PRESENTING SPONSOR

The Google News Initiative works with publishers and journalists to fight misinformation, share resources and build a diverse and innovative news ecosystem.

PLATINIUM SPONSOR

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms, we provide, to the content and experiences we create, our businesses reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. We deliver world-class broadband, wireless, and video through Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky; produce, distribute, and stream leading entertainment, sports, and news through brands including NBC, Telemundo, Universal, Peacock, and Sky; and bring incredible theme parks and attractions to life through Universal Destinations & Experiences. Visit www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.

AWARDS SPONSOR

Upland helps global businesses accelerate digital transformation with a powerful cloud software library that provides choice, flexibility, and value. Our growing library of products delivers the “last mile” plug-in processes, reporting, and job specific workflows that major cloud platforms and homegrown systems don’t provide. We focus on specific business challenges and support every corner of the organization, operating at scale and delivering quick time to value for our 1,700+ enterprise customers. To learn more, visit www.uplandsoftware.com.

SILVER SPONSORS

United Robots provides automated, ready-to-publish editorial content from structured data using data science and NLG (Natural Language Generation). United Robots has provided some 200 local news sites with > 5mi automated texts since launch in 2016, on topics like weather warnings, wildfires, sports and real estate sales. The company works as a partner to local publishers – currently some 30 newsrooms in the US alone – who are using robots as newsroom resources to provide real-time services, drive pageviews and conversions, expand local coverage and more. 

For more information, visit intandem.vcita.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

Newspack is an open-source publishing, revenue and analytics platform for trusted news organizations. It’s designed to keep you on the leading edge of digital technology, help you develop a loyal audience and move you toward long-term financial sustainability. A project of WordPress.com, with support from The Knight Foundation and the Google News Initiative, it is led by journalists and technologists who collectively have over 100 years of digital publishing experience. More than 300 publishers have signed or launched on the platform, including such notable publications as VTDigger, CalMatters, Capital B, The Voice of San Diego, Lookout Santa Cruz, Black Voice News and more. Learn more at Newspack.com or request a demo for a look under the hood.

Interested in becoming a sponsor? We have lots of great sponsorship options for you! Contact Lindsey Estes if you are interested in participating.