Opening Session
Opening Session
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Rosental Calmon Alves, Knight Chair in Journalism and UNESCO Chair in Communication, School of Journalism, UT Austin – Symposium Chair
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Glenn Frankel, director, UT School of Journalism
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Amy Schmitz Weiss, assistant professor, San Diego State University – Symposium Research Chair
Keynote Address: Reasons to be Cheerful: An Optimist’s View on the State of Digital Journalism
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Vivian Schiller, ex-president/CEO of NPR and ex-general manager of NYTimes.com
Paywalls: Charging for News Content. Does it Work?
Chair: Tim Lott, vice president/audience strategy, The Austin American Statesman
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Jim Gerber, director of content partnerships, Google
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Mark Medici, director of audience development, The Dallas Morning News
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Jorge Meléndez, vice president for new media, Grupo Reforma, Mexico
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Eivind Thomsen, Schibsted Media Group, Norway
Designing for iPad and Other Mobile Devices
Chair: Renita Coleman, UT School of Journalism
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Paul Brannan, emerging platforms editor, BBC News
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Filipe Fortes, chief technology officer, Treesaver
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John Kilpatrick, vice president of design for The Daily
Keynote Address: Beyond Breaking News
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Meredith Artley, vice president and managing editor, CNN.com
Research Panel: Examining News Innovations
Chair: Amy Schmitz Weiss, San Diego State University (Symposium research chair)
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Tanja Aitamurto, University of Tampere, Finland, and Seth Lewis, University of Minnesota
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Jake Batsell, Southern Methodist University
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Mark Berkey-Gerard, Rowan University
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Timothy Currie, University of King’s College
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Carla Patrao and Antonio Dias Figueiredo, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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Nikki Usher, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication
Research Panel: All About the Tweet and More
Chair: Cindy Royal, Texas State University
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Dale Blasingame, Texas State University, San Marcos
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Carrie Brown, University of Memphis, and others
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Marcus Messner, Virginia Commonwealth University, and others
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Elvira García de Torres (Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Spain) and others
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All About the Tweet and More Q&A, part 2
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All About the Tweet and More Q&A, part 3
Keynote Address: Redefining Asia, Redefining Media
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Madanmohan Rao, editor of The Asia Pacific Internet Handbook, India
Nonprofit Journalism Online: Is the Model Sustainable?
Chair: Paula Poindexter, University of Texas at Austin
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Lisa Frazier, President & CEO, The Bay Citizen
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Gustavo Gorriti, founder director, IDL-Reporteros, Peru
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John Thornton, chairman of the board, Texas Tribune
Research Panel: Beyond News Routines, Beyond News Consumption
Chair: Tom Johnson, University of Texas at Austin
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Hsiang Iris Chyi and Monica Chadha, University of Texas at Austin
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Ahmed El Gody, Orebro University, Sweden
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Angela Lee, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
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Ingrid Bachmann and Summer Harlow, University of Texas at Austin
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Jonathan Groves, Drury University, and Carrie Brown, University of Memphis
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Brian Baresch, University of Texas at Austin, and others
Keynote address: Building a Platform for Neighborhood News and Information
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Warren Webster, president of Patch Media
Engaging the Communities With the News
Chair: Jim Brady, consultant (former editor of TBD.com and WashingtonPost.com)
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Espen Egil Hansen, editor in chief, VG Multimedia, Norway
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Mitch Gelman, vice president, Clarity Digital Media - Examiner.com
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Jennifer Preston, staff writer (former social media editor), The New York Times
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Amanda Zamora, social media and engagement editor, The Washington Post
Research Panel: Beyond the Conversation, Beyond Engagement
Chair: Chris Kabwato, School of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University, South Africa
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C.W. Anderson, College of Staten Island (CUNY)
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Alfred Hermida, UBC Grad. School of Journalism (Canada), and others
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Seth Lewis, University of Minnesota
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Kang Hui Baek, University of Texas at Austin, and others