AEJMC 2005: “Interactive Journalism Summit: When Consumers Become Creators”

Sponsored by the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation

Introduction
By Jan Schaffer, J-Lab Executive Director
"The bottom line is that citizens are both the consumers and the creators of the content."

Mary Lou Fulton
VP of Audience Development, The Bakersfield Californian
"I'm concerned that what is a very powerful idea won't take root because of our industry's inexperience and impatience with new things."

See The Northwest Voice

Clyde Bentley
Founder, MyMissourian.com
"We're moving from the picture of a journalist as a writer and reporter to the picture of the journalist as the editor and guide."

See MyMissourian.com

David Wiseman
Project Manager, Loudoun Forward
"People don't become experts until it affects them and you get that 'not in my backyard' reaction. And I submit that, in Loudoun, if you have a backyard, something is eventually going to happen there."

See Loudoun Forward

DATE(S): Aug. 12, 2005 - San Antonio

About J-Lab

J-Lab helps journalists and citizens use digital technologies to develop new ways for people to participate in public life with projects on innovations in journalism, citizen media, interactive stories, entrepreneurship, research, training, and publications.

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