| Session Title | Convener |
| Think Big, Even If Small | Steve Begnoche, Ludington Daily News, Michigan |
| Ordinary People | Kathy Rutledge |
| Life, Zest and Personality | Pamela Dugan, Birmingham News |
| Inclusion | George Benge |
| Re-establishing neighborhood connections | Laura Sellers-Earl |
| Coming Down From the Ivory Tower | Rick Hall, Deseret News (Salt Lake City) |
| Local News as a State of Mind | Tom Warhover, Columbia Missourian/University of Missouri |
| Capturing New Young Readers | George Stanley |
| Getting Context into Stories | Melinda Voss |
| Open Minds, Open Newsrooms | Cole Campbell |
| Understanding Islam | Bob Peck, Publisher, The Riverton (Wyo.) Ranger |
| Closing Comments | Plenary |