All plenary activities are in St. Andrews Hall, Wayne State University or in an open-space, 400-seat dining commons which we’ll have for our exclusive use.
Thursday, June 3, 2010: Understanding the context
Registration
12:00 – 6:00 p.m. Located in St. Andrews Hall, Wayne State University
ACTIVITIES
2:00 – 3:30pm Welcome to conference participants
- Who’s here and what do we need to know to have a productive time together?
- Unity’s $100,00 Ford Foundation Grant for New U: News Entrepreneurs Working through UNITY
3:30 – 4:00pm Break
4:00 – 5:30pm ***** Innovation Expo **** (St. Andrews Hall)
What news and information innovations are you doing that reach and activate diverse communities?
Media providers share their work through informal displays and conversations.
For information on hosting a table, contact us at jtm [at] journalismthatmatters [dot] org (jtm [at] journalismthatmatters [dot] org).
5:30 – 6:30pm Circulating dinner — Towers Cafe (in residence hall)
Buffet style, with plenty of opportunity for networking. Knives optional — eat with one hand, hold your plate in the other, and keep circulating — or settle at one of the tables.
6:30 – 7:30 Perspectives on Innovation in News and Innovation — (Towers Cafe)
Perspectives on innovations that reshape journalism so that it engages and serves all people and communities
- Three “conversation catalysts” will offer their thoughts on Content, Conduits,
and Code, including:- Latoya Peterson, Racialicious on Content
- Chris Rabb, Demos fellow on Conduit
- Christina Xu, MIT Center for Future Civic Media on Code
7:30 – 9:30pm World Café conversation:
What innovations are reshaping news and information so that it engages and serves all people & communities?
We’ll cross-pollinate ideas among our diverse participants to build on the opening comments.
Outcome: Orientation to current and possible innovations in the media landscape that includes a broader range of voices. The result: A foundation for richer conversations on journalism innovations by and for diverse voices.
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Friday, June 4 — Innovate: Explore/design ideas/projects
- Purpose: To explore a wide range of innovative possibilities at the intersection of journalism, technology, and diversity
- Organizing question: “How do we nurture the innovators and serve the communities of the new news and information landscape?”
- Structure: We’ll use “open-space technology” to organize our activity. Breakout sessions are hosted by participants on the topics of their choice.
8:15 – 8:45 am Continental breakfast and networking (St. Andrews Hall)
9:00am Agenda Creation
Session topics are chosen by participants.
10:30am Breakout Sessions 1
Noon – 1:30pm Lunch provided in St. Andrews Hall
1:30pm Breakout Sessions 2
3:00pm Breakout Sessions 3
4:30 – 5:30 pm Closing — What did we do today?
Outcomes: Topics of most interest explored in-depth. Specific project teams begin taking shape.
7:00pm Dinner and briefing on Time, Inc.s’ Assignment Detroit at the Charles H. Wright African American Museum
Hear a few words from Steven Grey, Correspondent, Time Magazine on a year in the life of the city of Detroit. Then tour the Wright Museum as you interact with other participants.
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Saturday, June 5 — Incubate: What’s your next step?
- Purpose: To provide space for developing projects and taking action on initiatives which have life beyond this event.
8:15 – 8:45am Continental breakfast and networking
9:00am Opening for the day
Paul Zube on MSU research on media localism and ownership
Organizing the day – agenda creation
Session topics are chosen by participants.They can last a few minutes, a few hours, or all day, if that’s what a project team decides.
10:30am Breakout Sessions 1
Noon – 1:30p.m. Lunch provided
1:30pm Breakout Sessions 2
3:00pm Breakout Sessions 3
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Closing
Common themes: What new directions for including all voices are emerging?
Outcomes. Ideas generated, partnerships formed, current initiatives revitalized, new initiatives identified, the relationships among journalism, technology, and diverse voices strengthened.
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Sunday, June 6, Initiate: Bringing it on Home
Purpose: Give projects and other initiatives a boost before we head home.
8:15 – 8:45 am Continental breakfast and networking
9:00 – 11:30 Project Pitches
Project teams pitch their ideas and get feedback from invited coaches, including Jan Schaffer of J-Lab, and Jennifer 8. Lee, Judge, Knight Foundation, Roger Gafke, Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute.
11:30 – Noon Closing
(Lunch venue suggestion for post-event discussions: Union Street, 4145 Woodward Ave., (313) 831-3965)