Category Archives: Pre-Conference Conversation

Session Reporter: Michele McLellan Conversationalist 1: Kelly Bridge, Michele McLellan Conversationalist 2: Michele McLellan/Kelly Bridge MCLELLAN 1. What is the story of your work and how did it lead to saying “yes” to this gathering? I am interesting in the … Continue reading →

Conversationalist 1: Kelly McBride, ethics group leader, Poynter Institute Conversationalist 2: Laura Emerick When Kelly and I spoke Feb. 26, we spent much of our conversation discussing the just-announced demise of Denver’s Rocky Mountain News. Along with our shock, and … Continue reading →

Conversationalist 1: Karen Duffy/Melissa Cornick Conversationalist 2: Karen Duffy/Melissa Cornick Melissa Cornick: Brief Background: I am a former network news investigative producer who is launching into hyper local news. 1. What is the story of your work and how did it … Continue reading →

Session Reporter: Jay Young Conversationalist 1: Jay Young and Barbara Kantrowitz Conversationalist 2: Barbara Kantrowitz and Jay Young Barbara Kantrowitz’s response to Jay Young’s answers: I think it’s encouraging that journalists are trying to imagine a future in which we … Continue reading →

Conversationalist 1: Laura Emerick Conversationalist 2: Kelly McBride Laura Emerick is the arts editor at the Chicago Sun Times. That means she’s the woman behind famed film critic Roger Ebert. She has been editing his work for 20 years. She spends … Continue reading →

Conversationalists: Anne Anderson and Leslie Fishburn-Clark Of necessity, we had a virtual conversation and are looking forward to hearing the sounds of each other’s voices for real! What is the story of your work and how did it lead to … Continue reading →

Conversationalist 1:  Linda Jue Conversationalist 2:  Tracy Ward Durkin Linda is the Director/Executive Editor of the G.W. Williams Center for Indy Journalism which sponsors national reporting intitiatives  designed to re-engage journalists, particularly journalists of color, women, and youth, in preserving journalism’s mission … Continue reading →

Submitted by PeggyHolman on Thu, 02/26/2009 – 11:11am Session Reporter: Peggy Holman Conversationalist 1: Tom Honig Conversationalist 2: Peggy Holman Tom Honig, former editor of the Santa Cruz Sentinel and I spoke on Tuesday, February 24th.  After more than 35 … Continue reading →

Submitted by DavidArdia on Thu, 02/26/2009 – 10:11amin Conversationalists: David Ardia and Neil Budde What is the story of your work and how did it lead to saying “yes” to this gathering? Neil Budde: Neil joined DailyMe after more than 30 … Continue reading →

Submitted by kpowers@cnc.com on Fri, 02/20/2009 – 9:32amin Conversationalists: Jennifer Hemmingsen/Kat Powers KAT POWERS’ RESPONSES: What is the story of your work and how did it lead to saying “yes” to this gathering? Kat is managing editor for two of … Continue reading →