During this one-day event, we will tap into the broader creativity of influential thought leaders in social media and explore its future possibilities within journalism. In addition the listening to poignant talks from really smart people, you'll collaborate with others at the event to finish the sentence: "The future of journalism is ..."
You can purchase tickets to attend the in-person event here:
http://about.poynter.org/about-us/events/finding-future-journalism-poynters-social-media-day
Schedule for the day:
9:30 -10 a.m.: Register/Mingle
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.: Welcome to Poynter
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.: Importance of Diversity in Social Media, Lisa Stone, co-founder and CEO, BlogHer
11:00 -11:30 a.m.: Leveraging Online Popularity, David Devore, creator of “David After Dentist” YouTube video
11:30 -12:00 p.m.: Adding Context to News, Jim Spanfeller, president & CEO, The Spanfeller Media Group former CEO, Forbes.com
12:00 - 12:30 p.m.: Open Leadership, Charlene Li, partner, Altimeter Group (via Skype)
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.: Lunch (provided)
1:30 - 2:00 p.m.: From Stories to Streams: The Evolution of the Beat, Matt Thompson, editorial product manager, Project Argo/National Public Radio
2:00 - 2:30 p.m.: A Lesson in Citizen Journalism, Janis Krums, entrepreneur and citizen journalist (tweeted photo of the Hudson River plane crash)
2:30 - 3:00 p.m.: The future of journalism is the past, Mónica Guzmán Preston, director of editorial outreach, Intersect
3:00 - 3:30 p.m.: Using New Tools to Erase Media's Old Limits, Alexis Madrigal, Mathew Honan and Sarah Rich, editors of LongShot magazine (via Skype)
3:30 - 4:00 p.m.: Finding Revenue in Social Media, Vadim Lavrusik, community manager, Mashable
4:00 - 4:30 p.m.: Social Commerce, Amy Webb, CEO and Principle, Webbmedia Group (via Skype)
4:30 - 5:00 p.m.: What have we heard today?, Gregg Freishtat, CEO, Vertical Acuity; and Betsy Morgan, former CEO, Huffington Post
5 p.m.: Reception
Facilitators: Kelly McBride, Senior Faculty, Ethics, Poynter Institute; Christine Montgomery, Interactive Managing Editor, PBS.org and Board President, Online News Association; and Betsy Morgan, former CEO, Huffington Post
Go to Poynter.org on Nov. 5 to watch the live stream for free.
Also, tune in Nov. 3 for our tweetup at Poynter:
http://www.meetup.com/Poynter/calendar/14540789/
