Hear from three stars under 30 and six budding journalists on how they fit into the future (and present) of the industry.

Whether it’s the cultural difference between Millennials and industry elders or introducing diversity into the digital newsroom, creating a healthy ecosystem is a necessary challenge.

Should you feature a photo on a news website that's been filtered in Instagram? This discussion and demo addresses the many ways in which the rise of social photography is affecting creative expression and what place that has in news publishing and journalism.

What happens when a journalist tries to make money? Often it’s not pretty. But there are success stories, models and methods that can be replicated.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory leads the $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory mission, which dropped the 1-ton Curiosity rover on the surface of the Red Planet Aug. 5. It is an institution of 5,000 people studying theories and science often too complicated to pronounce, making it all the more more impressive that its inventive social media team managed to explode the Internet, building 1.1 million Twitter followers for the mission. Join us for a conversation with team members to see how they crafted a personality for their brands — plus some cool memes and videos from landing night.

This session will bring together journalists and policy advocates to dive into current debates and spark a discussion about how they can be both covered and confronted.

What is it like to make the jump, what do you need to know if you’re considering it yourself, and how do you position yourself to do it?

Settle in with your boxed lunch and hear the winners of the Knight News Challenge: Data give Ignite-style rundowns of their projects, focused on making the vast amounts of information produced each day available, understandable and actionable.

What are the unique risks journalists face, how do you stay safe while covering protests and secure your digital tools to protect your content and sources?

Hear from experts on the latest metrics and creative strategies for providing better context, telling richer stories and pushing your content to a wider audience.