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18:30 - 19:00 Registration | 18:30 - 19:00 Registration | ||
19: 00 - 20:00 | 19: 00 - 20:00 Opening Keynote Richard Sambrook BBC | ||
20:30 Cocktail reception | |||
20:30 Cocktail reception | |||
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'''Friday, March 28 ''' | '''Friday, March 28 ''' | ||
8:30 â 9:00 Registration & Coffee | 8:30 â 9:00 Registration & Coffee | ||
9:00 â | 9:00 â 10:30 Framing the Discussion - Moderated by John Palfrey | ||
Framing Discussion | |||
What are the intrinsic qualities of information needed for democracy? | |||
Ellen Hume, Center for Future Civic Media, MIT | |||
How does the âWeb Differenceâ affect those qualities? | |||
David Weinberger, Berkman Center | |||
An experimental tool for comparative quantitative analysis of media content | |||
Ethan Zuckerman, Global Voices | |||
10:30 â 11:00 Coffee Break | |||
11:00 â 12:30 Breakouts I (Two simultaneous sessions) | |||
'' | '''Beyond Blogs''' | ||
Are current research efforts taking into account | |||
the increasing role of audiovisual media? Alternative | |||
media channels like social networking sites? Journalism | |||
by activists? These developments are particularly | |||
important in the international context. | |||
Moderator: Mark Jones, Reuters | |||
Presentation: Your City, Your Choice - Marcelo Soares, Sao Paulo | |||
Discussants: Torey Malatia, :Vocalo; Ann Olson*, Center for International Media Assistance | |||
'''Defining Success, Measuring Impact''' | |||
Dozens of experiments with audience-created content | |||
have failed, many are in limbo. How should we | |||
define success? How much impact is enough? Are | |||
popularity or financial success always the right indicators? | |||
Moderator: Jan Schaffer, J-Lab | |||
Presentation: Tracking & Analyzing Community News Models in 50 US cities - Margaret Duffy, University of Missouri School of Journalism | |||
Discussants: Maureen Mann, the Forum; Ethan Zuckerman, Global Voices | |||
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13:30 â 14:15 | 13:30 â 14:15 Considering Media as an Ecosystem | ||
What can link and cluster analysis reveal about the functioning of the media as a system? Do blogospheres function similarly in different countries? What does this imply for diversity, public service, checks on misinformation? | |||
John Kelly, Berkman Center & Columbia School of Journalism | |||
Discussants: Richard Jalichandra, Technorati; Jan Schaffer, J-Lab; Jon Funabiki, San Francisco University | |||
14:15 - 15:45 Breakouts II (two simultaneous sessions) | |||
'' | '''Seeking Sustainable Models''' | ||
How will creative ideas to support local, regional, national and international newsgathering and dissemination appear and grow? Are either market mechanisms or the enthusiasm of individuals sufficient to build sustainable projects? | |||
Moderator: Bill Buzenberg, Center for Public Integrity | |||
Presentations: Pay Choice project - Doc Searls, Project VRM/Berkman; âSave a Newspaperâ - Lisa Williams, Placeblogger.com | |||
Discussants: Owen Smith*, Newspaper Association of America; Jake Shapiro, PRX/Berkman | |||
'''Defining the New Fourth Estate''' | |||
Does the disaggregation of the media require new mechanisms to support the public service role of the media? From media literacy to universal broadband access, what are the priorities for society? | |||
Moderator: Dan Gillmor, Arizona State University Presentation: Newstrust.net â Fabrice Florin | |||
Discussants: Doreen Weisenhaus, Hong Kong University; Glenn Reynolds*, Instapundit | |||
15:45 - 16:15 Coffee Break | |||
16: | 16:15 â 17:00 Report Back on Breakouts - Action Points | ||
17:00 - 17:30 Closing Remarks - John Palfrey | |||
Revision as of 19:07, 13 February 2008
Media Re:public
Forum on Participatory Media â Surveying the Field in 2008
March 27-28, 2008
Hosted by
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School
and USC's Annenberg School for Communication
Program
Thursday, March 27
18:30 - 19:00 Registration
19: 00 - 20:00 Opening Keynote Richard Sambrook BBC
20:30 Cocktail reception
Friday, March 28
8:30 â 9:00 Registration & Coffee
9:00 â 10:30 Framing the Discussion - Moderated by John Palfrey
What are the intrinsic qualities of information needed for democracy?
Ellen Hume, Center for Future Civic Media, MIT
How does the âWeb Differenceâ affect those qualities?
David Weinberger, Berkman Center
An experimental tool for comparative quantitative analysis of media content
Ethan Zuckerman, Global Voices
10:30 â 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 â 12:30 Breakouts I (Two simultaneous sessions)
Beyond Blogs Are current research efforts taking into account the increasing role of audiovisual media? Alternative media channels like social networking sites? Journalism by activists? These developments are particularly important in the international context.
Moderator: Mark Jones, Reuters Presentation: Your City, Your Choice - Marcelo Soares, Sao Paulo Discussants: Torey Malatia, :Vocalo; Ann Olson*, Center for International Media Assistance
Defining Success, Measuring Impact Dozens of experiments with audience-created content have failed, many are in limbo. How should we define success? How much impact is enough? Are popularity or financial success always the right indicators?
Moderator: Jan Schaffer, J-Lab Presentation: Tracking & Analyzing Community News Models in 50 US cities - Margaret Duffy, University of Missouri School of Journalism Discussants: Maureen Mann, the Forum; Ethan Zuckerman, Global Voices
12:30 â 13:30 Lunch
13:30 â 14:15 Considering Media as an Ecosystem
What can link and cluster analysis reveal about the functioning of the media as a system? Do blogospheres function similarly in different countries? What does this imply for diversity, public service, checks on misinformation?
John Kelly, Berkman Center & Columbia School of Journalism Discussants: Richard Jalichandra, Technorati; Jan Schaffer, J-Lab; Jon Funabiki, San Francisco University
14:15 - 15:45 Breakouts II (two simultaneous sessions)
Seeking Sustainable Models How will creative ideas to support local, regional, national and international newsgathering and dissemination appear and grow? Are either market mechanisms or the enthusiasm of individuals sufficient to build sustainable projects?
Moderator: Bill Buzenberg, Center for Public Integrity Presentations: Pay Choice project - Doc Searls, Project VRM/Berkman; âSave a Newspaperâ - Lisa Williams, Placeblogger.com Discussants: Owen Smith*, Newspaper Association of America; Jake Shapiro, PRX/Berkman
Defining the New Fourth Estate Does the disaggregation of the media require new mechanisms to support the public service role of the media? From media literacy to universal broadband access, what are the priorities for society?
Moderator: Dan Gillmor, Arizona State University Presentation: Newstrust.net â Fabrice Florin Discussants: Doreen Weisenhaus, Hong Kong University; Glenn Reynolds*, Instapundit
15:45 - 16:15 Coffee Break
16:15 â 17:00 Report Back on Breakouts - Action Points
17:00 - 17:30 Closing Remarks - John Palfrey
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