Google is a global technology company focused on improving the ways people connect with information.
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CNN Worldwide
CNN Worldwide, a division of TBS, Inc., is a portfolio of two-dozen news and information services in 200+ countries. CNN reaches more individuals on television and digital platforms than any other cable TV news organization in the U.S., is the most widely distributed news channel abroad with 271 million households, and a top network for online, mobile and social news.
ESPN.com
ESPN.com, a division of ESPN Inc., is the leading provider of sports on the Internet, broadband sports video and sports content on mobile applications. ESPN.com, which is the central hub to a network of sites including WatchESPN.com, ESPN3.com, Grantland.com, fivethirtyeight.com, ESPNdeportes.com, ESPNFC.com, Cricinfo.com, espnW.com and more, also works in conjunction with the Walt Disney Company’s digital media and technology divisions.
Gannett Co.
Gannett Co., Inc. is an international media and marketing solutions company that informs and engages more than 100 million people every month through its powerful network of broadcast, digital, mobile and publishing properties. Our portfolio of trusted brands offers marketers unmatched local-to-national reach and customizable, innovative marketing solutions across any platform. For more information, visit gannett.com.
Legacy.com
Founded in 1998, Legacy.com collaborates with more than 1,500 newspapers internationally to provide ways for readers to express condolences and share remembrances. As the leader in the online memorial and obituary market, Legacy.com hosts more than 20 million obituaries and draws more than 25 million unique visitors each month, making it one of the 50 most-visited websites in the U.S.
Marketwired
Marketwired is a global communications company providing full-service news distribution, content management, regulatory compliance and social media solutions to the world’s communicators. An innovator since its founding in 1983, Marketwired has changed the way companies do business with breakthroughs like social media releases, embedded multimedia, and real-time social media insight. Marketwired offers content from prominent newsmakers at no cost to members of the media.
NPR
NPR is an award-winning, multimedia news organization that reaches more than 27 million radio listeners each week, and 26 million people monthly on digital platforms. In collaboration with more than 800 NPR Member Stations nationwide, NPR strives to provide the public with a deeper understanding and appreciation of events, ideas and cultures.
Founded in March 2006, Twitter is a real-time information service where people post ideas, comments and news in 140 characters or less. Twitter brings users closer to topics, events, and people they care most about in the world. Based in San Francisco, Twitter is available in 35 languages, with 271 million active users and 500 million Tweets per day.
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AFP
AFP offers 24/7 coverage of the events shaping the world today. Our news and content packages can easily be configured to deliver an engaging user-experience on any platform/device. From white-label apps to raw-content feeds, AFP is the reliable resource for HD video, hi-res photography, sports applications, illustrated stories and breaking-news alerts. Custom editorial content, including special assignments, is available to meet any of your sponsor needs. Meet us at booth #33!
Disney Parks News Bureau
The Disney Parks News Bureau is your link to all things Disney. Count on us to keep pace with news of the day, and your deadlines. With relevant, customizable content, nationally recognized experts on a host of topics, world-class production facilities, and a culture of ‘Imagineering’ that takes story-telling to an artform, the Disney Parks News Bureau provides multi-media access to stories audiences want that only Disney can tell. For news about Disneyland Resort, Walt Disney World Resort, Disney Cruise Line, Adventures by Disney and more from Disney Parks — videos, photos and other professional editorial resources are just a click away atwdwnews.com.
National Geographic
National Geographic is a global non-profit membership organization with a passionate belief in the power of science, exploration and storytelling to change the world. Each year, National Geographic funds more than 300 research, conservation and exploration projects around the globe, and every month it reaches over 600 million people through a wide range of media, including digital, print and TV.
NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations, Telemundo and NBC News Digital Group
NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations is the division of NBCUniversal that includes 27 NBC and Telemundo local television stations, a regional cable news channel and their associated websites and digital platforms, as well as a group of out-of-home properties, a production company, an in-house marketing and promotions company and COZI TV (www.cozitv.com). The local stations, which can be viewed in 36 percent of U.S. homes and Puerto Rico, produce and deliver compelling and unique local news, information and entertainment programming to viewers in the communities they serve, with a goal of connecting to their English and Spanish-speaking audiences anytime and anywhere. The NBC News Digital Group spans all digital properties of NBC News, including NBCNews.com, TODAY.com, BreakingNews.com and the brands’ various mobile and social extensions, delivering NBC News’ award-winning reporting to our audience at all hours, on all devices. The NBC News Digital Group complements the broadcasts and other platforms of NBC News to provide news 24/7 to nearly 70 million users every month.
