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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

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Program

Thursday, March 27

18:00 - 18:30 Registration

18: 30 - 20:00 Opening Conversation

Introductory Remarks

Ernest Wilson, USC Annenberg

Introducing Media Re:public -- What we hope to do together here

John Palfrey, Berkman Center

Our Audiences, Ourselves -- How participatory media has and hasn’t revolutionized the news

Richard Sambrook, BBC Global News


20:00 Cocktail reception


Friday, March 28


8:30 – 9:00 Registration & Coffee

9:00 – 10:30 Framing the Discussion

Moderated by John Palfrey

Agreeing on Principles -- Defining the qualities of information our democracy needs:

Ellen Hume, Center for Future Civic Media, MIT

The Networked Difference -- How new technologies and behaviors are changing the news

David Weinberger, Berkman Center

Beyond Anecdotes -- Exploring quantitative tools for studying these issues

John Kelly, Berkman Center & Columbia School of Journalism Ethan Zuckerman, Global Voices Jim Kennedy, Associated Press

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break


11:00 – 12:30 Breakouts – Research Questions (Two simultaneous sessions)

The Evolving Media Ecosystem The discussion of participatory media needs to go beyond comparing newspapers, political blogs and citizen media sites. Many kinds of social media, non-text formats, and public and other nonprofit media have demonstrated potential to play a role in the news and information environment. How do we take stock of the impact of this complex mix of sources and genres, including their use outside the U.S.?

Moderator: Ivan Sigal, USIP

Presentation: Your City, Your Choice Marcelo Soares, Sao Paulo

Discussants: Torey Malatia, :Vocalo; Jane Kirtley, University of Minnesota; Ron Cooper, Access Sacramento

Background materials: Proposed typology/ies; :Vocalo case study; NGOs as gatekeepers (Annenberg East), Media in conflict zones (Ivan Sigal, USIP)


Defining Success, Measuring Impact Dozens of experiments with audience-created content have failed; many are in limbo. Meanwhile, traditional media are re-examining their methods for demonstrating success to advertisers or sponsors. How should we define success for projects with different geographic or topical scopes, different target audiences? How much impact is enough? When are popular appeal or financial success not 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: Jimmy Orr, Christian Science Monitor; David Poulson, Great Lakes Wiki; Ethan Zuckerman, Global Voices

Background materials: Backfence.com case study; Media influences on influential people (Berkman/IPDI)


12:30 – 13:30 Lunch - optional Birds of a Feather discussions


13:30 – 14:30 It’s 2018: Do You Know Where Your News Is? -- Examining scenarios for the future

One of the few areas of agreement among observers of the news environment is that there is much more change to come. There are challenges and opportunities for all involved and both start-ups and legacy media are unsure whether they will survive the next decade. Decisions made over the next decades could have enormous consquences for the breadth and quality of news coverage, depending on which niches thrive and which types of media don't survive. In this session we’ll discuss a number of best-case and worst-case scenarios that illustrate possible outcomes over the next decade.

Moderator: Jonathan Zittrain, Berkman Center

Discussants:

Jonathan Taplin, USC Annenberg

Jon Funabiki, San Francisco University

Lisa Williams, Placeblogger.com

14:30 - 16:00 Breakouts -- Translating Research into Action (two simultaneous sessions)

Seeking Sustainable Models New models, both business and editorial, are needed to support excellent local, regional, national and international news gathering and dissemination. Are either market mechanisms or the enthusiasm of individuals sufficient to identify and create sustainable projects? What is the right role for existing or emerging public service media?

Moderator: Bill Buzenberg, Center for Public Integrity

Presentations: Doc Searls, Project VRM/Berkman; Lisa Williams, Placeblogger.com

Discussants: Owen Smith, Newspaper Association of America; Daniel Beckmann, Current.tv; Jake Shapiro, PRX/Berkman

Background material: Current.tv case study

Achieving the New Fourth Estate As the media ecosystem transforms itself, the mechanisms for defining and preserving the public service role of the media must change as well. How do we prioritize needs? From media literacy to universal broadband access to digital spectrum policy, intellectual property regulation to philanthropy, what kinds of interventions have the most promise?

Moderator: Farai Chideya, NPR

Presentation: Fabrice Florin, Newstrust.net

Discussants: Wendy Seltzer, Chilling Effects; Jon Garfunkel, civilities.net; Dan Gillmor, Arizona State University; Tony Pierce, LA Times*, Jonathan Krim*, Washington Post

Background material: Public media white paper (Center for Social Media, American University/Beyond Broadcast Coalition)


16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break


16:30 – 17:30 Closing Conversation

Report Back on Breakouts - Action Points

Moderator, Rapporteurs TBD

Closing Remarks

John Palfrey




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