Journalism Conference
 

 Journalism-- Where We Are; Where We’re Going

November 13, 2008

Sponsored by the Journalism Program and the Robert C. Vance Endowed Chair in Journalism and Mass Communication 

Founders Hall: 11 a.m-5 p.m.  &  Torp Theatre: 7-9p.m.

11:00: Welcome and Opening Remarks.

Vivian Martin, Coordinator, Journalism Program/Department of English

Susan Pease, Dean, the School of Arts and Sciences

11:20-12:45p.m: Reinventing the Newspaper

Marie Shanahan, Deputy Online Editor, Hartford Courant

Marc Levy, Executive Editor, New Britain Herald

Jay Verdoorn, New Media Director, Record Journal Publishing

Sean Barker, Sports Editor, New Haven Register

Moderator: Stan Simpson ’85, columnist, Hartford Courant; talk show host, WTIC-1080

1-2:05 p.m: Alumni Panel

Rob Polansky ’04, Weekend Evening Producer, WFSB

Kimberly Phillips ’98, Associate Editor,  Journal Inquirer

Stephen Kobak ’04,  Reporter, The Hour  

David Bednarz ’03, Press Secretary, House Democrats Office, State Capitol

Moderator: Karen Ritzenhoff, Department of Communication

2:15-3:20: Web Innovations – Presentations

Melissa Bailey, Managing Editor, New Haven Independent

Christine Stuart ‘99, Editor, CtNewsJunkie.com,

Brett Orzechowski, Staff Writer/Online producer, New Haven Register

José Carlos del Ama, Department of Communication, Al Jazeera English and the Web

Moderator: Serafin Mendez-Mendez, chair, Department of Communication

3:30-5 p.m: When the Public Reports the News: Possibilities and Pitfalls

Tish Grier,  Community Officer, Placeblogger

Chris Bigelow,  founder, ctlocalpolitics.com and Town Blogs

Sandra James, Editor, Itowns/print, Hartford Courant

State Rep. Michael  Lawlor (D-East Haven),  co-chair Judiciary Committee

Jeff Teitler, Cinema Studies Program and Department of Communication

Moderator : Vivian Martin, Coordinator/ Journalism Program

5:15: Dinner (Invited Guests): Connecticut room, Memorial Hall

7-9 p.m:  Adam Davidson,  NPR correspondent. “ From War to Wall Street”

Torp Theatre

Introductions: Anthony Cannella, Journalism Program/Department of English