Journalism is increasingly dependent on and influenced by companies that dominate the social web. Facebook, Twitter, and Google are no longer “just platforms” – they are shaping how journalism is practiced and funded.

This symbiosis between two worlds that have historically had different cultures, technologies and business models is creating both tension and opportunity.

The Tow Center for Digital Journalism is an interdisciplinary center based at Columbia Journalism School. We teach best practices to a new generation of journalists and foster a wider understanding of how the public is influenced in the 21st Century.

PROGRAM

Keynote
Emily Bell and Mark Thompson, CEO of The New York Times

Facebook Instant Articles
Michael Reckhow, Product Manager of Instant Articles at Facebook

Platforms as Publishers: Rights and Responsibilities
Kate Crawford, Mark Little, Andrew McLaughlin, Zeynep Tufekci, Ethan Zuckerman

Covering Technology
Julia Angwin, John Herrman, Jay Rosen, Sara Watson

Newsroom Strategies for the Social Web
Raney Aronson, Trushar Barot, Nicholas Carlson, Mario Garcia, Mark Hansen

New Platforms, New Stories, New Audiences
Laura Amico, Cynthia Collins, Scott Klein, Ken Romano, Vivian Schiller

Funding Journalism
Neil Barsky, Eric Hippeau, Jim Kennedy, Howard Morgan, Shane Snow

To RSVP, visit our site.

A reception will follow in the World Room.

This conference is supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

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