"Empowering Communities Through Local News"
Loretta Chao, The American Journalism Project
Mark Naymik and Mary Ellen Huesken, Signal Cleveland
Loretta Chao, The American Journalism Project
Mark Naymik and Mary Ellen Huesken, Signal Cleveland
Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024
12 - 1:30 p.m.
The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County
305 Wick Ave., Youngstown
12 - 1:30 p.m.
The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County
305 Wick Ave., Youngstown
Loretta Chao is head of Startup Studio & Local News Innovation for the American Journalism Project.
She oversees the Startup Studio, which supports local news initiatives in the establishment and incubation of startup organizations alongside a coalition of community stakeholders, local philanthropies and management talent.
She got her start in journalism at Newsday and the New York Daily News before covering tech and business for The Wall Street Journal. Loretta has also worked as a correspondent in Brazil and China, where she won awards for reporting on internet censorship and surveillance. Most recently, she was director of strategy and operations at VICE Media, where she oversaw editorial strategy for its first direct-to-consumer subscription product and worked on programming and execution of its first major live-streaming news production.
Loretta is based in New York.
She was joined by Mark Naymik and Mary Ellen Huesken, editors from Signal Ohio and Signal Cleveland to discuss how the Signal news organizations are changing the local media landsccape.
Sponsored by:
The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County
The Edward M. Barr Foundation
She oversees the Startup Studio, which supports local news initiatives in the establishment and incubation of startup organizations alongside a coalition of community stakeholders, local philanthropies and management talent.
She got her start in journalism at Newsday and the New York Daily News before covering tech and business for The Wall Street Journal. Loretta has also worked as a correspondent in Brazil and China, where she won awards for reporting on internet censorship and surveillance. Most recently, she was director of strategy and operations at VICE Media, where she oversaw editorial strategy for its first direct-to-consumer subscription product and worked on programming and execution of its first major live-streaming news production.
Loretta is based in New York.
She was joined by Mark Naymik and Mary Ellen Huesken, editors from Signal Ohio and Signal Cleveland to discuss how the Signal news organizations are changing the local media landsccape.
Sponsored by:
The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County
The Edward M. Barr Foundation
Photos by Mallory Leann Photo + Design
