026 and beyond.
Mara Balagtas McIlwrath, Creative Director, Autos, Hearst Magazines
Subrata De, Former Executive Vice President of News and Global Head of Programming and Development, Vice Media
Tanzina Vega, Journalist, Educator; Contributing Writer, Globe Opinion, The Boston Globe
Samantha M. Wender, Head of Content & Journalist, Carry-on Media
Moderator: Camila Brango, Director of Community
Presented with the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and George Polk School of Communications at LIU Brooklyn
Event venue & nearby stays
Kumble Theater at LIU Brooklyn, Flatbush Ave. (DeKalb Ave. & Willoughby St.), Brooklyn, United States
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