Exclusive Speaker Announcement: Sara Fischer

August 9, 2023

Sara Fischer, senior media reporter and a founding staff member at Axios is now available for speaking engagements exclusively through Worldwide Speakers Group.

Fischer authors a must-read weekly newsletter on media trends that reaches over 100,000 professionals across the media, technology, and entertainment industries. Beyond her weekly column, Fischer oversees Axios’ media coverage for the newsroom and steers the company’s products and events around that topic. Her coverage spans corporate media, advertising and marketing, technology, social media, deals, entertainment, media regulation, policy and consumer habits.

Fischer was recently named to The Washingtonian’s list the 500 “Most Powerful People in Washington D.C.” (2022 and 2023). She was also named to Mediaite’s “Most Influential in News Media” list in 2022 and to Forbes “30 Under 30” Media list in 2019.

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Sara Fischer’s Speech Topics

• The State of Media Today

As the author of the weekly Axios Media Trends newsletter, Sara Fischer is one of the most qualified people to enlighten audiences on the state of media and its many facets in the United States today.

With a pulse on the trends and changes happening in real time, Fischer can touch upon ideas like changing habits in news consumption, business, and distribution; the “digital ecosystem” and which players are dominating the market; and marketing in the media, a look at the geographies, sectors, and companies that are dominating advertising.

This talk includes how AI is changing the media and technology landscapes and how to regulate it. Sara not only shares top-notch information but points out the lessons that organizations should heed, including how these trends may impact their bottom line in the future.

• Technology in the Media

In this unique presentation, Sara Fischer addresses technology’s impact on media as we know it. She discusses the rise of ISPs and understanding the power shift towards broadband providers and telecom companies in the U.S. along with defining how access to broadband informs consumption and viewpoints across the county. Sara can also discuss censorship around the globe. Sara is also an expert on how AI is changing the media and technology landscapes.

• Politics and Geopolitics in the Media

As a founding member of Axios, award-winning media journalist, and CNN contributor, Sara Fischer is no stranger to discussing politics and geopolitics from an informed and unbiased standpoint. A bonified media expert, Sara can tilt this presentation to the audience’s needs, to include:

Shifting power trends: A look at the ways the new Administration has regulated media and technology — highlighting efforts at the FCC, the FTC, the DOJ and Congress.
Political media trends:Trends in political communication, election marketing and advertising, social media, and more.
Media and trust:Polling and data that examines how different regions and demographics trust and perceive the news media.
China: A snapshot of the biggest trends in Chinese media and technology, including TikTok.

• Hollywood’s Streaming Revolution

In this address, Sara delves into the evolution of Hollywood and the migration from linear television to digital television along with the adaption of technology into the music and movie sectors, explaining how things are different now and asking the question: Is it for better or for worse? She extends the conversation by investigating the new consumption habits and distribution trends within sports media, music, and movies.

Given Sara’s unique perspective of the media and entertainment industry, this entertaining presentation is both factual and fun for audiences of all kinds.

Selected Resources

Read Sara Fischer’s Articles

Watch the Video: Sara Fischer interviews ESPN Chairman James Pitaro