Proposed Topics

Here are the proposed topics:

• How will technology innovation support journalism and participatory democracy?
• "mapping the newsroom"
• "What's worth saving?"
• "What are the essential elements of journalism which need to be sustained?" -- A brief agenda-setting speaker and a facilitated discussion including three other discussants, and time for general input from all event participants. The goal of the evening is to frame the challenges which appear addressable by technology solutions.
• "What's the matter with journalists?"
• "Journalists don't get it!" lead by a technologist/journalist who explains what the tech community believes journalism should look like going forward. After the discussion, a facilitated process to develop interest groups who will convene either as "design circles" or "discussion circles" for the rest of the morning.
• News and specific updates about the latest experiments in non-profit journalism, citizen journalism and the technologies they are using. These may feature new uses, new business models, new management practices and new ethical standards made possible by the new technologies.
• Shared insights on how the concept and practice of journalism may adapt to search and social networks, crowdsourcing, diverse, fragmented audiences and digital, participatory politics. For example, as news migrates on the web increasingly to "social network" platforms, it becomes important to know how these platforms treat the identities, preferences, privacy and financial authorizations of users.
• TENTATIVE -- "What will sustain journalism that matters?" lead by Paul Gillen, former editor of ComputerWorld magazine and author of "The New Influencers: A Marketer's Guide to Social Media," will consider the desires of journalists, expressed Wednesday evening, the replies of technologists, expressed Thursday morning, and will create a scenario for tech-driven journalism of the future, and challenge fellow participants to poke holes and suggest alternatives.