APME 2007: “Citizen Media@APME”

October 2, 2007 – Washington, D.C.

Fast Forward to the Future was the theme of this year's conference of the Associated Press Managing Editors. J-Lab brought together an impressive group of pioneers to share some good news (and lessons learned) about the growth of citizen media online.

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Touching the Community – Outside Traditional Media

Jack Driscoll, Editor-in-Residence, MIT Media Lab
Suzanne McBride, Co-editor, Creating Community Connections
Keith Graham, Associate Professor, University of Montana School of Journalism

Filling in the Gaps – Emerging Competition

Debbie Galant, Editor, Baristanet.com
Lise LePage & Christopher Grotke, Editors, iBrattleboro.com

Twenty in Thirty – Twenty Good Ideas for Citizen Participation

Jan Schaffer, J-Lab Executive Director

An Inside Look at the Strategy Behind LoudounExtra.com

Rob Curley, Vice President for Product Development, Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive

AP's "Now Public" Initiative

Lou Ferrara, Deputy Managing Editor, Multimedia and Sports, Associated Press

Mainstream Media Goes Hyperlocal

Olivia Garcia, Managing Editor, Bakersfield Californian's Mercado Nuevo
Steve Yelvington, Vice President of Strategy and Content, Morris Communications
Kyle Leonard, Managing Editor, Chicago Tribune's TribLocal.com

Lessons Learned – Backfence.com

Mark Potts, Founder

DATE(S): Oct. 2, 2007 - Washington, D.C.

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