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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