Program
Keynote Speakers
- Krishna Bharat, Principal Scientist at Google and creator of Google News
- Michael Skoler, Executive director of the Center for Innovation in Journalism @ American Public Media and the founder of Public Insight Journalism®.
- Elizabeth Spiers, media columnist for Fast Company and founding editor of Gawker.com
Panels
- Advances in News Gathering
- Improving Journalism Workflow: Automation & Productivity
- Social Computing and Journalism
- Ubiquitous Journalism
- Participant Journalism & Journalism Participation: Authoring and Interacting in New Media
- Sensemaking & Visualization
- Information Mashups: Aggregation, Syndication, and Web Services
- 21st Century Editor in Chief
Schedule
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
- 12:00 pm Registration
- 1:00 pm Welcome Address
- 1:15 pm Keynotes
- Krishna Bharat, Principal Scientist at Google and creator of Google News
- Michael Skoler, Executive Director of the Center for Innovation in Journalism at American Public Media (APM), created Public Insight Journalism and founded the Public Insight Network for newsrooms at APM, Minnesota Public Radio, and public radio stations across the country.
- 2:30 pm Ubiquitous Journalism Panel
- 3:30 pm Coffee Break
- 4:00 pm Social Computing and Journalism Panel
- 5:00 pm 21st Century Editor in Chief Panel
- 6:30 - 8:30 pm Reception
Saturday, Feb 23rd, 2008
- 8:00 am Breakfast & Coffee
- 9:00 am Advances in News Gathering Panel
- 10:10 am Sensemaking & Information Visualization Panel
- 10:50 am short break
- 11:00 am News X Roadmaps
- 12:30-1:30 pm Lunch
- 1:30 pm Information Mashups: Aggregation, Syndication, and Web Services
- 2:30 pm Improving Journalism Workflow: Automation and Productivity Panel
- 3:30 pm Coffee Break
- 4:00 pm Participant Journalism & Journalism Participation: Authoring and Interacting in New Media
- 5:00 pm Closing Keynote
- Elizabeth Spiers, media columnist for Fast Company and founding editor of Gawker.com
- 5:30 pm Wrap-up and Thanks
- Beth Mynatt, Director, GVU Center; Associate Professor, School of Interactive Computing, Georgia Tech