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[ecrea] The Future of Ethical Journalism - U of Wisconsin, Madison - April 30 - May 1, 2009

Tue Apr 21 19:47:05 GMT 2009



THE FUTURE OF ETHICAL JOURNALISM
The conference is sponsored through a generous gift from the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation.

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Friday May 1, 2009

Location <http://conferencing.uwex.edu/index.cfm>Pyle Center 3rd Floor Lakeside, 702 Langdon Street, Madison WI

Registration 8:30 am   Coffee, tea, juice, fruit and pastries  available

Welcome   8:45 am       Dr. Stephen J.A. Ward


SESSION I    9:00 am - 10:25 am
Surviving the Media Carnage: Pathways to Good Journalism

The future of journalism is being debated amid the decline of traditional economic models and a media revolution. In tough times, can journalism afford ethics? What are the pathways to the future? Are there new models for doing good public-interest journalism and in maintaining ethical standards?

Moderator:
Lew Friedland, Professor, UW School of Journalism & Mass Communication
Panelists:
Kathy Bissen, director of production, Wisconsin Public Television
Ellen Foley, former editor, Wisconsin State Journal
Phil Rosenthal, media columnist, Chicago Tribune
Jon Sawyer, executive director, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting


Coffee break    10:30 - 10:40


SESSION 2    10:45 am - 11:55 am
Ethical Situationals: Tough Calls in the Newsroom

Senior journalists and editors present the toughest ethical issues they face today in the newsroom, and how they have responded to specific cases and situations. This is an interactive session where the editors present ethical situations and ask the audience how they would respond.

Moderator:
Lee Wilkins, Curators' Teaching Professor, Missouri School of Journalism
Panelists:
Scott J. Anderson, former senior political producer, CNN.com
Martin Kaiser, editor, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Glen Mabie, former news director, WEAU-TV
Owen Ullmann, deputy director/news, USA Today


Lunch 12:00 - 1:00 pm
One hour free time for lunch. Information on nearby restaurants will be provided.

SESSION 3    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Media Accountability: A Dialogue with the Public Editor of the New York Times

Clark Hoyt, public editor of the New York Times, discusses his role as public editor and his assessment of journalism ethics today with conference attendees.

Introduction: Sharon Dunwoody, Evjue-Bascom Professor, UW School of Journalism & Mass Communication


SESSION 4    2:05 pm - 3:10 pm
The Future of Investigative journalism

Prominent investigative journalists discuss the future of their craft and consider new models for funding and doing investigative journalism, such as not-for-profit foundations.

Moderator: George Stanley, managing editor, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Panelists:
Robert Cribb, investigative reporter, Toronto Star
Andy Hall, executive director, <http://www.wisconsinwatch.org>Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Brant Houston, Knight Chair in Investigative Journalism, University of Illinois Kate Parry, assistant managing editor Enterprise/Investigations, Star-Tribune, Minneapolis


Coffee Break 3:15 - 3:30 pm


SESSION 5     3:35 pm - 4:45 pm
New Media, Ethics and Democratic Journalism

Does online journalism have an ethics, or should it have an ethics? If it has an ethics, what is it? Must there be a tension between traditional and new media journalism? How can the potential of new media and communication technology be used responsibly to enhance democratic journalism? A panel of journalists and media scholars debate the prospects and the practice of new media journalism.

Moderator: Sue Robinson, Assistant Professor, UW-Madison School of Journalism & Mass Communication
Panelists:
Ira Basen, producer, CBC Radio
Katy Culver, faculty, UW-Madison School of Journalism & Mass Communication
Peter Kafka, senior editor, AllThingsDigital
Jeff Mayers, president, <http://www.wispolitics.com>wispolitics.com
Dhavan Shah, Maier-Bascom Professor, UW-Madison School of Journalism & Mass Communication


CONCLUSION    4:45 - 5:00 pm
End-of-conference reflections, final comments and thanks


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