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Archived video of MGP2006 summit

Through the courtesy of the University of California School of Journalism, The Internet Archive, and Apple Computer, the Media Giraffe Project at UMass Amherst is please to offer archived QuickTime video of key presentations at the MGP2006 summit conference: "Democracy & Independence: Sharing News & Politics in a Connected World." Summit proceedings ran from 5 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 28 through approximately 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 1.

Archived video of MGP2006 (all video) at The Internet Archive.

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

1) 5 p.m.-6 p.m.: Helen Thomas
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2) 7:45 p.m.-10 p.m.: Dinner and Discusion: roundtable for eight -- How Will Journalism Remain Relevant?
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Thursday, June 29, 2006

3) 8:00 - 9:15am: Stephen Gray opening talk on "Newspapers Next"
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Oliver Lust's news account of Gray's talk

3a) 9:15 - 10:45am: "Finding a new Definition of Journalism"
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4) 10:45am - 11:15pm: How Katrina changed the news ecology
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Emily McKhann's blog posts bothbefore and after the session.

5) 11:00am - 12:15pm: Quality: How Do you Measure it?
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6) 12:15 - 2:00pm: When the Press Becomes a Pipe, Who Controls?
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7) 2:00 - 3:45pm: Can Free Media Sustain Democracy?
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8) 4:00 - 5:30pm: Immigrants and Ethnic Markets

9) 5:00 - 6:00pm: SPECIAL EVENT "The Philadelphia Experiments"
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10) 5:15 - 6:30pm: Michael Skoler, Minnesota Public Radio: How can old media be part of the new news technology?
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11) 7:00 - 10:00pm: Can Ownership Make a Difference?
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Friday, June 30, 2006

12) 7:45 - 9:30am: [12) 7:45 - 9:30am: Setting Scene; Rainie and Peskin
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13) 9:30 - 10:45am: Internet as an Organizing Tool; Whitehead

14) 9:30 - 10:45am: When Web Data Makes News
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15) 11:00am - 12:15pm: Internet as Government to Citizen tool; Clift

16) 12:30 - 2:00: New England News Council announcement and Tom Stites luncheon speech: (PDF TEXT
"Is Media Performance the Most Important Issue Facing Democracy?"
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17) 2:00 - 3:30: Anonymity vs Identity; Shara Nerad

18) 4:15-5:30: Morphing from Music: iPods Enter the Classroom
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19) 4:15 - 5:30: Who Will Narrow the Digital Divide?
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20) 4:15 - 5:30: Internet Advocacy Tool; Sifry Green, Lee

21) 7:30 - 8:15pm: Rob Williams

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Saturday, July 1, 2006

22) 8:30 - 10:00am: Political Blogs: Free Speech or Campaigning?
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23) 8:30 - 10:00am: Merging Forms: Is the Medium Still the Message?
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24) 8:30 - 10:00am: The Daily Grind
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25) 8:30 - 10:00am: Streaming Source Material: Lectures On Demand?
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26) 11:15am - 12:45pm: Closing session: What did we learn?
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