Local News in the Digital Age
Thursday, September 22 5-7 p.m. <http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=E15> Bartos Theater MIT Media Lab 20 Ames Street Is local news a casualty of the digital age? A recent report <http://transition.fcc.gov/osp/inc-report/The_Information_Needs_of_Communiti es.pdf> from the Federal Communications Commission suggests that although the broad media landscape is more vibrant than ever, many state and local communities face a shortage of professional reporting, undermining journalism's watchdog role at the local level. This Forum will assess the state of local journalism, paying special attention to the changing environment for news in New England. Our speakers, drawn from traditional as well as online media, include <http://www.wgbh.org/programs/The-Callie-Crossley-Show-855> Callie Crossley, host of her own talk show on WGBH; David Dahl, who oversees local news initiatives <http://www.boston.com/yourtown/> for the Boston Globe and Boston.com; and Adam Gaffin of the local news site Universal Hub <http://www.universalhub.com/> . <http://www.dankennedy.net/> Dan Kennedy, a media analyst who teaches at Northeastern University, will moderate the discussion. All forums are free and open to the public. See http://web.mit.edu/comm-forum for more information. =========================== Brad Seawell, Program Coordinator MIT Communications Forum 14N-430 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 02139 voice 617-253-3521 fax 617-253-6105
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