Beyond the Noise: Media That's Moving Portland

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While local headlines often focus on City Hall and traditional political narratives, Beyond the Noise turns the spotlight toward the storytellers, journalists, filmmakers, and podcasters who are engaging directly with Portland’s communities and movements.

Panel 1: Making the News - Exploring how formal journalism shapes the public conversation. Our panelists are working journalists who can describe to us what it means to be “newsworthy” and what goes into moving those stories from idea to publication. Moderated by: TBD

  • Donovan Scribes, @dscribesllc (Instagram)
  • Althea Billings, News Director, KBOO, @kbooradio (Instagram, Facebook)
  • Jeremiah Hayden, Housing and Homelessness Reporter, Portland Mercury, @jeremiahhayden (BlueSky)
  • Noah Carandanis, Editor in Chief, PSU Vanguard, @psuvanguard (Instagram)

Panel 2: Sharing the Story - Hearing from local independent media makers, podcasters, filmmakers, and storytellers about how community-based storytelling serves audiences differently from traditional journalism. Moderated by Chris Willams, @frontporchpdx (Instagram)

  • Ranya Salvant, The Knockturnal, ransalvant (LinkedIN)
  • John Lugton, MetroEast Community Media, @metroeastmedia (Instagram)
  • Bruce Poinsette, ED Respond to Racism, @poinsettebruce (Instagram)
  • Erin Yanke, Independent Producer and Documentarian, It Did Happen Here, @itdidhappenhere (Instagram)
When
November 22nd, 2025 from  1:45 PM to  5:00 PM
Location
Open Signal
2766 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Studio A
Portland, OR 97212
United States
Contact
Phone: (503) 288–1515 ext. 218
Email:
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