[ecrea] PUBLIC MEDIA 2.0 @ICA

> PUBLIC MEDIA 2.0 @ICA
>
> The Journalism Studies Division is cosponsoring 
> a half-day preconference on The Future of Public 
> Media: Participatory Models, Global Networks in Boston
>
> Time: Thursday, 26 May 13:00 ­ 17:00
> Location: Westin Waterfront Hotel
>
> WWhether you are interested in issues related to 
> public and participatory media in the global 
> context, or seeking new ways to collaborate with 
> colleagues working in the field, this 
> preconference may provide you original thinking 
> about participatory public media, and offer 
> possibilities for establishing collaborations 
> between scholars, practitioners, and policymakers.
>
> The discussion focuses on how best to define 
> legitimate practices and rationales for public 
> service media in an increasingly user-centric 
> environment, new methods for determining and 
> maintaining credibility in open communications 
> systems, and tools for mapping emerging forms of 
> public media â??beyond broadcast.â?? There is 
> also a need to engage scholars from beyond 
> Europe, the U.S. and Australia in comparative 
> research in order to more fully understand the 
> shifting dynamics of this sector. Speakers include:
> ? Patricia Aufderheide of Ameriican University
> ? Sean Jacobs of the New School
> ?â?¢ Graham Murdock of Loughborough University
> ? Vibodhh Parthasarathi of the Centre for 
> Culture, Media & Governance, Jamia Millia Islamia
>
> Facilitators: Jessica Clark (American 
> University) and Minna Aslama (University of Helsinki/Fordham University)
>
> Beyond showcasing and discussing the core 
> issues, the goal of the preconference is to 
> envision ways and next steps through which a 
> scholarly collaboration can continue after the ICA.
>
> The preconference is organized by the American 
> Universityâ??s Center for Social Media in 
> consultation with organizers of the annual 
> Re-Visionary Interpretations of the Public 
> Enterprise (RIPE) conference, and sponsored by 
> the Philosophy of Communication, Communication 
> Law and Policy, Popular Communication Division, 
> and Journalism Studies Divisions.
>
> The preconference fee will be $50 (including 
> refreshments). Please RSVP to Jessica Clark at 
> (jessica /at/ buildtheecho.net) and register here 
> (check box #P13). Join the conference 
> facilitators and other attendees on Facebook to 
> discuss related topics: http://on.fb.me/ICA_pubmedia.

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Nico Carpentier (Phd)
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Free University of Brussels
Centre for Studies on Media and Culture (CeMeSO)
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