The Business of Local Conference

Building profitably in local media.

Oct. 19–21

2025

SALT LAKE CITY

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Schedule of Events

SUNDAY, OCT. 19

🍻 Evening Welcome Drinks

MONDAY, OCT. 20

Full-day conference

🍸 Evening Cocktail Reception

TUESDAY, OCT. 21

Morning Workshops with Blue Engine Collaborative

🍽 VIP Publisher's Table Brunch

Change the conversation

From surviving to thriving...

Learn from local news innovators & entrepreneurs who are:

Pioneering new revenue models
Ramping up powerful membership programs
Generating more money with better ad tech
Growing direct-sold ad revenue
Engaging communities in new ways, including events and physical spaces
Building tools + tech with AI for major leaps in efficiency

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From the team behind...

"The Newsletter Conference was the most impactful meeting of newsletter leaders that I've ever seen. It moved the needle for the industry... Can't wait for next year!"

— Ryan Heafy, 6AM City

"The Newsletter Conference might be the best local news event of the year. Why? There are precious few times where news operators, especially local ones, get to spend hearing from ambitious operators across all media, to swap ideas with course creators and B2B players and so many more."

— David Grant, Blue Engine Collaborative

Speakers

Ariscielle Novicio

Chief Technology Officer
New York Post

David Plotz

CEO & Founder
City Cast

Cierra Brown Hinton

Director of Development
Blue Engine Collaborative

Will Bleakley

CEO & Publisher
Islandport Media

Liz Kelly Nelson

Founder
Project C

Keith Pepper

Publisher
Rough Draft Atlanta

Shira T. Center

VP of Strategy & Innovation
Boston Globe

John Garrett

CEO & Founder
Community Impact

Sara M. Lomax

President/CEO
WURD Radio

David Turkstra

Chief Strategy Officer
Village Media

David Fitzpatrick

Chief Commercial Officer
URL Media

Mac McNeil

Executive Director
NCRC Community Development Fund

And more to come...

AGENDA

Publishing Tech

Direct Sponsorship Sales

Ad Tech

Membership & Reader Revenue

The Role of Print

Audience Engagement

Events & Physical Spaces

First-Party Data

The Local Media M&A Landscape

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Tickets

General Admission

$350 (🐦 Early Bird)

Regular price $450

Welcome drinks Sunday night
Keynote speakers
Panels
Case studies
Hands-on Breakout Sessions
Workshops
Networking
Evening cocktail reception

VIP*

$450 (🐦 Early Bird)

Regular price $600

Welcome drinks Sunday night
Keynote speakers
Panels
Case studies
Hands-on Breakout Sessions
Workshops
Networking
Evening cocktail reception
VIP Publisher’s Table Brunch, Tuesday, Oct. 21

*VIP ticket sales will be limited to a total of 50 guests

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What you'll EXPERIENCE

Here's what you'll get in Salt Lake City...

HANDS-ON BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Learn from the best in the business. Dedicated, small-group sessions on the most important topics.

GET SOME BRIGHT IDEAS

From our amazing speakers to fascinating case studies, come away with concrete ideas to improve your business.

MAKE CONNECTIONS THAT COUNT

Meet the people who can take your local news business to the next level—forge partnerships, make deals!

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The Venue

Cleone Peterson Eccles Alumni House
155 South Central Campus Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84112

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The HOTEL

University Guest House & Conference Center
110 Fort Douglas Blvd
Salt Lake City, UT 84113

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