The Magazines West Conference 2024 (MagsWest) is B.C.’s only conference for magazine professionals. The one-day conference returns to Vancouver on November 22 and offers magazine professionals an array of sessions on industry innovations, from sustainable journalism to AI ethics in media.
Highlights include workshops on strategic planning, growing readership for cultural magazines, and revitalizing editorial approaches, ethical fact-checking, and more.
View the featured programs below:
Our Planet, Our Pages: Reader-Supported Journalism, the Grist Story
In this powerful keynote, Grist’s Editor-in-Chief Katherine Bagley will explore the critical role that newsrooms and magazines — digital and otherwise — play in shaping public discourse on climate change. You will learn how to use the power of journalism to inform and drive action, and how to experiment with storytelling and partnerships to reach new audiences. Discover why in-depth, innovative climate reporting is important to the entire media ecosystem, and how to talk to your readers about difficult topics.
A question and answer period will follow Katherine’s prepared remarks. This is a must-attend session for editors, writers and anyone passionate about creating a sustainable future.
Here’s a preview from Katherine Bagley, about the Grist Story.
Katherine Bagley
AI and Journalism: Navigating a Rapidly Changing World
In this keynote, Sandra E. Martin, Standards Editor at The Globe and Mail and longtime magazine editor, will walk you through the risks and ethical concerns associated with AI use by bad actors (such as leveraging AI to create realistic but fake content and websites), where AI is currently already being used by media companies in content and administrative management, as well as how to retain and rebuild audience trust.
Using real-world examples, Sandra will help ground attendees in an up-to-the-minute understanding of the landscape, how these issues are affecting the overall media ecosystem and how to navigate the next phase of this massive shift in society, the industry and our businesses.
This is a must-see keynote for anyone concerned with the future of journalism, from writers to visual artists, publishers and editors.
Watch a preview message from Sandra.
Sandra E. Martin, The Globe and Mail is photographed on June 21, 2022. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.
Reimagining Online Magazines: Byline
Discover how innovative art direction can transform the online magazine experience. Join Madeline Montoya, Art Director of Bloomberg Businessweek and Creative Director of the new online magazine Byline, as she shares her insights into the design story for this groundbreaking online publication from New York City.
In this presentation, Madeline will discuss the challenges and opportunities of designing for an online audience, how Byline’s design references contemporary print language, the role of art direction in creating a distinctive brand identity, and more.
Madeline Montoya
Take a look at the full conference lineup here.
