Research Panel: All about the Twitter
Publishers and the moments that matter
Chair: Owen R. Youngman, professor and Knight Chair and Professor of Digital Media Strategy, Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University
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Keynote speaker: Bonita Stewart, vice president, Americas, partner business solutions at Google
Reformatting the business model: Native advertising, crowdsourcing, paywalls and revenue diversification
Chair and presenter: Jennifer Preston, vice president, journalism, Knight Foundation
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Tim Griggs, publisher and COO, Texas Tribune
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Jim Moroney, publisher and CEO, The Dallas Morning News
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Maria Ramírez, co-founder and co-editor, El Español, Spain
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Joy Robins, SVP of global revenue and strategy, Quartz
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Chia Ting Ting, head of advertising & digital marketing, MalaysiaKini, Kini Biz & Kini TV, Malaysia
Reformatting the news: How journalism is responding to the mobile revolution and changes in consumers’ viewing and reading habits
Chair: Ann Marie Lipinski, curator, Nieman Foundation at Harvard University
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Trei Brundrett, chief product officer, Vox Media
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Stacy-Marie Ishmael, editor for news apps, BuzzFeed News
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Drake Martinet, global head of platform, Vice Media
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Adam Symson, senior vice president and chief digital officer E.W. Scripps Co.
The art and science of audience development: How news organizations navigate a world where they don’t control the distribution channels
Chair and presenter: Emily Bell, director, Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School
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Cynthia Collins, editor, social media, The New York Times
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Emilio Garcia-Ruiz, managing editor, The Washington Post
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Stacy Martinet, chief marketing officer, Mashable
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Helen Havlak, engagement editor, The Verge
Editing while disrupting: A report from Washington
Chair: Evan Smith, editor and CEO, Texas Tribune
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Keynote speaker: Susan Glasser, editor, Politico
Research Panel: Influence, consumption and participation: Paths to news engagement
Chair and discussant: Jake Batsell, assistant professor of journalism, Southern Methodist University
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Leaning conservative: Innovation and presidential campaign coverage by U.S. newspaper websites in the digital age
Jane Singer, City University London, England
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Tap, scroll down, chat and more? Examining the influence of mobile applications and interpersonal discussions towards political participation
Joseph Yoo, Pei Zheng, Hyeri Jung, Vickie Chen, Shuning Lu and Thomas Johnson, University of Texas at Austin
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Back and forth in time: Online news archives and presence as transportation
Terry Britt, University of Texas at Austin
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Getting my two cents worth in: Access, interaction, participation and social inclusion in online news commenting
Fiona Martin, University of Sydney, Australia
Engaging new audiences: Hispanics and millennials
Chair: Jay Rosen, associate professor at New York University and blogger at PressThink.org
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Keynote speaker: Isaac Lee, president of news and digital for Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), and CEO of Fusion
The arrival of virtual-reality journalism: Using immersive 3D devices for experiential storytelling
Chair and presenter: Robert Hernandez, associate professor of professional practice, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at USC
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Nonny de la Peña, fellow at USC School of Cinematic Arts and founder of immersive journalism VR company Emblematic Group
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Taylor Owen, assistant professor of digital media and global affairs, University of British Columbia, Canada
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Ray Soto, 3D creative lead for VR product, Gannett
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Robert Hernandez, associate professor of professional practice, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at USC
Research Panel: The changing tide in journalism structures, systems and processes
Chair and discussant: Amy Schmitz Weiss, associate professor, San Diego State University
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Picking the NYT Picks: Editorial criteria and automation in the curation of online news comments
Nicholas Diakopoulos, University of Maryland
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The age of digital collaboration: A case study of Arquitetura da Gentrificação, a Brazilian collaborative platform for citizen journalism
Soraia Souza, Estácio de Sá University, Brazil
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Data journalism: An explication
Cindy Royal and Dale Blasingame, Texas State University
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Digital divisions: Organizational gatekeeping practices in the context of online news
Joshua Scacco, Purdue University, Alexander L. Curry and Natalie J. Stroud, University of Texas at Austin
The changing business logic of media: Why contemporary trends require rethinking company strategies
Chair: George Sylvie, associate professor, School of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin
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Keynote speaker: Robert Picard, Reuters Institute at the University of Oxford
A global roundup: How journalists are using the Internet in their struggle for democracy, human rights and press freedom around the world
Chair: Maria Teresa Ronderos, director, Program of Independent Journalism at Open Society Foundations
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Tamas Bodoky, editor-in-chief, Atlatszo, Hungary
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Haris Dedovic, editor-in-chief, Karike, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Gopal Guragain, CEO, Ujyaalo Multimedia, Nepal
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Jahanzaib Haque, editor, Dawn.com, Pakistan
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Mike Runey, program manager, Meydan TV, Azerbaijan
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Gregory Shvedov, editor-in-chief, Caucasian Knot, Russia
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Laura Weffer, co-founder and editor, Effecto Cocuyo, Venezuela
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Anim van Wyk, deputy editor, Africa Check
Research Panel: All about the Twitter
Chair: Alfred Hermida, associate professor, University of British Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Canada
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Journalists, gatekeeping, and social interaction on Twitter: Differences by beat and media type for newspaper and online news
Frank Russell, University of Missouri, Missouri School of Journalism
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#Ferguson strategic messaging: How local journalists and activists used Twitter as a communication tool
Amber Hinsley and Hyunmin Lee, Saint Louis University
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Live tweeting a presidential primary debate: Comparing the content of Twitter posts and news coverage
Kyle Heim, Seton Hall University
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Gold medals, black Twitter, and not-so-good hair: Framing the Gabby Douglas controversy
Kathleen McElroy, Oklahoma State University