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CONFERENCE: "Democracy and Independence: Sharing News and Politics in a Connected World", University

Hundreds of traditional and citizen journalists, political strategists, educators, bloggers, developers, technology and media researchers will convene June 29-July 1, 2006 at University of Massachusetts Amherst for the first Media Giraffe Project conference. The Media Giraffe Project, a non-partisan, interdisplinary research effort of the UMass journalism program, is hosting the roundtable summit and how-to sessions designed to:


-- Consider and recommend answers to changes to the financing and practice of journalism

-- Bridge the gap between new and traditional media

-- Show and consider the impact of new media technologies on journalism and the "public sphere"

-- Spotlight emerging business models
Create new networks of media innovators which bridge traditional carriers among journalism, education, politics and technology.

Starts02/22/2006
Ends06/28/2006
IssuesEnvironment, Family & Society, Human Rights, International, Media, Politics/Government
Homepagewww.mediagiraffe.org
Contactconference@mediagiraffe.org

Posted on February 23, 2006 in Event / Call to action by densmore