Monthly Archives: April 2011
Session: How to encourage young people -…
Session: How to encourage young people – or anyone – to develop a news persona? Renee Hobbs, Alison Payne, Lara Tewes, Jordan Eschler, Nancy Kranick, Andrew White Leigh Montgomery, Moderator The greatest opportunity and threat to the news is young … Continue reading
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Session: Obstacles and Opportunities
We identified obstacles that included the following ideas: Librarians value privacy but journalists value transparency and openness We have different terminology and language that can affect how we listen to and understand each other The fields of journalism and librarianship … Continue reading
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Session: Instructional Strategies
What instructional strategies best help kids care about news and current events while gaining digital and media literacy skills that enable them to use library resources to gain knowledge and expertise on issues that matter to them? Participants discussed a … Continue reading
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1pm session: How can Librarians and Journalists collaborate in recruiting and training Citizen Journalists
Moderated by Colin Rhinesmith questions – is this a good idea? What roles can librarian and journos play? Challenges and concerns what are the standards, and who sets them. Possible downside Training issues, literacy about consuming online information. Helpful if … Continue reading
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Sustainability Session (9:30 a.m.)
Here are some notes from our session on sustainable economic models, convened by Donna Liu. Liu discussed a hyperlocal, community-generated news site that she started, allprinceton.com. It began with a grant from the Knight Foundation but, going forward, will need … Continue reading
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Credibility, journalism, and libraries — ideas of trust and responsibility
Title: Credibility, journalism, and libraries — ideas of trust and responsibility Host/Reporter: Jeanine Finn Participants: Andrew Ott Saul Tannenbaum Suzanne Sullivan Khara Whitney-Marsh Katie Ingersoll Ruth Urell Dietmar Wolfram Meredith McCulloch Alexa Pearce Marla Crockett Mike Kettross Jamie Helgun Troy … Continue reading
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Breakout session: How do we get everyone in the room?
Participants: Jack Brighton (convener) Suzanne Searle Dorothy Carner Joy Mayer Tom Flanagan Jordan Eschler Jacqueline Rafferty Karen Perry Initial questions: What do we mean by everyone? What do we mean by the room? It’s about democracy, and engagement. A lot … Continue reading
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Session: How do we foster information literacy and media literacy in our libraries and in our communities?
Host: Catherine Odson Reporter: Anna Raya Rivera Participants: Kristin Charles-Scaringi, Dietmar Wolfram, Louis Battalen, Jamie Helgren, Amy Penwell, Colin Rhinesmith, Mary Thomason, Denise Blumendel, Tina Stewart, Suzanne Sullivan, Katy Aronoff, Jan Harrington Discussion: A. Issue of perception. No one really … Continue reading
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Photographing like a mad man
Photographing like a mad man!!
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