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