Lex Alexander, Greensboro News JournalSusan DeFife, BackFence.comJ.B. Holston, NewsGatorModerator: Dan Gilmour, "We the Media" Dan: If this is about conversation, the first rule is to listen. What is the state of the art with big media. Lex: The state of the art starts with listening. The more of that they’re doing, the closer to the […]
With:— Ana Marie Cox (Wonkette.com)— John Gerzema (Young and Rubicam)— Dominik van Jan (NextNextBig Thing)— Moderator Farai Chideya (PopandPolitics.com) Oops … no Ana Marie; she must be wonketting elsewhere today. John: Self-manifestation by simply typing … creating and presenting your own world. … RSS allows people to create their own applications their own world. How […]
Al is talking about the systemic decay of the public forum; for instance, the rejection and dismissal of science. All this strikes Gore as "strange." He wants to recreate a meritocracy of the marketplace of ideas to stimulate more diversity of viewpoints. Many in the audience, he says, are doing this: a better informed American […]
Wow (again)! Al Gore is five feet away from me; Tipper Gore is six feet to my right. But enough about logistics … Al says: Thirty second television commercials are the only thing that matters in political discourse today. … There was a time when our political discourse was more vivid and clear and rested […]
Well, was this fun or what? Our assignment during the break: To meet someone at another table in this very crowded room, exchange business cards, and network — make a connection. I met William H. Wilson, managing editor of the Elkhart (Ind.) Truth, which was kinda cool since I once worked at the South Bend […]
It starts at the top, says Larry Kramer. You hear that sentiment over and over and over again. And it is SO true! CBS is educating its news division to "the new competitiveness." But top management must encourage this; insist on this. We confront people at CBS News every day about the way they do […]
You don’t have public trust unless you’re completely open and accessable. … Context and explanation … like a football game where the fans want to join in and play!
Farai Chideya:There is no real separation of the media anymore. Tom Curley (AP):Images (and audio) provided by citizens … Serves up the f-word before breakfast (something John Feinstein did on Saturday during the Navy football broadcast!) … Competitive challenges and WHO owns the rights. Larry Kramer (CBS):CBS has recently revamped its website (www.cbs.com) … Public […]
Hi … Steve Klein from George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., checking in. I’ll be blogging for WeMedia today, too.