2003 James K. Batten Symposium & Awards for Innovations in Journalism

Monday, September 15, 2003
National Press Club
Washington, D.C.

Panel #1: Building Affinity - Elevate the news with local input

Moderator, Andrew Nachison, Director, The Media Center, API
Heidi Swillinger, Community Editor, San Francisco Chronicle, “Two Cents” project
Chris Satullo, Editorial Page Editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Redevelopment of Penn’s Landing
Robin Lubbock, New Media Director, WBUR, Boston, “Vote by Issue” quiz
Richard Anderson, President, Village Soup.com, Maine Community Media

Panel #2: Dynamic Interactions - Help people actively engage in public issues

Moderator: Jan Schaffer, J-Lab executive director
Michael Skoler, Managing Director of News, Minnesota Public Radio, The Budget Balancer
Ashley Wells, Senior Interactive Producer, MSNBC.com, The Big Picture
Tony Majeri, Senior Editor for Innovation, Chicago Tribune, When Evil Struck America
Elizabeth Harper, Media Editor, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, “Merging Media”

Awards Presentation

Bryan Monroe, Assistant Vice President/News, Knight Ridder Chairman, Batten Awards Advisory Board

Luncheon Keynote

Introduction: Tom Kunkel, Dean, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland
Dan Gillmor, Columnist & Blogger, San Jose Mercury News, Author of “We the Media”

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