Alisyn Camerota

Many people rely on cable news to interpret the issues of the day, deliver to-the-moment updates on breaking events, and ask questions that matter. But what happens behind the scenes is a different story. In talks that detail Alisyn Camerota’s career path and the experiences that inspired her first novel, Amanda Wakes Up¸ Camerota shares the joys and pressures of day-to-day work covering the news, bringing audiences a new appreciation for the work of journalists.

Alisyn Camerota was on the front lines of election coverage for the historic 2016 election, covering debates and interviewing all the candidates, including Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. In this talk Camerota brings her insights to an election many are still working to understand, shedding light on insights that illuminate one of the largest political upsets in history and what America’s political and electoral climate looks like moving forward.

The #MeToo movement turned a taboo subject into a national conversation on sexual harassment. In this talk, Alisyn Camerota shares her experience as both a journalist covering the #MeToo movement and a survivor of workplace harassment ready to take on the challenge of transforming newsroom culture. Stirring, powerful, and hopeful, this talk touches on Alisyn’s decision to share her story and the work she’s currently pursuing with Press Forward to amplify under-heard voices in newsrooms and other industries to stop the abuse of power.

Alisyn Camerota details the challenges journalists face, including an increasingly hostile environment towards mainstream media outlets as well as the growing presence of unreliable sources that take on a viral life of their own. In a talk vital for anyone who wants to better understand and interpret conflicting information from a variety of sources, Alisyn Camerota breaks down how journalists work in the face of these challenges in pursuit of the facts, and how non-journalists can seek out reliable information in the modern media landscape.