2018 Speakers | The Washington Journalism and Media Conference | George Mason University

2018 Speakers

Alex Rosenwald
Senior Director of Strategic Communications and Publicity for MediaDC

Assad Khan
DJ, DC101

Brian Lamb
President and Chairman, C-SPAN

Buzz McClain
Communications Manager for the Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University

Carol Guzy
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist

Cynthia Russo
Founder/Publisher, EAST COBBER Magazine

David Culver
Northern Virginia reporter and anchor of News4 Today

Diane Roberts
Sports Anchor/Reporter, WUSA9; Correspondent, Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien

Dr. Richard T. Craig
Assistant Professor of Communication, George Mason University

Fareeha Rehman
Co-Editor-in-Chief, The Fourth Estate, George Mason University

Ian Bush
Anchor, Reporter, & Editor, KYW Newsradio, CBS Radio News

Jack Curry
Adjunct Professor, George Mason University

John Hollis
Communications Officer, George Mason University

Juliette Shedd
Associate Dean for Administration & Asst. Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University

Kevin McCarthy
Entertainment and Film Critic, Fox 5

Lauren Ober
Host of WAMU’s The Big Listen

Lauryn Cantrell
President, Society of Professional Journalists, George Mason University Chapter

Laxmi Parthasarathy
Director, Global Media Partnerships, Ashoka

Maria Peña
Washington Correspondent, La Opinión / Impremedia

Meghan A.T.B. Reese
Producer, Writer, & Photographer

Megan Tucker
Communication Faculty, George Mason University

Michael Sandler
Director of Strategic Communications, George Mason University

Michelle Jaconi
Executive Producer, Washington Post video team

Mikayla Bouchard
Senior Staff Editor, The New York Times

Nadjeena Jerome
Television Presenter and International Journalist, 2M Media Group

Nicole Livas
Former Anchor, WAVY News and Fox 43 TV

Phil Murphy
SportsCenter Anchor, sub-Saharan Africa

Rodger Smith
Instructor, Communication Minor Director, & WGMU Faculty Advisor: George Mason University

Rondene Grinam
Marketing Coordinator, Integrated Enrollment Management, George Mason University

Sam Wolfe
Social Media Supervisor & Transportation Coordinator

Savannah Behrmann
News Associate, CNN

Scott Jackson
Co-Host of “Inside the Locker Room" on Washington Redskins Radio Network

Sonya Gavankar
Multi-Media Content Creator

Steve Berta
Editor, Investigative Reporting, Indy Star

Susan Goldberg
Editorial Director, National Geographic Partners, and Editor in Chief, National Geographic Magazine

Tom Jackman
Reporter, True Crime Blog, The Washington Post