This session will be a conversation. An education. An eye-opener. A call to action. And a relief. We may add or subtract speakers. The session participants I proposed above are digital media professionals of 13 years; the veritable inception of the space. We would like to inform the public, through journalistic education and awareness, about […]

When audience interaction works well it can produce nuggets of gold — with fascinating shared experiences, insightful debate, and sharp wit. All too often, though, the comments section descends into insults, prejudices and worse. How can journalists and their media organisations setup and guide the interaction with readers to stimulate a more positive approach? How […]

I saw Dr. Berger speak about his book at South by Southwest. His common themes about why things go viral are inspiration for journalists who not only are trying to report great stories but inspire the digital audience to share those stories. … I am suggesting Dr. Berger as a worthy speaker. I’m not part […]

Beyond my duties as executive editor of the Statesman Journal, I am also the author of “Street Gang: The History of Sesame Street.” My idea is to convene a panel with some of the performers who make up the Muppets of Sesame Street to discuss the ways in which Sesame Workshop has reached and intellectually […]

Greenwald, Poitras, and Gellman answer practical questions about journalistic security. Very resource intensive, designed to show other journalists what security measures they can take, the limits of that security, how to cultivate sources, and other digital security etiquette they may be unaware of. This would focus on specific steps they took when handling the Snowden […]

Personally, I don’t believe the big media establishment will ever truly understand how the world has shifted. Because of this, we see big media companies continue to falter while new organizations (such as NowThisNews and Vox) rush in and we’re even seeing non-traditional media companies (like Basecamp) join in the land grab. So as a […]

Social media has provided a priceless tool for exiled journalists to follow up news in their home country. It allows them to give opinions or just spread information without risking their lives. I think there’s not that much information about how this process works and how do they need to use social networks in order […]

As non-profit, public and for-profit media continue to converge, these distinct but increasingly similar business and tax structures continue to innovate in convergent ways. Yet there are still cultural and competitive biases that are preventing best-practices, cooperation and collaboration to take place. Instead of focusing on the differences between these three sectors our panelists representing […]

Title of Session: Accomplishing Public Relations Goals Through Media Strategies, Podcasting and Social Media Length of Presentation: 90 minutes Presentation Format: Lecture and interactive Presenter Information: Leonard Sipes Title: Senior Public Affairs Officer; Social Media Manager Organization: Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Address: 633 Indiana Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., 20004 Phone: 202-220-5616 Fax: 202-220-5335 […]

Health Professional Shortage Areas, Organ Transplantation, Health Care Diversity Workforce data, the National Oral Health Surveillance, all of these just scratch the surface of the types of data out there to help journalists covering or exploring specializing in health care reporting. With the Affordable Care Act being implemented and more people accessing the health care […]