2002

Opening Session

• Rosental Calmon Alves, Professor and Knight Chair in Journalism, University of Texas at Austin

• Bruce Koon, Executive News Editor, Knight Ridder Digital

The New Genre – Have we really created a new genre or just a new delivery system for traditional journalism genres?

Moderator: Shawn McKinney, Designer, writer and assistant professor at the School of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin

• Doug Feaver,Vice President and Executive Editor, washingtonpost.com

• Carin Dessauer, Cross platform consultant, former CNN executive and recent George Washington University Fellow

• Bob Sullivan, Senior Writer, MSNBC.com

The Audience – What is the size of the audience for online journalism and how has it grown?

Moderator: Max McCombs, Professor, School of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin

• MJ Bear, New media consultant, American University Adjunct Professor, former NPR Vice President for online operations

• Beau Brendler, Director, Consumerwebwatch.org, founder and former Editorial Director, abcnews.com

• Stephen Newman, Deputy General Manager, nytimes.com

• Dick Bennett, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Audit Bureau of Circulations Interactive

Keynote Speaker – Online News: Realistic Strategies for the Post-Bubble Internet

• David Card, Vice President and Senior Analyst, Jupiter Media Metrix

The Money – Can online journalism become a profitable business?

Moderator: Neal M. Burns, Professor, Department of Advertising, UT Austin

• Eric A. Christensen, Vice President and General Manager, Belo Interactive

• Ken Riddick, Director of Interactive Media, Fresno Bee

• Larry K. Sanders, General Manager, statesman.com, former Vice President and General Manager, Usatoday.com

• Julie Weber, Digital Media Manager, Hearst Newspapers

The Perspectives – What lies ahead?

Moderator: Rosental Calmon Alves, Professor and Knight Chair in Journalism, University of Texas at Austin

• Sean Baenen, Managing Director, Odyssey Ventures, Inc.

• Janine Warner, author and syndicated columnist, former Director of Miami Herald Online

• Bruce Koon, Executive News Editor, Knight Ridder Digital, President of Online News Association

• Larry Pryor, Executive Editor of Online Journalism Review and Director of the Online Program at USC's Annenberg School of Communication