Citizens Media Summit III Agenda

October 2, 2007

A day-long workshop on citizen journalism at the APME conference.
J.W. Marriott, Washington, D.C.—Salons F and G

Sponsored by J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism in conjunction with the Associated Press Managing Editors Conference.

Supported by a grant from the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation.

$90 registration fee, $50 for APME members.

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Attendees are eligible for the APME discounted room rate of $235 a night at the J.W. Marriott. Click here to book a room at this rate. You must book by Wed., Sept. 12, to receive the discounted rate.

AGENDA

9:30-10:30 a.m. Touching the Community—Outside Traditional Media

  • Jack Driscoll, Founder, RyeReflections.org; Editor-in-Residence, MIT Media Lab
  • Suzanne McBride, Co-Founder, CreatingCommunityConnections, Columbia College Chicago
  • Keith Graham, Co-Founder, DuttonCC.org, Associate Professor, University of Montana

10:30-11:15 a.m. Filling in the Gaps—Emerging Competition

  • Debbie Galant , Editor, Baristanet
  • Lise LePage and Christopher Grotke, Founders, iBrattleboro.com

11:15-11:30 a.m. BREAK

11:30-Noon Twenty in Thirty

  • Twenty good ideas for citizen participation—Jan Schaffer, Executive Director, J-Lab

Noon-1:30 p.m. LUNCH

  • Rob Curley, Vice President of Product Development, WashingtonPost.Newsweek Interactive, provides an inside look at the strategy behind LoudounExtra.com.

1:40-2:15 p.m. AP’s Now Public Initiative

  • Lou Ferrara, Deputy Managing Editor, Multimedia and Sports, The Associated Press

2:15-3:30 p.m. Mainstream Media Goes Hyperlocal

  • Olivia Garcia, Managing Editor, Mercado Nuevo, The Bakersfield Californian
  • Steve Yelvington, Founder, BlufftonToday.com, Vice President of Strategy and Content, Morris Communications
  • Kyle Leonard, Editor, TribLocal.com, Chicago Tribune

3:30-4:00 p.m. Lessons Learned

  • Mark Potts, Founder, Backfence.com, gives a post-mortem on what worked and what didn’t.

4:00 p.m. Open Air—Discussion and Wrap-up


TRAVEL & LODGING

Attendees are responsible for their own travel and lodging, but are eligible for the APME discounted rate of $235 a night at the J.W. Marriott. You can reserve a room at this rate by clicking here. You must book by Wed., Sept. 12, to receive this rate.

The J.W. Marriott is located at:
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20004

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