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PARTICIPANTS IN NOV. 19 CALL

NEW: Ideas for goals, questions and format for JTM-SV:

http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Jtm-sv-goals

Mission at start of talk

To begin growing a diverse, well-connected network at the intersection of journalism and technology focused on revitalizing participatory democracy ... through seeding innovative ideas ... deepening relationships . . . and inspiring action.

Mission idea near end of talk

"The convergence of journalism and technology to invent the next generation news ecology."

AGENDA

Here's what we propose to get accomplished on Monday:

Introduce principal collaborators (some present, some participating by teleconference)

Affirm the purpose: To begin growing a diverse, well connected network at the intersection of journalism and technology focused on revitalizing participatory democracy . . . through seeding innovative ideas . . . deepening relationships . . . and inspiring action.

Discuss how we ensure diversity in participation, perspective and expertise

Consider budget; balance between registration fees and sponsorships

Concept documents

http://www.mediagiraffe.org/jtm/jtm-sv-announcement.pdf
http://www.mediagiraffe.org/jtm/jtm-sv-donorDRAFT.doc

Collaborators

http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Jtv-sv-collaborators (please update)

Potential action items

Understand the promise – and pitfalls – of member/donor journalism

Redefine the “journalism” of social networks and search engines

Consider the effects on innovation of media and network concentration

Find appropriate roles for advertising . . . and government

Review the opportunities – and challenges – of disruptive technologies

Articulate the promise, and risks, of journalism without ads, paper or broadcast

Understand and strengthen the citizen/media connection

What we might achieve

Innovative frameworks for sustaining journalism / democracy

A research agenda for unanswered questions

Breakthroughs across silos of thought and practice

Some likely topics

Architecting an OS for Democracy (e.g., FCC reg’s as the blueprint for information diffusion)

Biologizing the Media System (analyzing MSM and the alternate media as biological systems)

IT Technology in Support of Diversity in News Sourcing

The Challenges of Disintermediated Journalism

Network neutrality -- Information delayed Is information denied

The New Technology of Journalism

The Wiki Revolution: Information Wants to be Accurate

The Challenge of Prioritizing News (while avoiding censorship)

Decentralizing News Management

Innovation in a Dominated Media Environment

The Technology and Best Practices of Citizen Journalism

Empowering the Citizen Journalist

Designing the Next News Room

The Evolving Media Infrastructure (i.e., a state of the MSM and the new media)

The Power of Blogging: Overview and Forecasts/Predictions

The Cathedral and the Sports Pages (see: “The Cathedral and the Bazaar”)

Meeting Tuesday for noncommercial newspaper project, the Public Press

Date: Tuesday, Nov. 20, 6:30 p.m., Pauline's Pizza, on Valencia between Duboce and 14th st., San Francisco.