2016 Schedule

Interactive: March 11–15  •  Film: March 11–19  •  Music: March 15–20

Complete event listing for

Content and Distribution

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Lerer’s Theory of Media Evolution
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
Friday, March 11
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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New World of Photography and Visual Storytelling
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
Friday, March 11
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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The Photographer’s Lens: How Do We Define Beauty?
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
Friday, March 11
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Ten Big Legal Mistakes Made by Internet Companies
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
Friday, March 11
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Making Your Web Content Sound Spectacular
Workshop
Hilton Austin Downtown
Room 616AB
Friday, March 11
3:45PM - 5:45PM
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Podcasts Grown Up: Community and Monetization
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
Friday, March 11
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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The Rise of the Visual Strategist
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
Friday, March 11
3:45PM - 4:45PM
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Comedy Is the New Journalism: The Power of Satire
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
Friday, March 11
5:00PM - 6:00PM
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Mentor Session: Lani Rosales
Mentor Session
JW Marriott
Room 505
Friday, March 11
5:00PM - 6:00PM
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When Your Photos Become the News
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
Friday, March 11
5:00PM - 6:00PM
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Data Defeats Truman: How CRM Will Elect a President
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
Saturday, March 12
9:30AM - 10:30AM
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Get Your Readers and Listeners to Pay You Money
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
Saturday, March 12
9:30AM - 10:30AM
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Search Camp: Converting SEO into ROI
Workshop
Hilton Austin Downtown
Room 616AB
Saturday, March 12
9:30AM - 1:30PM
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140 Characters, Zero Context
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
Saturday, March 12
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Mentor Session: Ryan O'Connell
Mentor Session
JW Marriott
Room 505
Saturday, March 12
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Project Loxodo: Can Tech Drive Reader Engagement?
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
Saturday, March 12
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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New York Times Reality Through VR-Tinted Glasses
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
Saturday, March 12
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Traditional’s and New Media's Impact on the 2016 Election
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
Saturday, March 12
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Cars vs Sharks vs Guns: Risk and Data in the News
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
Saturday, March 12
2:00PM - 3:00PM
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Video 2026: Innovation, Ubiquity and More Slow-Mo
Solo / Dual / Panel
JW Marriott
Salon E
Saturday, March 12
2:00PM - 3:00PM
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Bringing Stories to Life for the Smaller Screen
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
Saturday, March 12
3:30PM - 4:30PM
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Everything You Think About A/B Testing Is Wrong
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
Saturday, March 12
3:30PM - 4:30PM
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Covering the Chinese Technology Revolution
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
Saturday, March 12
5:00PM - 6:00PM
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Creating the Modern Media Company
Featured Session
Austin Convention Center
Ballroom D
Saturday, March 12
5:00PM - 6:00PM
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Humans, Not Machines: Content is About Connecting
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
Saturday, March 12
5:00PM - 6:00PM
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American Muslim Media: Taking Back Our Narrative
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
Sunday, March 13
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Can Periscope Equal Profit?
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
Sunday, March 13
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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It's Adblockageddon! How to Survive and Prosper
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
Sunday, March 13
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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The Power of Perception: Media and Women in Tech
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
Sunday, March 13
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Developing News Leadership for the New Normal
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
Sunday, March 13
2:00PM - 3:00PM
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Acquiring Subscribers in a Digital World
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
Sunday, March 13
3:30PM - 4:30PM
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Biased Algorithms and the Future of Prejudice
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
Sunday, March 13
3:30PM - 4:30PM
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So You Wanna Be a Content Strategist?
Workshop
Hilton Austin Downtown
Room 616AB
Sunday, March 13
3:30PM - 5:30PM
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Diversity in News Reporting, Booking and Staffing
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
Sunday, March 13
5:00PM - 6:00PM
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Improving Engagement in Today's Mobile/Social World
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
Sunday, March 13
5:00PM - 6:00PM
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The Ballsy Brit's Guide to Better Brand Trolling
Workshop
Hilton Austin Downtown
Room 616AB
Monday, March 14
9:30AM - 1:30PM
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Less Is More: Curated Consumption
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
Monday, March 14
9:30AM - 10:30AM
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Meet Nom: Food and The Future of Live Video
Featured Session
Austin Convention Center
Ballroom D
Monday, March 14
9:30AM - 10:30AM
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Product Reviews: Best Practices for Journalists
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
Monday, March 14
9:30AM - 10:30AM
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Comments Are Terrible: But They Don't Have to Be
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
Monday, March 14
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Meet the Next Generation of Public Media Producers
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
Monday, March 14
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Mentor Session: DL Byron
Mentor Session
JW Marriott
Room 505
Monday, March 14
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Mentor Session: Elizabeth Barrett
Mentor Session
JW Marriott
Room 505
Monday, March 14
11:00AM - 12:00PM
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Google, Twitter and More: Takedowns, Tools and Speech
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
Monday, March 14
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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The State of Media and Tech
Featured Session
Austin Convention Center
Room 18ABCD
Monday, March 14
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Tabloids Taking Over: How the Daily Mail Won
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
Monday, March 14
12:30PM - 1:30PM
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Beyond the Listicle: The Science of Virality
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
Monday, March 14
3:30PM - 4:30PM
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Weird Weather and Climate Change: A Digital Marriage
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
Monday, March 14
3:30PM - 4:30PM
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Building Great Data Visualizations: A Case Study
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon G
Monday, March 14
5:00PM - 6:00PM
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#SCIENCE: A Revolution in Science Communication
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
Monday, March 14
5:00PM - 6:00PM
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SavePoint: A Discussion on the Gaming Community
Solo / Dual / Panel
Hyatt Regency Austin
Zilker Ballroom 1
Tuesday, March 15
3:30PM - 4:30PM
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