Parse.ly
Parse.ly partners with digital publishers to provide clear audience insights through an intuitive analytics platform. Thousands of writers, editors, site managers, and technologists use Parse.ly to understand what content draws in website visitors, and why. Using our powerful dashboards and APIs, customers build successful digital strategies that allow them to grow and engage a loyal audience.
Participant Media
Participant Media is a global entertainment company that focuses on feature films, television, and digital content that inspires social change. Participant’s latest documentary, Merchants of Doubt, from Oscar nominee Robert Kenner looks at a secretive group of charismatic pundits-for-hire who present themselves in the media as scientific authorities, yet aim to spread maximum confusion about well-studied public threats.”
ScribbleLive
Driven by the growing demand for real time news and live event coverage, ScribbleLive has established itself as the market leader with a feature-rich content engagement platform. We power real time journalism, live storytelling, and more. We also create new revenue opportunities through content syndication.
SmartNews
SmartNews is the free, colorful, easy-to-use app for iOS and Android that helps users find out and share what’s happening in the world on their mobile devices. Honored as a Google Play App of the Year and Apple App Store Best of 2013, SmartNews is coming to the U.S. this fall. Watch for us! For more information, see www.smartnews.com
Tribune Content Agency
Tribune Content Agency is a premier provider of services for all types of publishers and audiences, combining a vast collection of the world’s best sources and a rich tradition of journalistic excellence. Tribune News Service (formerly MCT News Service) provides a daily report of 250 stories, photos and graphics from 60 leading companies. For more information, visit tribunecontentagency.com
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CNN Newsource
CNN Newsource is one of the world’s most extensively used news services, helping 1,000+ local news organizations produce compelling news products. One of our most powerful resources for digital and print journalists is the CNN Wire, the same newsgathering platform that powers CNN.com, the #1 TV and mobile news site and the most-followed news brand on social media.
Facebook is the place where people share and discover information about their interests. News is made on Facebook every day. We’re building tools to make it easier for journalists to find news and connect with new audiences.
McClatchy
McClatchy is a leading news provider, offering a wide array of print and digital products in each of the markets it serves. McClatchy’s operations include 29 daily newspapers, community newspapers, websites, mobile news and advertising, niche publications and direct marketing services. McClatchy newspapers include the (Fort Worth) Star-Telegram, The Sacramento Bee, The Kansas City Star and the Miami Herald.
Media Impact Project
The Media Impact Project at the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism is a hub for collecting, developing and analyzing approaches for measuring the impact of media. Find out more at www.mediaimpactproject.org, follow us on Twitter at @mediametrics, and come see us in the Midway!
NDN
NDN’s digital media exchange has revolutionized the marketplace for content owners, publishers, and brands. NDN delivers the broadest offering of premium video to thousands of the web’s best sites with an attractive, zero-cost business model that greatly increases revenue and profitability. Partners include AP, Bloomberg, AFP, Comcast, BuzzFeed, Tribune, and hundreds of local broadcasters. NDN’s groundbreaking automation platform greatly simplifies video workflow and efficiency.
Robert R. McCormick Foundation
The Robert R. McCormick Foundation is committed to fostering communities of educated, informed and engaged citizens. Through philanthropic programs, Cantigny Park and museums, the Foundation helps develop citizen leaders and works to make life better. The Foundation was established as a charitable trust in 1955, upon the death of Colonel Robert R. McCormick, the longtime editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune.
TinyLetter
TinyLetter is an email newsletter service for people with something to say, brought to you by the people behind MailChimp.
WordPress
Whether you’re publishing at scale like CNN and the New York Times, or just putting together a clean and simple blog, WordPress.com can make it happen in minutes. With cast iron hosting, hundreds of incredible themes, and a community of millions to put your work in front of, if you can think it, you can publish it, and get it seen.
