Dayton Journalism Summit
The Journalism Lab is excited to announce a two-day community journalism summit in Dayton on Thurs, January 22, and Friday, January 23, 2026. Join us for two days of workshops and panel discussions at the downtown library.
Event details
Thu, Jan 22 2026
11:00am - 5:00pm
Fri, Jan 23 2026
10:00am - 6:00pm
Dayton Journalism Summit
Join us for two days of workshops and panel discussions at the Dayton Metro Library Main Branch, where we’ll share key reporting tools with the community and discuss — with your input — the state of journalism in the Midwest with journalism experts.
Highlights include 90-minute workshops on key reporting skills such as media literacy, photojournalism, audio journalism and news writing.
Attendance is free!
Register for the workshops and panel discussions below (spaces are limited for the Thursday workshops).
Thursday, January 22: Journalism training workshops
Location: Conference Room 3A, Dayton Main Library (third floor).
Workshop 1 – Media Literacy
Time: 11am
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Workshop 2 – Photojournalism
Time: 1pm
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Workshop 3 – Audio Journalism
Time: 3pm
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Workshop 4 – Pitching Stories & News Writing
Time: 5pm
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Friday, January 23: All day panel discussions on opportunities and challenges facing local journalism
Location: Eichelberger Forum, Dayton Main Library
Time: 10am – 6pm
Lineup TBC
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(Free, underground parking is available on site at the library)
Dayton Metro Library
