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Panel Detail:
Wednesday, April 26, 2006
9:10 AM - 10:25 AM
Rise of Citizen Journalists
Speakers:
Rafat Ali,
Publisher and Editor, paidContent.org
Dean Rotbart,
Host, Newsroom Confidential
David Sifry,
Founder and CEO, Technorati
Jonathan Weber,
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, New West
Moderator:
Tina Sharkey, Senior Vice President, AOL
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Jonathan Weber makes a point during this discussion of blogs and other non-mainstream news outlets. Listening, from left, Dean Rotbart and David Sifry.
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The rise of bloggers is having a profound effect on traditional news media. Today's youth increasingly view newspapers as an anachronism - what LPs are to iPods. They increasingly rely on blogs, RSS feeds and other tools that bring them just the news and information they want. The traditional news media has been slow to understand the impact of this trend, not only on their profession, but its impact on maintaining an informed citizenry. Is this new, citizen journalism encouraging open discussion, debate, and learning? Or is it contributing to an increasingly polarized country, with people consuming only the news that fits their existing viewpoints? This is a discussion the country needs as news production and consumption undergoes a radical transformation.
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