Philadelphia
From Media Giraffe
[edit] Thursday 5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. videoconference
Thursday, June 29, 2006 is to be an historic moment in American journalism. It is believed to be the first time major metro dailies -- the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News -- have been returned to local ownership from chain ownership. At the same time, a working group of citizens in the city where American independence sprang are considering what the next news organization will look like. To describe the change, and how Philadelphia media bloggers, reformers and consumers -- plus insiders at the two papers -- are reacting, MGP2006 has scheduled live videoconference session between Amherst and Philadelphia from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Thurs., June 29.
The UMass academic videoconferencing center and a similar facility at the University of Pennsylvania will be used to make the live link. Among those present in Amherst will be Chris Satullo, editor-page editor of The Inquirer. Among those present in Philadelphia will be Wendy Warren, an assistant managing editor of The Daily News.
Both sides of the videoconference may also be viewed via a live stream on the web (courtesy of the University of California-Berkeley) at: http://www.mediagiraffe.org/live
[edit] How to participate from Amherst -- meet outside "Media Cafe" at 4:30 p.m.
Space in the UMass videoconference facility limits participants to approx. 25 people. To get on the list to participate in Amherst, just add your name to this wiki list below (using the "edit" tab). The Herter Hall videoconferencing facility is seven-minute walk from the Campus Center. We will meet outside the "Media Cafe" in the Campus Center Concourse at 4:30 p.m. for the seven-minute walk to the Herter Hall Videoconference studio.
[edit] SEATING LIMITED
Seating is limited in the videoconferencing studio at UMass. Just add your name to the number list below and when it gets to 25, we have to stop! Use the wiki "edit" tab atop this page to click and add your name to the list below (then use the "save page" tab).
- Bill Densmore, Media Giraffe Project
- Chris Satullo, The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Colin Rhinesmith, ACMEBoston
- Tom Stites, UU World, Center for Public Integrity, and Inquirer regional editor 1970-72
- Philip Meyer, University of North Carolina
- Jay Rosen, New York University
