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In today’s digital world, newspapers and weeklies are thinner than ever, with content and advertising catering more to online consumption and distribution by the day. But the complexity of today’s news and information demands long-form journalism more than ever. Several leading editors, publishers, and journalists will discuss the present and future of print journalism, revealing that print is very much alive.

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William R. Hearst III is the editor and publisher of Alta Magazine and chairman of the board of Hearst Corporation, one of the nation’s largest diversified media and information companies. He has been a director of Hearst Corporation for more than 30 years. In addition, he is president of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, and has been actively engaged in the charitable activities and programs of the Hearst Foundation for the last 20 years.

Daniel Hernandez is editor of LA Taco and a contributor to KCRW and KPCC. He is former Mexico bureau chief for VICE News, and former staff writer at the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly. He is also the author of the book Down & Delirious in Mexico City (2011), which details his experiences in one of the planet’s most electrifying cities.

Norman Pearlstine has worked as a reporter and editor for nearly five decades. Previous to being named executive editor of the Los Angeles Times in 2018, Pearlstine served as chief content officer and then vice chairman of Time and was Chief Content Officer at Bloomberg. He has also worked for the Wall Street Journal and Forbes, and launched Smart Money. He is the author of Off the Record: The Press, the Government, and the War over Anonymous Sources (2007).

Christa Scharfenberg is CEO of The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR). Since 2003, she has helped it grow from a small nonprofit news organization to a multi-platform newsroom that reaches millions of people. She managed the launch of Reveal, CIR’s award-winning national public radio show and podcast, produced with PRX, and has been executive producer on CIR documentaries, including the Academy Award-nominated film Heroin(e) (2017).

Christina Bellantoni (moderator) is a professor of professional practice and director of the Annenberg Media Center. She joined the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism in August 2018 after having served as an assistant managing editor at the Los Angeles Times. Bellantoni has spent over 20 years in journalism, serving as editor-in-chief of the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call and, prior to that, political editor at PBS Newshour.