SPONSORS: Conference supported by UMass and private donors

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"Democracy and Independence: Sharing of News and Politics in a Connected World" is funded in part by grants from the University of Massachusetts research leadership program and by private donors, including:

PRINCIPAL SPONSORS:

  Omidyar Network, a mission-based investment group committed to fostering individual self-empowerment on a global scale.

 The Boston Globe, New England's premiere news organization -- in print, online and beyond.
 MassLive and The Republican -- Western Massachusetts complete sources for news, sports, events, listings and community.
The Ford Foundation
CONTRIBUTORS / CO-CONVENERS
The New England Press Assocation, promotes growth and excellence in the region's newspapers through technology, networking, education and recognition.
OurMedia OurMedia.org,  since 2004, a non-profit, global community and learning center for sharing, registering and archiving multimedia works of personal media. Based in San Francisco.
<$MTBlogName$>  Corante Media Hub is part of a family of trusted, unbiased sources on technology, business, law, science, and culture that�s authored by leading commentators and thinkers in their fields.

Peter Krasilovsky: A focus on the financing of local media, informed by deep knowledge of cable and telecommunications.
FACILITATORS
  Ben & Jerry's Homeade, Inc. (for the ice-cream social)