Innovations in Journalism Expo 2008 May 3, 2008

Innovations in Journalism Expo 2008
A showcase for breakthroughs in business, technology, media and democracy
At the Yahoo, Inc., Conference Center, Sunnyvale, CA
Saturday, May 3, 2008 9 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
PREORDER your tickets today; prices increase at the door:

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/30296
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WHAT

The Innovations in Journalism Expo is a unique, one-day event showcasing cutting-edge work that combines journalism, technology, new business models, philanthropy and advocacy. Come and participate in lively discussions that will bring truly fresh perspectives and new ideas to the table regarding the "future of journalism."

Featured panelists include Geneva Overholser ("On Behalf of Journalism: A Manifesto for Change"), Jon Funabiki (SFSU professor, former Ford Foundation officer), David Talbot (Salon.com founder), Reese Erlich (international print and radio freelancer), David Olmos (former Los Angeles Times health editor) and many more.

WHO

The Expo is produced and sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists-Northern California and Independent Arts & Media, in conjunction with NewsTools2008/Journalism That Matters-Silicon Valley (April 30-May 2 @ Yahoo) and the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education.

WHY

With the abundance of ideas and energy that will erupt April 30-May 2 at NewsTools2008/Journalism That Matters (http://newshare.typepad.com/jtm2008sv/ ), it's opportune to stage an exposition on May 3 showcasing the best of those new ideas and channeling that energy into productive, focused networking, community building and resource exchange.

ATTEND ... and meet folks working at the cutting edge
If you're a journalist, educator, advocate, fan, or any other member of the public, register at http://www.artsandmedia.net/expo/journalism/#att .

Pre-order ends May 2 at 11:59 p.m. Admission set to accommodate those who have recently been laid off:

General Public $17 pre-order * $30 at the door

Sponsor Discounts $12 pre-order * $20 at the door
(For members of the Society of Professional Journalists-Northern California, Independent Arts & Media, Maynard Institute, Bay Area Black Journalists Association, Asian American Journalists Association and other sponsors. Membership ID #s required.)

Student $5 pre-order * $10 at the door (Student ID required)

FREE for NewsTools2008 attendees , students on class assignments, and working press/bloggers.
KEYNOTE PANELISTS: "New Money, New Media, New Hope"
DAVID TALBOT , founder and former editor-in-chief of Salon.com ; author of New York Times bestseller Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years; co-founder of soon-to-be-launched San Francisco Free Press, a nonprofit Bay Area news engine that aims to combine the best of professional and citizen journalism.

GENEVA OVERHOLSER , newly appointed director of the Annenberg School of Journalism; frequent print, broadcast and online media critic; author of "On Behalf of Journalism: A Manifesto for Change."

PERSEPHONE MIEL , fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School; director of Media Re:public project, examining the impact of participatory journalism on the information environment.

PANEL TOPICS
New business models for quality journalism and new jobs
Philanthropy and public media
Growing (and profitable) news markets
Tools and techniques for Journalism 2.0
News media entrepreneurship
Funding and venture capital for journalism

FEATURED SPEAKERS & PANELISTS
ROSE AGUILAR , host of the daily public affairs show Your Call on KALW-FM. Her forthcoming book, Red Highways, explores what people living in the so-called "red states" want from journalism, and what it gets.

DAVID COHN , writer for Wired, Seed, Columbia Journalism Review, New York Times, among others; creator of an innovative new funding mechanism likened to "Kiva for Journalism," called Spot Reporting.

REESE ERLICH , intrepid international reporter for National Public Radio, Latino USA, Radio Deutche Welle, Australian Broadcasting Corp. Radio, and Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Radio, among other outlets; author of bestselling Target Iraq and The Iran Agenda.

LOUIS FREEDBERG , former San Francisco Chronicle editorialist; founding director of the California Media Collaborative, nonprofit effort to develop new strategies for sustainable, quality news coverage.

JON FUNABIKI

Official Website: http://www.newstools.org