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.PRESS Domains
.Press is the first of its kind domain extension for the journalism and publishing industry. It aims to be the domain of choice owing to its high semantic correlation. It serves as an ideal avenue to further enhance your brand’s online identity as .PRESS resonates perfectly with the industry in which you operate. Read more at www.dotpressdomains.com.
Associated Press
The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. Founded in 1846, AP today is the largest and most trusted source of independent news and information. On any given day, more than half the world’s population sees news from AP.
Bing
Bing is a search engine that brings together the best of search and people in your social networks to help you spend less time searching and more time doing.
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Comcast-EveryBlock
EveryBlock is a personalized news feed that allows users to stay connected with neighbors, interact and share what’s happening on their block, and discover great content and information from around the City. Users receive information from more than 500 local sources, including news, reviews, events, blogs and other web content, civic data, as well as user-generated questions and comments.
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CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
The CUNY Graduate School of Journalism offers multimedia-focused Master of Arts degrees in Journalism and Entrepreneurial Journalism in the heart of the nation’s media capital. In 2015, we expect to launch a new MA in Social Journalism. We also offer a one-semester advanced certificate in Entrepreneurial Journalism, and Summer Intensive Digital Journalism Workshops focused on emerging skill sets.
Desk-Net
Desk-Net manages your newsroom: Plan stories across platforms, manage editorial appointments and coordinate your staff. National as well as local newsrooms use Desk-Net in conjunction with their CMS to streamline their processes. Desk-Net is cloud-based, easy-to-use and sets up in minutes. Request a free test account at getaccount@desk-net.com
Disqus
Disqus is the web’s most popular discussion platform. Used by over 3 million sites, Disqus provides publishers with powerful interactive & moderation tools which empower audiences to create and enjoy some of the best content on the web Talk to us at disqus.com/publishers or contact us at publisher@disqus.com
FindTheBest
FindTheBest collects, structures and connects the worlds data – from Companies (H1B Visa applications, quarterly earnings, government contracts, etc) to Members of Congress (campaign contributions, legislative record, net worth) – and creates hundreds of millions of interactive, data-driven embeds to complement content. All data is free to use for publishers, and can be customized specifically for your stories.
Fred Hutch News Service
Fred Hutch News Service is a start-up newsroom within a non-profit research institution. Our new team includes veteran multimedia journalists, from a Pulitzer Prize-winning science reporter to multimedia experts, web producers and designers from publications like (the old) msnbc.com, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. And we have a mission: www.fredhutch.org Cures Start Here.
Lingofy
Don’t just spellcheck! Lingofy provides accurate and error-free text in seconds for your blog, tweet and Facebook posts. Through its advanced text analysis, Lingofy can check for AP style, as well as find and correct errors in spelling, word usage, phrases and proper names. Lingofy is powered by Tansa System’s advanced proofing engine.
National Endowment for Financial Education
The National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) is a completely independent, nonprofit, and noncommercial foundation that inspires all Americans to make informed financial decisions in every stage of life. NEFE supports and encourages journalists from all disciplines to advance solid and reliable personal finance and consumer economic reporting. We provide expert resources, story ideas and more.
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press provides pro bono legal advocacy, resources and support to protect journalists’ First Amendment freedoms and newsgathering rights. We draft, coordinate and file amicus briefs and statements, often with media and transparency organizations; develop online and digital tools for journalists; and provide on-the-spot assistance to reporters through our media law hotline and website.
Reuters
Reuters is the largest international news agency providing real-time, high-impact multimedia news to newspapers, television and cable networks, radio stations and websites across the globe. With over 2,600 journal lists in 200 locations worldwide, we cover world, national, and local news of national interest in breaking news, business and finance, sports, health, and lifetime and entertainment.
Roost
Roost is a push notification platform for websites. Roost builds audience by providing a low-noise, persistent, opt-in channel between publishers and readers. Built for digital publishers, Roost provides the tools necessary to communicate with readers by segment, geo-location, language, and audience profile.
