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18:30 - 19:00 Registration
18:30 - 19:00 Registration


19: 00 - 20:00 Opening Keynote Richard Sambrook BBC
'''19: 00 - 20:00 Opening Keynote'''


20:30 Cocktail reception
Richard Sambrook BBC
 
'''20:30 Cocktail reception'''





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Media Re:public

Forum on Participatory Media – 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 – 9:00 Registration & Coffee

9:00 – 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 “Web Difference” affect those qualities?

David Weinberger, Berkman Center

An experimental tool for comparative quantitative analysis of media content

Ethan Zuckerman, Global Voices

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break


11:00 – 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 – 13:30 Lunch


13:30 – 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; “Save a Newspaper” - 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 – Fabrice Florin Discussants: Doreen Weisenhaus, Hong Kong University; Glenn Reynolds*, Instapundit

15:45 - 16:15 Coffee Break


16:15 – 17:00 Report Back on Breakouts - Action Points


17:00 - 17:30 Closing Remarks - John Palfrey




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