Meet the Media 2026

Note: Doors open for networking at 8 AM. The program will run from 9 to 10:30 AM.

Innovating. Pivoting. Creating niches in a fractured landscape. The regional media market continues to adapt and evolve to economic pressures, searching for sustainable models and launching new platforms within legacy media. Meanwhile, the challenges for local journalists only intensify. Their work is more essential than ever and yet they see their ranks diminishing and more disruption around the corner.

It’s the perfect time to take a step back and discuss what’s new, who’s new, and what’s coming next.

Join MASSterList and the State House News Service, in partnership with Axios Boston and Commonwealth Beacon, for our Meet the Media event. Now in its fourth year, this timely gathering brings together journalists and professionals in the communications and government affairs fields for a morning of connection, conversation, and community.

For questions and sponsorship inquiries, contact Dylan Rossiter, State House News Service / MASSterList Vice President, Dylan.Rossiter@StateHouseNews.com

POWER PLAY PANEL

• Shirley Leung – Co-author, Power Play newsletter, The Boston Globe

• Jon Chesto – Co-author, Power Play newsletter, The Boston Globe

• Jon Keller – Columnist, MASSterList (Moderator)

REPORTER ROUNDTABLE

• Mike Deehan - Reporter, Axios Boston

• Paris Alston - Host, GBH News Rooted

• Laura Colarusso – Editor, CommonWealth Beacon

• Matt Prichard - Politics Reporter, NBC10 Boston

• Katie Lannan - Editor, MASSterList