SnapStream
Find anything said on TV, instantly, with SnapStream. Record, search, clip and share unlimited TV content. Repurpose content for broadcast or the Web. Share to the cloud or to social media such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Customers include The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Emerson College, Talking Points Memo, Pew Research Center, Media Matters for America and Newsy.
SportsDirect Inc.
SportsDirect Inc. is the leader in delivering high quality sports content and cross platform solutions. Our coverage includes over 50 leagues and 40,000 events annually and can be delivered across all digital or print platforms. Thomson Reuters, USA Today, Chicago Tribune and the Covers Media Group are all partners of SportsDirect Inc.
University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
The University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism is a leader in communication, journalism, public diplomacy and public relations education. USC Annenberg offers doctoral, graduate and undergraduate degrees, including a nine-month Journalism MS built around the new Wallis Annenberg Hall and its converged media center. The school emphasizes innovation, leadership and entrepreneurship.
VoteTocracy
VoteTocracy is a neutral, technology enabled Congressional information resource and engagement platform, recognized as a 2014 Webby Award Honoree for Politics. Journalists are served with VoteTocracy Plus, a comprehensive, easy to navigate solution. Publishers are served with DropRep and DropBill, which embed engagement opportunities into digital content. Our vision is to “Make Congress Easy for Everyone,” please visit us at www.votetocracy.com.
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American University’s School of Communication
American University’s School of Communication graduate journalism programs focus on politics, investigative reporting, entrepreneurship, and/or interactive media. The nation’s capital is your classroom, where you’ll hone your skills in broadcast, digital, investigative or global media. Connect with cutting-edge courses from the heady to the hands on, in everything from Web design to big data.
Hootsuite
HootSuite is a social media relationship platform that empowers users to collaboratively execute campaigns across social networks such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+ Pages from one secure, web-based dashboard. Advanced functionality includes tools for audience engagement, team collaboration, account security and comprehensive analytics for end-to-end measurement and reporting. Our vision is to revolutionize communications; our mission is to empower our customers to transform messages into meaningful relationships.
John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships
The John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships program serves the needs of journalism in an ever-changing media environment by fostering innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership. Knight Fellows spend a year leveraging the resources of Stanford University and Silicon Valley to broaden their skills and perspectives while developing their own proposals to benefit journalism and journalists. The new deadline for U.S. applications is Dec. 1.
Marquette University Diederich College of Communication
The Marquette University Diederich College of Communication’s O’Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism is for journalists who investigate problems and the best practices known to address them. O’Brien Fellows spend nine months researching, reporting and writing the stories they care most about — stories with the potential to change policies and improve lives. For more information, visit marquette.edu/obrien-fellowship.
NerdWallet.com
NerdWallet.com helps consumers and journalists understand money – banking, credit cards, education, health care, mortgages, small business and more. We offer transparent information, tools and media-trained experts. We can help whether you’re looking for a source or for a job. We’re hiring! Join us and work with nerds who’ve worked at outlets such as Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal.
New York Times News Service and Syndicate
The New York Times News Service and Syndicate develops content solutions for media organizations and other companies using best journalistic practices from our flagship title and other world-recognized media leaders. We syndicate content to existing publications, license stand-alone print magazines and digital verticals, and work closely with the newsroom and other media companies to create bespoke print and multi-platform publications.
NewsCred
NewsCred is the leading content marketing platform. Fusing cutting-edge software with world-class content, NewsCred helps brands tell incredible stories. NewsCred’s Content Marketing Cloud provides the first end-to-end solution for content management, creation, distribution and analytics. In one place, brands gain access to the world’s largest content marketplace, including licensed content from over 4,500 publishers and original content from leading writers, photographers and designers.
SoundCloud
SoundCloud, launched in 2008 by Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforss, is a social sound platform that gives users unprecedented access to the world’s largest community of music and audio creators. With unmuting the web as its continued ambition, SoundCloud allows everyone to discover original music and audio, connect with each other and share their sounds with the world. In addition, sound creators can use the platform to instantly record, upload and share sounds across the internet, as well as receive detailed stats and feedback from the SoundCloud community. For more information, go to: SoundCloud.