Journalism Transformations: Audiences, Technology and Education – April 28, 2016 at the Ryerson School of Journalism

Welcome

Journalism Transformations featured international experts on news audiences and consumption, and on technology and education at the Ryerson School of Journalism.

The Audience Revolution Expert panel on transformations in audience and how technological innovations are responding to and advancing these changing needs. Archived live-blog

The Journalism School Value Proposition Leaders of innovation in education on how journalism schools can best reflect key shifts in the media industry. Archived live-blog

Closing notes Ryerson School of Journalism Chair Ivor Shapiro on the importance of understanding audiences and technology in re-envisioning journalism education. Full remarks

Guest Experts

Alex Watson

Head of Product, Telegraph Media Group

Philip Napoli

Professor and Associate Dean, Rutgers University

Retha Hill

Executive Director of the Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab, Cronkite School of Journalism, Arizona State University

Kim Schrøder

Professor of Communications, Roskilde University

Carrie Brown

Director, Social Journalism master’s program, City University of New York (CUNY)

Rich Gordon

Director of Digital Innovation, Medill School of Journalism, Media and Integrated Marketing Communications, Northwestern University

Schedule

Registration (starts at 9 a.m.)
Atrium, Rogers Communications Centre, Ryerson University, 80 Gould St. (at Church)
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Public lecture: The audience revolution
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(9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)

In this public event, experts Alex Watson (Telegraph Media Group), Kim Schrøder (Roskilde University) and Philip Napoli (Rutgers University), will present the latest on transformations in audience and how technological innovations in journalism and publishing are at once responding to and advancing these changing needs. Retha Hill is the discussant.

Lunchtime conversations with guest experts
(12 p.m. – 1 p.m.)
Oakham House, 55 Gould St. (at Church)
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Enjoy a working lunch at a table with the invited speaker of your choice. Please make sure you have expressed your table preference before the event.

Breakout sessions
(1:30 p.m.-3 p.m.)

Each breakout discussion picks up where the morning session left off regarding the subject and takes the conversation progressively deeper. Invited guests are encouraged to participate in the moderated discussions and share their professional insights.

Shifting audiences (Details):
Philip Napoli, Kim Schrøder

Currents in technology (Details):
Alex Watson, Retha Hill

Innovations in education (Details):
Carrie Brown, Rich Gordon

Closing plenary: The j-school value proposition
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(3 p.m. – 4:30 pm)

In a discussion led by guest experts Carrie Brown (CUNY) and Rich Gordon (Northwestern), invited guests are encouraged to share their observations and insights into the essential question: What is the value proposition of journalism education for an age where, aided in part by rapidly evolving technologies, anyone can be a journalist and in which publishing models seem so unstable?

The colloquium will end at 4:30 p.m.

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