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The Florida Trib: Co-Creating Accountability Journalism With a Creator

Deirdre Conner, The Florida Trib · 13 Oct 2026

How a French Broadcaster Is Racing to Transfer a Creator’s Trust back to the newsroom

Ana Clara Otoni · 3 Sep 2026

Signal Cleveland: Building the Structure for Creator Work

Michael Indriolo and Floco Torres, Signal Cleveland · 6 Aug 2026

Ghost gives me the independence to publish on my terms. For someone building a media brand from scratch, that ownership matters.

Adriana Lacy

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Adriana Lacy

Adriana Lacy is the founder and CEO of Field Nine Group, where she leads Influencer Journalism and developed the STEPP Framework for ethical newsroom-creator partnerships. Previously, she worked at The New York Times, LA Times, and Axios.

Ana Clara Otoni

Brazilian-American journalist & strategist with 15 years of experience using storytelling to build community in news and tech. She’s worked in nonprofit and legacy media & tech startups (CalMatters, O Globo, Hive). Ana is on NAHJ LGBTQIA+ Task Force.

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