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Diana Lu and Shawn Mooring speak on a panel discussion.
Participants at the Beyond Print Summit make small talk around tables with black table cloths.
Members of the Philadelphia Media Founders exchange sit around a table conversing.

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Diana Lu and Shawn Mooring speak on a panel discussion.
Participants at the Beyond Print Summit make small talk around tables with black table cloths.
Members of the Philadelphia Media Founders exchange sit around a table conversing.

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