Amy Austin is the longtime publisher of Washington City Paper, one of the country's leading alternative weeklies. Amy has helped City Paper cultivate an ideal combination: an audience of local young professionals who interact with the website and the print publication several times a week, and key local advertisers who depend on Washington City Paper to talk with this hard-to-reach audience. Amy understands that good journalism is the path to success: Dating back two decades and several media revolutions, she has built a market-leading print publication and a robust online platform alongside strong editors including David Carr, the recent subject of Page One, The New York Times documentary.

Laura Lee Prather is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group in the Austin office of Haynes and Boone, LLP, focusing on First Amendment, intellectual property and media and entertainment litigation and appeals. In 2011, Laura was named by The American Lawyer as one of the best young women lawyers in the nation. She was recognized for her substantial career as a fierce advocate dedicated to preserving First Amendment rights, defending media companies in cases involving reporting on matters of public concern, and defending entertainment companies in theft of idea, trademark and copyright infringement litigation. In addition, Laura is the first woman to receive Texas Daily Newspaper Association's "Legacy Award," and has been named Texas Association of Broadcasters' "Associate of the Year" and as one of Texas Lawyer's "Extraordinary Women in Texas Law."