The Modern Journalist

Presentations

City and Regional Magazine Association Publishers Round Table

“CHANGE OR DIE”
Hyatt McCormick Place
Chicago, IL
Friday, Sept. 29, 2007

“Change or Die” will examine the ever-evolving business and editorial landscape that small- and mid-level magazines must negotiate in the digital age. The discussion will focus on understanding how the industry has changed from a new media perspective, with an emphasis on how to build and integrate new technologies and content into the existing business architecture, and also how to build new revenue opportunities.

Power Point and Google Doc available upon request. Send an email to brad at themodernjournalist dot com

Society of Professional Journalists, Great Cincinnati Chapter

“JOURNALISM 2010″
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008

New Media: Journalism 2010: A presentation for journalists about “going digital”. You can provide an overview of the new technologies, and discuss what the modern newsroom needs to look like to accommodate the web. You can also talk about which new skills journalists should –or should not learn. This session will provide an overview of how new social technologies and integrated news departments create new business models.

SXSW Interactive
“Beyond the Blogosphere: How Online Talent is Being Developed Offline”
Austin Convention Center
Austin, TX
Monday, March 10, 2008

The boom in internet activity has brought with it the birth of a generation of new and undiscovered content creators. This panel will attempt to illuminate how this growing breed of digital talent is quickly extending their newly empowered creativity and innovation beyond the web browser, and potentially disrupting the world of traditional media.

Moderator: Brad King Asst Professor, Northern Kentucky University

Damon Berger Dir of Business Dev, Revision3 Corporation
Nicole Lapin Anchor, CNN
Gary Vaynerchuk Dir of Ops, Wine Library

SXSW Music

“The Best Online Resources”
Austin Convention Center
Wednesday, March 12th

Web-savvy musicians know that online resources have streamlined much of the work of communication and promotion. How do you make the most of your online presence? What sites are emerging for musicians’ services? What exactly is a ‘widget’ and why are they important? A wide range of online services present their offerings and guide the curious to the latest innovations online.

Moderator: Brad King Asst Professor, Northern Kentucky University

Glenn Otis Brown Business Dev, YouTube
Angel Gambino VP Music, Bebo
Matthew Ogle Head of Web Prod, Last.fm
Panos Panay CEO, Sonicbids
Ali Partovi CEO, iLike
Jon Pikus Sr Dir of A&R, MySpace Records

2008 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Region 4 Conference

“JOURNALISM: TECH”
Omni William Penn Hotel
Pittsburgh, PA
Saturday, March 15th, 2008

Journalism: Tech: A presentation for journalists about “going digital”. A brief history of technology — how it was developed and what it was meant to do. How the modern media landscape has been altered by these technologies. And a survey of social media technologies that must be implemented in a modern news site.

KGNU Radio
Call-In Show
Denver, CO
Thursday, May 8, 2008

An hour-long discussion about the state of media, the effect of social technologies on modern society and the future of media consumption and creation in the United States.

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