Category Archives: Session Notes

Change in Challenging Times

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by PeggyHolman on Mon, 03/30/2009 – 4:05pm Session Convenor: Peggy Holman Session Reporter: Lyn Bazell Discussion Participants: Peter Block Anne Anderson Lori Rosolowsky Lisa Loving Lyn Bazzell Note from Peggy:  Because these ideas became clearer for me after the … Continue reading →

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THE CHALLENGE: Consider new ownership, funding ideas for local news outfits

Posted on March 27, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by Bill Densmore on Fri, 03/27/2009 – 1:50pm Session Convenor: Michelle Ferrier and Bill Densmore Session Reporter: Bill Densmore Discussion Participants: Participants quoted in these notes include: Lisa Loving, news editor of the Skanner News Group, in Portland, Oregon; … Continue reading →

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What is the Value of Journalism to Our Communities

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by PeggyHolman on Wed, 03/11/2009 – 2:46pmin Session Convenor:  Bill Densmore Session Reporter:  Hannah Miller Discussion Participants:  A large group Question: What is the value of journalism? What does it offer to our communities that isn’t already there? It has to do … Continue reading →

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Poynter Training Needs

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by eangelotti on Tue, 03/10/2009 – 8:01am Session Convenor: Howard Finberg and Ellyn Angelotti Session Reporter: Ellyn Angelotti Discussion Participants: Jim Kennedy, Tom Honig, Bill Densmore What should the print/web product look like? Print- more reflective Web- constant info … Continue reading →

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How do we (market) teach that journalism matters

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by newsecology on Wed, 03/04/2009 – 1:27pm Session Convenor: Bill Densmore Session Reporter: Jenn Hemmingsen Discussion Participants: Jeff VanderClute, Michele McLellan, Jeremy Iggers, John Hamer, Kat Powers, Tom Stites, Susan Moeller, Hannah Miller, Kelly Puente, Tom Honig, Laura Emerick, … Continue reading →

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Journalism 2.0 / Independent startups

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by montgomeryl on Wed, 03/04/2009 – 6:07amin Session Convenor: Mark Briggs, Serra Media LLC Session Reporter: Leigh Montgomery Discussion Participants: Attendees: Barbara Iverson, Columbia College Chicago; Karen Duffy, the Daytona Beach News-Journal; Barbara Kantrowits, Hechinger Institute on Education & … Continue reading →

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Journalism curricula and investigative reporting

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by jhai on Tue, 03/03/2009 – 10:14pm Session Convenor: Bill Moushey Session Reporter: Jackie Hai Discussion Participants: Lou Ureneck, Ken Carpenter, Carey French, et al. Bill Moushey of the Innocence Institute at Point Park University and Lou Ureneck of the New … Continue reading →

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TRUST: How to Rebuild It

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by John Hamer on Tue, 03/03/2009 – 7:16pmin Session Convenor: John Hamer, Washington News Council Session Reporter: John Hamer, WNC Discussion Participants: Anne Anderson, Tom Stites, Jay Young JOHN explained the River Park Square project report, in which The … Continue reading →

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Capturing young people’s attention in the digital age

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by jhai on Tue, 03/03/2009 – 6:03pm Session Convenor: Jackie Hai Discussion Participants: Carol Zuegner, Warner Sabio, Lori Rosolowsky, Jim Bowey, Joe Shea, Jose Baez Guerrero, Peter Block Opening premise: We all have ADD. Technology has changed the way we … Continue reading →

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Humor as a commodity

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Peggy Holman

Submitted by Kelly McBride on Tue, 03/03/2009 – 2:03pmin Session Convenor: Kelly McBride Session Reporter: Kelly McBride Discussion Participants: José Báez Guerrero, John Hamer, Jacob Kaplan-Moss, Jannet Walsh, Lori Rosolowsky, Nick Penniman, Tyson Evans Humor seems to be a huge … Continue reading →

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