Variety: Warner Bros. Discovery Announces Programming for 2022 NABJ-NAHJ, AAJA and NLGJA Journalism Conventions

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Warner Bros. Discovery has announced its programming plans for this year’s journalism conferences for the Asian Americans Journalism Association (AAJA), National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) and the Association of LGBTQ Journalists (NLGJA).

The company has set a series of panels, screenings and workshops via Warner Bros. Discovery brands including CNN, HBO, OWN, Turner Sports and Bleacher Report with the mission of “helping amplify unique voices, supporting creatives of color and advancing representation in media and news.” CNN’s chairman and CEO Chris Licht will attend all conferences and share remarks.

The first in-person programming is planned for the AAJA conference, which began July 24 in Los Angeles and runs through July 28, as CNN Worldwide returns for the 10th anniversary of its trademark reporter and producer journalism workshops. Created by Ramón Escobar, CNN Worldwide’s SVP of talent recruitment and development, the workshops tests journalists’ knowledge and help them refine their skills. The competitive program is small cohort-sized so participants can work directly with on-air coaches, CNN anchors and correspondents and editorial leaders to experience real-time examples of writing, producing and reporting the news.

The reporter and producer journalism workshop will also be featured at the joint NABJ and NAHJ annual conference, held Aug. 3-7 in Las Vegas, Nev. There, Warner Bros. Discovery debuts a new panel, dubbed “Fact to Fiction,” featuring entertainment executive Karen Horne, Warner Bros. Discovery’s SVP of diversity, equity and inclusion for programs alongside accomplished television and film writers Claudia Forestieri (HBO Max’s “Gordita Chronicles”) and Keli Goff (HBO Max’s “And Just Like That”). Both creatives are former journalists and news producers, who will discuss their creative process, the fundamentals of TV script writing, as well as respective resources and source materials as part of the panel.

“’Fact to Fiction’ is the perfect example of all the possibilities at all intersections of entertainment,” stated Horne, announcing the program. “This panel speaks to the success of industry heavyweights of color that have taken their skillsets and used them to propel their careers forward in other areas. Our team takes pride in helping creatives navigate unchartered paths with unlimited resources and mentorship.”

Warner Bros. Discovery concludes this year’s slate of programming at the NLGJA conference, held Sept. 8-11 in Chicago, IL, with a special interactive discussion led by CNN’s LGBTQ+ journalists as they explain how they cover breaking news globally from their unique perspective.