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Students from the School of Journalism will host an online virtual summit entitled “Telling Stories of Diversity in the Digital Age” on Dec.3 at the University of Kansas.
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The summit will begin at 11 a.m. CST/ 12 p.m. EST with an introduction by Associate Professor Simran Sethi, who teaches Diversity in Media.
"Opportunities for storytelling are unprecedented," says Sethi. "We no longer need to rely on legacy media to share information or connection with one another. This evolution is particularly salient for diverse constituents who are marginalized or left out of mainstream discourse."
Sethi will be followed by a series of guest lecturers covering topics focusing on emerging issues in contemporary journalism including: net neutrality, media consolidation, broadband access in rural America, the role of citizen journalism in the Arab Spring and comic journalism.
The summit will be co-presented with the Online News Association (ONA).
The event will be streamed live via Ustream the J-School's website. The summit will be liveblogged on Twitter under the hashtag #digdiv. Twitter participants will have the opportunity to ask questions directly to the speakers.
MORE INFORMATION:
For more information, visit the summit fan page on Facebook, or contact: Simran Sethi, Associate Professor, at simran@ku.edu or on Twitter @simransethi.
Check out: With cell phones and laptops, students research diversity through social media
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
11:00 – 11:05: Welcome from Simran Sethi, Associate Professor, KU William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications (@simransethi, @KUJournalism)
11:05 – 12:20: Net Neutrality and Media Consolidation
- Openness and Access: The Two Pillars of Internet Policy, Timothy Karr – Campaign Director, Free Press (@TimKarr, @freepress)
- Media Policy for Social Change and Movement Building, Amalia Deloney – Media Policy Field Director, Center for Media Justice (@guatemalia, @mediajustice)
- Putting Toll Roads on the Information Superhighway, Michelle Janaye Nealy – Freelance Reporter and videographer (@michellejanaye)
12:25 – 1:40: Bridging the Digital Divide
- Digital Divide(s): A Look at the Data, Kathryn Zickuhr – Research Specialist, Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project (@kzickuhr, @pewinternet)
- Myths about the Digital Divide, Jessamyn West – Community Technologist, MetaFilter.com (@jessamyn)
- Crossing Digital and Social Divides in Los Angeles, Kathleen Patton-Kimmel – CEO and President, Crossing the Digital Divide (@cddnp)
1:45 – 3:00: Grassroots Media on the Global Stage
- The Revolution Will Be Tweeted: The Effective Use of Social Media in The Arab Spring, Dima Khatib – Latin America Bureau Chief, Al Jazeera (@Dima_Khatib)
- Graphic Voices: Comics Journalism and the Power of Non-fiction Visual Storytelling, Dan Archer – Comics/ Graphic Journalist (@archcomix)
- Mobilizing Friends and Followers: Effective Grassroots Activism and the Role of Social Media, Lisa Dougan – Director of Field Outreach, Resolve (@lisadougan)
3:05 – 4:20: Accessibility and Opportunity
- The Best Day of My Life So Far, Benita Cooper– Founder and Executive Director, The Best Day of My Life (So Far) (@bestdaysofar)
- Seeing Anew: iPads and Cortical Visual Impairment, Dr. Muriel D. Saunders – Assistant Research Professor, University of Kansas Life Span Institute
- App 911: The Use of Technology in Disaster Communications, Daniel Schaefer – Doctoral Candidate in Communications, Journalism and Mass Communication Technology Coordinator, University of Colorado-Boulder.
4:20-4:30: Closing remarks from Jeanne Brooks, Community Engagement Manager, Online News Association (@jmfbrooks, @ona)
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