Preserving Democracy: L.A. Media Summit 2010 March 27, 2010

Please join the LA Media Reform Group, California Common Cause and the Urban & Environmental Policy Institute for our third annual summit. Given the recent supreme court decision, the changing media landscape and the importance of the upcoming election cycle, we've decided to make this year's theme, “Preserving Democracy.”

To that end, the day will kick off with a keynote address from Brad Friedman of the Brad Blog, followed by our panel discussion:
"Media and Democracy: Broadcast Journalism vs. Citizen Social Media"

Our panel of experts will include:
Steven Cuevas, from KPCC
Sue Wilson, filmmaker of Broadcast Blues
Brad Parker, from the Huffington Post
Moderated by Ian Masters, KPFK

Our afternoon of breakout sessions will cover a wide array of topics including:
• Citizen Journalism on the Net
• The Fair Use Doctrine and Creative Commons
• Communicating Network Neutrality
• Hate Speech and Bad Stories
• Video Activism
• Local Ethnic Media
• Media Literacy in Education
And more http://bit.ly/bkVWrH

The day will conclude with remarks from Dr. Anthony Samad.

We hope that you’ll join us for what portends to be an inspiring day, with optimism, hope and serious dose of reality. Please register today!

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CO-SPONSOR THE EVENT:
To be a co-sponsor of the summit, we ask that organizations pledge to distribute to their members:
1.) Flier in PDF or printed form (download in the works)
2.) Email invitations to be provided:
- February 25 , 2010 – Summit announcement
- March 11, 2010 – Reminder plus program/keynote updates
- March 25, 2010 – Final reminder
In exchange for helping us with outreach, co-sponsors will have their name listed in the summit program and in the press release for the summit.

ADVERTISE IN THE PROGRAM AND/OR BUY AN EXHIBIT TABLE:
Program Advertising- Every registered summit attendee will receive a copy of the program.
Date due and format: March 12, EPS or PDF
Listing Your organization’s name, website and up to 30 word description in the program and on our website. $25
1/4 Page 2 9/16” W x 4 1/16” H $40
1/2 Page 5 1/4” W x 4 1/16 ” H $75
Full Page 5 1/4” W x 8 1/4” H $125
Back Cover 5 1/4” W x 8 1/4” H $250

TABLING:
Buy a table and display your materials to hundreds of conference attendees. The fee for exhibit space is $75 and includes free entry to the conference for two people. Please note that you cannot sell merchandise at the table, but you can take orders for future purchases and ask for donations for goods. Please remit a check made out to “California Common Cause” and send to:
California Common Cause, Attn: Brooke Erdmann, 3303 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90010. In the memo line, please include: LA Media Reform Summit

Official Website: http://lamediareform.wordpress.com/mediasummit2010/