Wiki-Media: The Modern World of Journalism - a CityClub event

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Avenue, Seattle
Registration: 11:30 a.m., Luncheon: Noon – 1:30 p.m.
$35/CityClub Members, $40/Guests and members of co-presenting organizations and $45/General public
Register at: www.seattlecityclub.org or 206-682-7395

Mike Fancher, Editor at Large, The Seattle Times
Mónica Guzmán, Online Reporter and Big Blog Contributor, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Robert L. Jeffrey Jr., Publisher/CEO, ColorsNW Magazine
David Schneiderman, former CEO of the national alternative newspaper company
Village Voice Media, and former Deputy Editor of the Op-Ed page at the New York Times

Moderator: Cindy Zehnder, President, TVW

Who plays and who pays in the modern world of journalism? As technology permits the free-flowing and rapid exchange of information, has news been enhanced or do we suffer from lack of accountability? Anyone with a computer can publish a blog, mainstream newspapers are shifting to meet 24-hour demand and presidential candidates are questioned and analyzed in an electronic frenzy. Search engines race to post news headlines, daily bulletins crowd our inboxes and magazines on every subject imaginable fill entire aisles at the supermarket. Who is creating and paying for all this news and information? What do we really need? What can we trust? Join CityClub for a look at innovations and dangers in the emerging print and online media landscape.

Thanks to our event chair: Kerry Coughlin

Thanks to our month long co-presenters for Civic Participation Month: American Society for Public Administration – Evergreen Chapter, Executive Alliance, Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Eastside, Leadership Tomorrow, Municipal League of King County, Museum of History and Industry, Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, Seattle Works, Thomas C. Wales Foundation, University of Washington Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington School of Social Work, Washington Policy Center, YMCA of Greater Seattle and YWCA of Seattle/King/Snohomish County, Society of Professional Journalists-Western Washington Pro Chapter

Thanks to our individual forum co-presenters: University of Washington Department of Communications