News Associates presents JournoFest 2021 – Full lineup revealed

Every year we host a free journalism conference called JournoFest exclusively for our News Associates and School of Journalism trainees and special guests – and this year is no different.

JournoFest 2021 is taking place on Saturday March 6 (10am-4:30pm) on Zoom – with our biggest audience ever.

Graphic of JournoFest 2021 lineup, Saturday March 6. News Associates logo in top left, graphic is against a navy blue background. Circular thumbnail photos of 10 guest speakers: Pippa Crerar, Henry Zeffman, Manveen Rana, Alan Muir, Renata Brito, Charlotte Tobitt, Richard Amofa, Katharine Quarmby, Hardeep Matharu, Laura Garcia and Daniel Hewitt.

Our keynote speaker Pippa Crerar was part of the team who broke the story about Dominic Cummings violating lockdown rules, which won ‘Scoop of the Year’ at the Press Gazette British Journalism Awards 2020.

JournoFest 2021 keynote speaker graphic. News Associates logo in top left, date Saturday 6 March top right. Graphic is against a navy blue background. Circular photo of Pippa Crerar on the left and description is: Pippa Crerar, The Daily Mirror political editor

Crerar and Guardian reporter Matthew Weaver worked together for seven weeks before publishing the scoop on May 22, 2020.

Crerar joined the Daily Mirror as political editor in December 2018. She previously worked at the Guardian and the London Evening Standard.

Throughout the day we will be in conversation with Scottish Sun editor Alan Muir, host of The Times daily podcast ‘Stories of our times’ Manveen Rana and The Times chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman.

In these 45-minute open discussions our guests will chat to our hosts Andrew Greaves (News Associates Manchester head of journalism) and Graham Dudman (News Associates deputy managing editor) about where their careers have led them in the last year.

JournoFest 2021 in conversation with... speaker graphic. News Associates logo in top left, date Saturday 6 March top right. Graphic is against a navy blue background. Circular photo of Alan Muir on the left and description is: Alan Muir, The Scottish Sun editor

Newspaper editor Muir will talk about Scottish Sun exclusives, including Scotland’s chief medical officer travelling 44 miles during lockdown and Nicola Sturgeon caught not wearing a mask in a pub.

A Scottish Sun front page with the splash 'HOME & NO WAY' alongside a picture of Scotland's chief medical officer.

Award-winning senior broadcast journalist Rana has hosted The Times’ daily podcast since March 2020, before this she worked at the BBC as an investigative reporter for Radio 4’s ‘Today’ programme and BBC News.

JournoFest 2021 in conversation with... speaker graphic. News Associates logo in top left, date Saturday 6 March top right. Graphic is against a navy blue background. Circular photo of Manveen Rana on the left and description is: Manveen Rana, journalist and host of The Times daily podcast 'Stories of our times'

Now based in Westminster, Zeffman was previously Washington correspondent for The Times. He won Young Journalist of the Year at the Society of Editors National Press Awards 2019.

JournoFest 2021 in conversation with... speaker graphic. News Associates logo in top left, date Saturday 6 March top right. Graphic is against a navy blue background. Circular photo of Henry Zeffman on the left and description is: Henry Zeffman, The Times chief political correspondent

Our jam-packed day of speakers will also include two panels of industry experts, discussing being a journalist in the pandemic and the importance of investigative journalism.

Press Gazette news editor Charlotte Tobitt, ITV political correspondent Daniel Hewitt, AP video journalist Renata Brito and The Athletic UK staff editor Richard Amofa will talk about how they adapted to being a journalist amid the coronavirus lockdowns.

#JournoFest 2021 panel revealed graphic. News Associates logo in top left, date Saturday 6 March top right. Graphic is against a navy blue background. Panel and description is: Adapting and overcoming: Being a journalist in the pandemic. Speakers are: Charlotte Tobitt, Press Gazette news editor, Daniel Hewitt, ITV political correspondent, Renata Brito, The Associated Press video journalist, Richard Amofa, The Athletic staff editor

Later, Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu, investigative journalist at TBIJ, BBC and The Economist Katharine Quarmby, and First Draft News training manager and multimedia journalist Laura Garcia will articulate the importance of truth.

Follow JournoFest 2021 live on Twitter @NewsAssociates #JournoFest!

For top tips and industry insights, click here to see what we learnt at JournoFest 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021!