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Symposium
Registration
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You’re
Invited to Attend…
Interactivity
& Empowerment
The
2008 Knight-Batten Symposium
and Awards for Innovations in Journalism
Wednesday,
September 10, 2008 • 9:00 a.m.
Holeman Lounge • National Press Club
529 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C.
We
have reached capacity for this event and can no longer accept new
registrations. Check back on Wednesday afternoon to see the
prize
winners.
Agenda:
| 9:00
a.m. |
Coffee,
Registration
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| 9:15
a.m. |
Welcome
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| 9:20
a.m. |
Public
Service, Public Eye - Tools and Transparency
• WikiScanner,
Wired.com
• PolitiFact.com,
St. Petersburg Times, Congressional Quarterly
• MAPLight.org
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| 10:30
a.m. |
People
Powered News - A New World Order of News
• JDLand.com,
Jacqueline Dupree
• iReport.com,
CNN
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| 11:15
a.m. |
Crisis
Mode - Innovation in Desperate Times
• Ushahidi.com
• "Iowa's
Deadly Tornado," The
Des Moines Register
• Hope:
Living and Loving with HIV in Jamaica |
| 12:00
p.m. |
Awards
Presentations |
| 12:30
p.m. |
Luncheon,
First Amendment Room
Keynote
speaker:
Bill
Kling, CEO, American Public Media
APM is the nation's largest
owner and operator of public radio
stations and a premier producer
of public
radio and classical music
programming. Its 20 national
programs include such staples as
A Prairie Home Companion, Marketplace,
The Splendid
Table and
Speaking of Faith. It is the
parent of Minnesota Public Radio,
Southern California Public Radio
and Classical South Florida.
It co-founded Gather.com, a
social networking site that invites
public radio listeners to share
perspectives. |
We
have reached capacity for this event and can no longer accept new
registrations. Check back on Wednesday afternoon to see the
prize winners.
Sponsored
by J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism
American University School of Communication
Funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
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