Speakers
Over the years, Studio 20 has been partnering with individuals, institutions, and organizations across the globe. Here is a sampling of professionals who have joined the Studio 20 program as a speaker.
Nisha Chittal is a journalist and editorial leader with over a decade of experience in shaping digital editorial and growth strategies for news organizations. She currently serves as the Managing Editor at Vox.com.
Brandi Schier is passionate about living and learning new community journalism models and has learned people want to see independent, in-depth, solutions-focused local news. She is the CEO of Discourse Community Publishing based in British Columbia, whose growing journalism network includes The Discourse, IndigiNews, The Wren and Sun Peaks Independent News.
Megan Finnerty is a journalist and storytelling leader who works with individuals, brands and communities to create empathy and strengthen democracy. At Epic at Vox Media, she edits and shapes stories for podcasts, profiles and pitches for branded content.
Andee Tagle is a reporter-producer for NPR’s Life Kit podcast, where she covers all things actionable journalism and is often lucky enough to make podcasts inspired by her own personal misadventures.
Tara Francis Chan is Managing Editor & Operations Director at The Appeal where she has helped lead its relaunch as a worker-led nonprofit newsroom. Tara was previously a senior editor at Newsweek and was the launch editor of Business Insider’s Asia desk, establishing a news team across three continents.
Ethar El-Katatney is a digital newsroom manager and strategist with over 15 years experience, currently serving as News Product Strategy Lead for the Americas for Bloomberg. She’s been leading and working in digital newsrooms for nearly a decade, working in almost every kind of medium, on every platform, for news, features and investigative stories.
Prianka Vora is not only an alumnus of the program but also an award-winning journalist working at the intersection of product, business, and editorial. She is Axios’ Director of Audience. Prior to Axios, Priyanka was an audience editor at Quartz and worked in audience engagement at Business Insider and the Financial Times. Her years of journalism experience include reporting for the Hindustan Times, Scroll, and Quartz India.
Melissa Bell is the publisher of Vox Media and cofounder of Vox.com. She was also former Vice President, Growth and Analytics at Vox Media and was Director of Platforms at The Washington Post.
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The Atavist Magazine publishes one incredible true story every month. They specialize in longform narratives, the kind you want to read to the very last word. Derick Dirmaier (2013 + current faculty) worked with the platform during his time at Studio 20.
Hana R. Alberts is the Senior Real Estate editor for Insider’s business division, based in New York. She was previously the real estate/home and travel editor of the New York Post and senior editor at Curbed. Alberts lived in Hong Kong while working for Forbes and HK Magazine.
Curated by professional editors, The Conversation offers informed commentary and debate on the issues affecting our world. Anissa Pierre (2017) worked with the organization at Studio 20.
The Financial Times is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and published digitally that focuses on business and economic current affairs. The FT has been a long-time, trusted partner of Studio 20. The class of 2020 partnered with them to develop a news product strategy based on audience research. Alumni, Sarah Andersen (2021), and Fernanda Braune Brackenrich (2016), both partnered with the FT for their Studio 3 projects.
The Christian Science Monitor, commonly known as The Monitor, is a nonprofit news organization that publishes daily articles in electronic format as well as a weekly print edition. Laura Edwins (2012) partnered with them for her Studio 3 project.
The Christian Science Monitor, commonly known as The Monitor, is a nonprofit news organization that publishes daily articles in electronic format as well as a weekly print edition. Laura Edwins (2012) partnered with them for her Studio 3 project.