Media Party is a 3-day-long event that connects entrepreneurs, journalists, software developers, and designers from five continents to work together for the future of media.

The event merges great global companies with the biggest international communities of journalism networks, entrepreneurs, and developers to solve real problems.

Join us

Be part of the first-ever Media Party in Chicago from June 8-10. Initial Agenda will be published May 8th.

KEYNOTES

Conferences led by media & tech experts and pioneers.

WORKSHOPS

Two-hour hands-on spot to develop new skills or learn methodologies, tools, or processes.

LIGHTNING TALKS

Five minutes talks about problem-solving experiences in media.

MEDIA FAIR

Show & tell space for world-class media initiatives, tools and services.

HACKATHON

Two-day hackathon focus on AI for news: opportunities and challenges in a synthetic world. Upload your idea or join a team.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!

REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW!

Featured speakers and trainers

  • Nima Boscarino

    Nima Boscarino

    Hugging Face

  • Aimee Rinehart

    Aimee Rinehart

    The Associated Press

  • Miranda Marcus

    Miranda Marcus

    BBC Labs

  • Emily Withrow

    Emily Withrow

    New York Times

  • Connie Moon Sehat

    Connie Moon Sehat

    Hacks/Hackers

  • Aron Pilhofer

    Aron Pilhofer

    Temple University

  • William Lyon

    William Lyon

    Neo4J

  • Edward Tian

    Edward Tian

    GPTZero

  • James Turk

    James Turk

    He/Him | University of Chicago

  • Tim Murphy

    Tim Murphy

    He/Him | Pixelstream

  • Paloma Urtizberea

    Paloma Urtizberea

    She/Her | SmartStory

  • Catherine Stihler

    Catherine Stihler

    Creative Commons

  • Meg Marrelli

    Meg Marrelli

    Meedan

  • Richelle "Rich" Gordon

    Richelle "Rich" Gordon

    Knight Lab

  • Sara Cooper

    Sara Cooper

    My Country Talks, Zeit On Line

  • Rishad Patel

    Rishad Patel

    Splice Media

  • Mariano Blejman

    Mariano Blejman

    Media Party & SmartStory

  • Ernest Kung

    Ernest Kung

    The Associated Press

  • Derek Eder

    Derek Eder

    Chi Hack Nights

  • Aldana Vales

    Aldana Vales

    The Atlantic

  • Jenny 8 Lee

    Jenny 8 Lee

    Hacks/Hackers

  • Joe Germuska

    Joe Germuska

    Knight Lab

  • Elite Truong

    Elite Truong

    American Press Institute

  • Maggie Farley

    Maggie Farley

    ICFJ

  • Anika Gupta

    Anika Gupta

    Hacks/Hackers

  • Jeremy Gilbert

    Jeremy Gilbert

    Knight Lab

  • Nicolas Withaker

    Nicolas Withaker

    former Google

  • Ted Benson

    Ted Benson

    SteamshiP

  • Burt Herman

    Burt Herman

    Hacks/Hackers

  • Lynn Walsh

    Lynn Walsh

    Trusting News

  • Fernando Díaz

    Fernando Díaz

    NewsPack

  • Shannon Wells

    Shannon Wells

    Livepeer

  • Ariel Zirulnick

    Ariel Zirulnick

    LAist (Southern California Public Radio)

  • Laura Herztfeld

    Laura Herztfeld

    WBUR

  • Liam Andrew

    Liam Andrew

    Texas Tribune

  • Lena Tanya Arkawi

    Lena Tanya Arkawi

    Sourceable.info

  • Ben Moe

    Ben Moe

    Frame

  • Chris Roper

    Chris Roper

    Code for Africa

How to get involved

  • Get inspired by the pioneers

    More than 10 conferences by international experts and dozens of lightning talks.

  • Connect at the media fair with industry leaders

    Innovative initiatives, tools and services for media. All together at the same time.

  • Learn in the workshops

    Train yourself with the best mentors in tools and methodologies linked to the media world.

  • Create in the hackathon

    Collaborate in teams to develop news and media tools, products, or services.

“In the mix of industry conferences, Media Party is one of a handful of my favorites. It's a unique collection of entrepreneurs, journalists, developers and designers interrogating topics that only emerge at the intersection of media and technology. The format is more open, more hands-on, embraces the weird. I've met and developed relationships with so many people outside my normal network at Media Party and not just because it's international or was first set in Buenos Aires”
— Trei Brundrett

THEMES

Synthetic Media

The possibility of making realistic virtual environments creates a series of new challenges and opportunities for media and audiences.

Generative AI

Who trains the algorithms will be the owner of the new reality. What can the news industry and platforms contribute to the construction of truth?

Local News

The irruption of the platforms and media outlets concentration in the big cities generated news deserts. But digital audiences create opportunities for hyper-segmentation.

Misinformation

The spread of false news in real time builds distorted interpretation with totally unexpected outcomes for the world's democracies. How can platforms, media and civil society work together to mitigate this phenomenon?

Security & privacy environment

Security and privacy threats affect not only the ability to make journalism responsibly independently, but also the very lives of journalists. Who owns users data, owns the business, and owns our lives.

Global warming

Major media companies are opening “Global warming” desks and using technology to explain the trend and engage with their audiences.

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Venue

Polsky Exchange Center

1452 E 53rd St, Chicago, IL 60615, USA

Where to Stay

Best Western Plus Hyde Park Chicago Hotel
4900 S Lakeshore Drive Chicago, Illinois 60615 United States Discount Link

Most of the passengers will arrive on Wednesday, June 7, however you can register with the discount from June 6. You can edit the reservation according to your preference. If you want to try other options write us to production@mediaparty.org