Joseph Lee will participate in opening plenary panel

The Indigenous Journalists Association’s (IJA’s) treasurer, Joseph Lee (Aquinnah Wampanoag), will represent IJA and its members at the Local News Policy Summit and Coalition for Equitable Journalism Policy Gathering, Oct. 7, 2026 in San Antonio, TX.

Lee will participate in the opening plenary: Local News as Civic Infrastructure: Building a More Representative Information System moderated by Martin G. Reynolds, co-executive director of the Maynard Institute, one of the event partners. Lee will conclude the day-long summit with a coalition meeting alongside local news stakeholders. 

The local news policy summit and coalition gathering is the first national convening of its kind with objectives such as deepening local news funding models and fostering a collaborative policy vision.

Lee will provide a report on this convening to the IJA board of directors during its monthly board meeting on Oct. 8, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern.