Supported by The Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation
Agenda
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Starting Up: Why, What & How
- Collaborative Venture: Jon Weber, Founder, Editor-in-Chief, NewWest.net
- For-Profit: Mark Potts, Chairman, Chief Creative Officer, Backfence.com
- Philanthropist-Backed Funding: Barbara Bry, Founding CEO, Editor, VoiceofSanDiego.org
10:45 – 12:30 p.m. Examining Mainstream Models
- Web to Print: Travis Henry, Managing Editor, YourHub.com, RockyMountainNews.com
- Suburban: Catherine Shen, VP/Strategic Development, Horvitz Newspapers. blountcountyvoice.com, KingCountyJournal.com
- Cable TV: Steve Safran, Director of Digital Media, New England Cable News
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Topic Table Lunch
Sit with the citizen media expert whose brain you’d like to pick.
1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Making Tech Tools Work for You
- Steve Yelvington, Vice President of Strategy & Content, Morris Digital Works, Founder of BlufftonToday.com
- Adrian Holovaty, Lead Developer, Holovaty Associates; Editor, Editorial Innovations, washingtonpost.com
- Dan Pacheco, Senior Product Manager, Bakersfield Californian, NorthwestVoice.com, Bakotopia
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Managing the Community: Getting the content you need and quality you want
- Mary Lou Fulton, VP of Audience Development, Bakersfield Californian
- Chris Muldrow, Content Director, Internet Operations for CNHI, Birmingham, AL; Former Editor, Fredricksburg.com
- Hillary Rhodes, Staff Writer, asap; Former Editor, YourMomOnline.com, QuadCities/Davenport, Iowa
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Open Mike: Emerging Issues
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
