Principal convenor
Minnesota Journalism Center
Minnesota News Council
“A PASSION FOR PLACE: “New Pamphleteers/New Reporters:
Convening Entrepreneurs Who Combine Journalism, Democracy, Place and Blogs” /
A Journalism That Mattersgathering / June 4-6, 2008 / Minnesota Journalism Center at the Univ. of Minnesota”

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Citizens at the gates: Citizen journalism in 2008

“Wednesday, 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.”

Join Margaret Duffy,acting dean for Research and Graduate studies
at the Missouri School of Journalism, for a discussion of findings by
Missouri, Michigan State and Ohio researchers. The team has been
surveying and analyzing the operations and challenges of more than 40
local online news/community sites nationwide and have provocative
initial findings about gatekeeping, technology, and legacy news
organizations. She will also discuss their development of a
sophisticated social network that is connecting those with needs,
resources and shared interests in citizen and community journalism. After the summary, Duffy will answer questions and seek feedback
regarding the findings and next steps.