# From Headline to Streamer: How Publishers Adapt Stories for TV

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**Date:** March 15, 2026 · 10:00 PM  
**Location:** Omni Downtown / Pennybacker  
**Format:** Panel  
**Track:** Film & TV track  
**Reviews:** 0

## Speakers

- **Max Tani** — Media Journalist
- **Linzee Troubh** — Executive Director, Film & TV
- **Karolina Waclawiak** — Head of Documentary and Director of Development, Scripted TV , Buzzfeed Studios
- **Dana Olkkonen** — Head of Vox Media Studios

What makes a piece of journalism ripe for adaptation? As headlines spark conversations across social and in everyday life, studios are attuned to how audiences respond—often using that response to guide their next project. But it’s publishers that are uniquely positioned to bring these stories to the screen, thanks to their unparalleled access to journalists and sources.

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