welcome to our town hall forum. i am the co-host of open hope crosscurrent. i am joined by my colleague also from kalw. we would like to welcome you on behalf of the society of professional journalists for what promises to be a bi discussion about what is going on in journalism today. what we want to talk about are the rapid changes going on right now in journalism with a convergence of new technology, new media, and a weak economy. all that has basically forced changes in the way that we gather the news, in the way that we deliver the news, in the way that we received the news. we have with us a stellar panel of top thinkers in the fields of media, education, finance, and government represented, but we also wanted to encourage an audience to participate and drive to a s discussion. so you are asked to ask discussions questions. if you would like to ask questions, please move toward the middle aisle. as tom mentioned also, our conversation will be divided into five part
welcome to our town hall forum. i am the co-host of open hope crosscurrent. i am joined by my colleague also from kalw. we would like to welcome you on behalf of the society of professional journalists for what promises to be a bi discussion about what is going on in journalism today. what we want to talk about are the rapid changes going on right now in journalism with a convergence of new technology, new media, and a weak economy. all that has basically forced changes in the way that we gather the news, in the way that we deliver the news, in the way that we received the news. we have with us a stellar panel of top thinkers in the fields of media, education, finance, and government represented, but we also wanted to encourage an audience to participate and drive to a s discussion. so you are asked to ask discussions questions. if you would like to ask questions, please move toward the middle aisle. as tom mentioned also, our conversation will be divided into five part
audience to participate and drive to a s discussion. so you are asked to ask discussions questions. if you would like to ask questions, please move toward the middle aisle. as tom mentioned also, our conversation will be divided into five parts. first, we will talk about the quality of reporting in the past few years. we will also talk about ways to sustain quality journalism today and in the upcoming years. next we will move on to shielding journalism from financial pressures from advertisers, foundations, and the government. how to encourage cultural diversity in the media is also a topic we want to talk about. constitutional protection at a time when the very definition of the journalist is changing. who is a journalist? that is a key question we can ask today. let s go to sandeep to who we have today. we have a stellar panel. you re not kidding. let me begin to my immediate left. barry parr is the publisher of cosigner.com as well as one of the first on-line newspap
man: 60-inch screen, high-definition. football season is coming up. you can watch it right here. what do you think? i ll take it. huh! huh! now, that s what i m talking about. you re right. i don t need it. welcome to our town hall forum. i am the co-host of open hope crosscurrent. i am joined by my colleague also from kalw. we would like to welcome you on behalf of the society of professional journalists for what promises to be a bi discussion about what is going on in journalism today. what we want to talk about are the rapid changes going on right now in journalism with a convergence of new technology, new media, and a weak economy. all that has basically forced changes in the way that we gather the news, in the way that we deliver the news, in the way that we received the news. we have with us a stellar panel of top thinkers in the fields of media, education, finance, and government represented, but we also wanted to encourage an audience to participate and drive to a
you re not kidding. let me begin to my immediate left. barry parr is the publisher of cosigner.com as well as one of the first on-line newspapers. denise why there is the chair of the journalism department at san francisco state university, where 600 students are studying journalism. next to her is mark adkins, the president of the san francisco chronicle. next to him is dr. xena ibrahim. lisa frazier is the publisher of bay area citizens. paul connelly is the senior vice president of the tcc group and he manages the challenge fund for journalism, one of the largest sources of grants for journalism. now on the back row, crank aaron is the senior director of the free press, a group working to increase government funding for the media. frank frankle is a journalism professor at stanford university. next to him is ron dellens, the mayor of oakland. he has served 14 houseyears. next to him is a former writer and publisher. he and embed the publisher. next to him is david ca