

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Janet Coats, Managing Director – Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 12 Jan, 2026 at 11:30 am – Mon, 12 Jan, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Please register by Monday, January 5th

SPEAKER BIO

Coats has been at the forefront of the seismic shifts in journalism and information culture over the last 25 years. She’s led large multimedia news organizations, done groundbreaking work in civic engagement and reader outreach, and built her own consulting company focused on engagement and sustainability strategies for non-profit and entrepreneurial news organizations.

Coats is the former Executive Director for Innovation and Strategy at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. In that role, she has oversight of the school’s media literacy efforts through its News Co/Lab, the News21 national student reporting program, faculty teaching associates, and grant acquisition for sponsored research.

Prior to joining Arizona State, Coats was founder and CEO of Coats2Coats Consulting in Sarasota, Florida, an independent consulting firm focused on helping clients create relevant content, develop community engagement and outreach strategies, and build business plans focused on both philanthropic and earned revenue. She worked with non-profit newsrooms, both public media and entrepreneurial startups, to develop content strategies, engagement and transparency methodology and revenue diversification approaches.

From 1994 – 2009, Coats held leadership positions at several news organizations, including Senior Vice President of News and Executive Editor for The News Center in Tampa, Florida, and Executive Editor of the Sarasota (Florida) Herald-Tribune. From 2003-2004, she served as Dean of the Faculty of The Poynter Institute, a professional training school for journalists and communications professionals.

Coats served as a Pulitzer Prize juror five times, including as chair of the Public Service and Investigative Reporting juries. She served on the board of the American Society of News Editors, twice chairing the national convention.
DETAILS

Mon, Jan 5th – Registration deadline
Mon, Jan 12th – Luncheon at Institute of Culinary Arts at Eastside High School
11:30 – Lunch
12:00 – Presentation begins

Advance Registration Required

Due to enhanced security in public schools, The Florida Free Speech Forum now requires event attendees to register in advance. Proof of identity may also be required upon entry to the Institute of Culinary Arts at Eastside High School. In addition, the number of attendees may be limited by the capacity of the venue.

REGISTRATION

Register online at floridafreespeechforum.org
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- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.floridafreespeechforum.org/event/janet-coats-managing-director-consortium-on-trust-in-media-and-technology/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=gainesville-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Gainesville
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Eastside High School
- **lat**: 29.64
- **long**: -82.2687
- **full address**: Eastside High School, 1201 SE 45th Ter, Gainesville, FL 32641-7647, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Florida Free Speech Forum (https://allevents.in/org/florida-free-speech-forum/26600348)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 12 Jan, 2026 at 11:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Eastside High School, 1201 SE 45th Ter, Gainesville, FL 32641-7647, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Florida Free Speech Forum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** business, workshops, art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Janet Coats, Managing Director – Consortium on Trust in Media and Technology ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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