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The Massachusetts College of Law in Andover, Mass., convened March 7-8, 2009, "Serious Problems Facing the Media," under the curation of Dean Lawrence Velvel. Here's the agenda, with panelists:
PHOTOS OF SELECTED PARTICIPANTS
http://real.jour.missouri.edu/content/kbia/views030409.MP3 Conference on Serious Problems Facing the News Media
March 7-8, 2009
Massachusetts School of Law at Andover
As of 4:15 p.m. Friday
Saturday, March 7, 2009
8:00 – 8:30 am: Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 am: Welcome and Introductory Remarks – Dean Velvel
Session #1 – Print News Media Decline in Competence
2 Panels – 30 minutes each + 30 minutes for audience
8:45 – 9:30 a.m.:
Panel 1 Rick Edmonds Bill Densmore Robert Rosenthal David Cay Johnston
9:30 – 10:15 a.m.:
Panel 2 Lou Ureneck Bob Giles Chris Hedges
10:15 – 10:30 a.m.: Coffee Break
Session #2 – Newspaper Ownership – family v. corporate
10:30 – 11:15 am:
Panel Rick Edmonds Jerry Colby Ben Compaine
Session #3 -- Inadequacy of Broadcast, Cable TV, and Radio News
2 Panels – 30 minutes each + 30 minutes for audience
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 Noon :
Panel 1
Robert Ferrante David Boeri Kristina Borjesson
12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Lunch
12:45 – 1:30 p.m.:
Panel 2 Jon Sawyer Bill Densmore Rick Edmonds
Session #4 – Ideology and government financing of media
1:30 – 2:30 pm:
Panel Russ Baker Kristina Borjesson Peter Phillips David Cay Johnston
2:30 – 2:45 pm: Coffee Break
Session #5 – Media gullibility regarding the War in Iraq and the War on Terror
2 Panels – 30 minutes each + 30 minutes for audience
2:45 – 3:30 p.m.
Panel 1 Tyler Marshall Chris Hedges Lou Ureneck Michael Parks Russ Baker
3:30 – 4:15 p.m.:
Panel 2 Charlotte Dennett Jon Sawyer Bill Densmore Robert Rosenthal
4:15 – 4:30 pm: Coffee Break
Session #6 – Are the news media reluctant to admit their mistakes?
4:30 – 5:15 pm:
Panel David Cay Johnston Rick Edmonds Chris Hedges Russ Baker
5:15 pm: Adjourn
7:30 pm: Dinner in Room 216
Sunday, March 8, 2009
8:00 – 8:30 am: Breakfast
Session #7 – Satire and News Reporting
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.:
Panel Paul Hitlin
Session #8 – Has the Decline in Media Competence (Especially Print) Reduced Their Role as the Voice of the Poor and Disenfranchised?
9:00 – 9:45 am:
Panel Zoriah Miller Margaret Wolf Freivogel Peter Phillips
Session #9 – Should Journalism Schools Change Teaching and Learning?
2 Panels – 30 minutes each + 15 minutes for audience
9:45 – 10:30 am:
Panel 1 Lou Ureneck Michael Parks Dean Nelson Bob Giles
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.: Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:15 a.m.:
Panel 2 Russ Baker David Cay Johnston Bill Densmore
Session #10– Can the Internet Be a Corrective for News Media Ills?
2 Panels – 30 minutes each + 30 minutes for audience
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 Noon:
Panel 1 Lou Ureneck Benjamin Compaine Russ Baker Margaret Wolf Freivogel
12:00 Noon – 12:45 p.m.: Lunch
12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.:
Panel 2 Zoriah Miller Jonathan Last Paul Hitlin
Session #11 – Universities, Philanthropies, and Media Owners
1:30 – 2:45 pm:
Panel Jon Sawyer Michael Parks Bob Giles Rick Edmonds
2:45 – 3:15 pm: Closing Remarks, and Comments From Panelists and Audience
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