Indigenous World | Telling our own stories – Sanjeev Chaterjee, David Sasaki, Cristina Quisbert, Luis Ramiro Beltrán

Indigenous communities around the world have long had their stories told for them by anthropologists, journalists and documentary-film makers. Today, more and more of these communities are online, telling their own stories. Introduced by: Sanjeev Chaterjee, Director, Knight Center for International Media Session Chair: David Sasaki, Rising Voices Cristina Quisbert, Producer and Eduardo ?Åvila, Director, […]

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Developer’s World | Emergent content: Yours, mine, ours – Dale Peskin, Chris Willis, Eduard Danilo Ruiz, Michael Smolens, Adam Hoey

Rather than trying to control content spiraling through the mediascape, enterprising businesses allow content to have a life of its own, as others repost, edit, parody, mashup or comment on it. While surrendering control may seem a counter-intuitive business strategy, content free-for-alls, with soft brand associations, can expand audiences, reach and influence. Session Chair: Dale […]

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Pro-Am World | Developing meaningful partnerships – Lou Ferrara, Michael Tippett, Kate Marymont, Lauren McCullough, David Cohn

The hierarchy between journalist and audience has broken down. While some fear the change, others see the enormous potential in bringing the work of professional and amateur journalists together. How are eyewitnesses, often using social networks, creating new story-telling models? What is the best way to leverage the experience of professional journalists in this new […]

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Nonprofit World | Endowed Journalism – John Bracken, Jon Sawyer, Ellen Miller

As commercial journalism evolves, the influence and impact of nonprofit media is expanding. Non-profits are developing new journalistic models; advocacy groups who once relied on journalists are now making the news themselves. How do these changes effect the delivery, dissemination, and our understanding of news? What are the potential risks and benefits? Session chair: John […]

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Working Group | Change The World – Brian Reich, Ruth Behar, Luis Ramiro Beltran, Andrew Karanja Githeko, Tom Kennedy, Pedro Paulo Poppovic, Tini Tran, Wang Wei

How can media and technology be used to facilitate meaningful and measurable change in our society? Working Group Chair: Brian Reich, author, Media Rules! Ruth Behar, professor of anthropology, University of Michigan Luis Ramiro Beltr?°n, Bolivian journalist and scholar Andrew Karanja Githeko, Chief Research Officer & Head: Climate and Human Health Research Unit, Kenya Medical […]

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Leadership World | Women, Media and Technology – Susan Mernit, Mary Hodder, Judith Meskill, Carolyn Washburn, Barbara Kahn, Jan Schaffer

Women and girls are a powerful force online: They users, creators and participants, as well as marketing targets for advertisers. Yet women-led businesses and gender-balanced teams in new media are more an exception than a rule. What can some of today’s female media leaders tell us about building successful businesses, leading strong teams and creating […]

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Healthy World | The Future of Information & Communication Technologies in Health – Dr. Pascal Goldschmidt, Kendall Lockhart, Scott Mowbray, Bert van Hoof, Don Jones, Emilio Pardo, Dr. Andrew Wiesenthal, Grant Harrison

Sponsored by the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, AARP, Kaiser Permanente and Microsoft Leading edge thinkers discuss one of the most important and personally meaningful issues of the 21st century: How communications technology and the content delivered through it will be used to improve the health and quality of life for people worldwide. […]

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