Beyond The Echo Chamber: The Future of Journalism, Community-Building, Collaboration and Inclusion
Thursday, March 18th 2010  6:00pm
San Francisco, CA

http://www.beyondtheecho.net/

In Beyond the Echo Chamber, media experts Jessica Clark and Tracy Van Slyke tell the story of the recent rise of progressive media and lay out a clear, hard-hitting theory of ongoing impact. Beyond the Echo Chamber will change the national conversation about progressive media and the future of journalism itself. Join Tracy Van Syke and Jessica Clark for a conversation with three high-impact independent media producers about how social media platforms are powering vibrant, diverse journalism experiments. On hand will be Steve Katz, the publisher of award-winning investigative magazine Mother Jones; Kevin Weston, the Director of New Media and Youth Communications at ethnic news network New America Media, and Susan Mernit, editor and publisher of community news hub Oakland Local. Learn how these pioneers are thriving in the rapidly shifting media environment and shaping independent journalism for the future.y. "From he-media to we-media, Van Slyke and Clark document the shift from a media universe dominated by a few grim men to one in which progressive media can experiment, collaborate, report and have real impact". Laura Flanders

Location:
The Women's Building
3543 18th Street, Audre Lorde Room
San Francisco, CA
94110