Industry Speaking & Writing

Iowa Press: Community Journalism in Iowa (Iowa Public Television, January 2022)

What Iowa’s Independent Newspapers are Doing to get Trusted Information to You (Iowa Public Radio, August 2021)

Journalists collect, maintain their own data to track COVID-19 (InvestigateTV, February 2021)

2020 Prediction: A big year for little newspapers (Nieman Lab, December 2019)

That big-city job isn’t the only place you can thrive (Poynter, December 2019)

You Do You: How to Define and Achieve Success on Your Terms (Poynter Leadership Academy for Women in Digital Media, October 2019)

Collaborative Journalism in Iowa (Journalists are My Heroes Podcast, March 2019)

Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference (Online Media Campus Webinar, August 2018)

Without Free or Favor: Compelling readers to pay for the news (SRCCON, Minneapolis, June 2018)

Before You Download: Choosing the right tools for your newsroom (Wisconsin Newspaper Association Convention, Madison, April 2018)

The Journalist’s Toolbox: Useful apps and web tools (High School Media Leadership and Innovation Conference, Ames, April 2018)

Small Changes That Made a Big Difference in Local Newsrooms (Online News Association National Conference, Washington D.C., September 2017

Candyland, Catan and Codenames - Oh My! Navigate Roadblocks in Small Newsrooms with Games (SRCCON, Minneapolis, August. 2017)

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