New Voices: Citizens Media Summit II Agenda

Citizens Media Summit II Agenda

A one-day conference at the Capital Hilton in conjunction with the ONA conference in Washington, D.C.

Sponsored by J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism in conjunction with the Online News Association.

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

We have reached capacity for this event and can no longer take new registrants. Thank you!

AGENDA

8:30-9:00 a.m.

Registration/ Continental Breakfast

Welcome: Jan Schaffer, J-Lab Director
Tom Kunkel, Dean, Philip Merrill College of Journalism

9:00-10:15 a.m.

New Kinds of Hyperlocal Start-ups

Aggregator Model—Jeremy Iggers, Founder TCDailyPlanet.com
Commons Model—Lew Friedland, Founder, MadisonCommons.org
Co-op Model—Maureen Mann, Editor, The Forum, Deerfield, NH

10:30-11:15 a.m.

Solo-jos with Community Impact

Barry Parr, Editor and Publisher, Coastsider.com
Lisa Williams, Founder, H2oTown

11:30-Noon

First release: Highlights of Ford-funded study of Citizen Media Projects

Susan Brenna, reporter
Jan Schaffer, editor

12:15-1:15 p.m.

Topic Table Lunch

Sit with panelists of your choice and pick their brains.

1:15-2:30 p.m.

Mainstream Media: Past Lessons, Future Vision

Mary Lou Fulton, VP Audience Development, Bakersfield Californian
Travis Henry, Editor, Your Hub.com
Steve Yelvington, Vice President of Strategy & Content, Morris Digital Works; Founder, BlufftonToday.com

2:45-4:00 p.m.

Building Sustainability

Richard Anderson, President, VillageSoup.com
Liz George, Co-Editor, Baristanet.com
Courtney Lowery, Managing editor, NewWest.net

4:00-4:30 p.m.

Citizen Television Correspondents

Rosemary Danon, Vice President/ Online and New Media, Pappas Telecasting

4:30

Open Mike: Emerging Issues

5:00

Adjourn

TRAVEL & LODGING

Attendees are responsible for their own travel and lodging. The Summit will be held in the Capital Hilton, 1001 16th Street NW, and you can make reservations there by calling (202) 393-1000.

A small block of rooms has been set aside at the special rate of $186/night, but you will need to reserve by September 8 to get that rate. You can make your reservations online by clicking here.

SIDEBAR:

Thurs., Oct. 5, 2006
Capital Hilton
Washington, D.C.

Registration for this event is full.

Checks should be made to University of Maryland Foundation.
This is recognized as a University of Maryland Foundation (UMF) event and all checks will be deposited by UMF.

And mail to:
J-Lab
7100 Baltimore Ave., # 101
College Park, MD 20740

Supported by the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Fdn.