APPENDIX IV
Speakers at Knight Commission Community Forums
To assist in its deliberations, the Knight Commission sponsored three full-day forums during fall, 2008 in three demographically distinct American communities: Mountain View, California; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Missoula, Montana. Below is the roster of the speakers from these forums. Each was speaking solely in his or her individual capacity; institutional affiliations are supplied for identification purposes only. The Commission is grateful for the time and insights of all participants. None is responsible for the content of this report, which represents solely the views of the Knight Commission. Video of all presentations is available at www.knightcomm.org.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2008
“Meeting the Public’s Information Needs in Silicon Valley” Google Corporate Headquarters Mountain View, California62
ROUNDTABLE ON UNMET COMMUNITY INFORMATION NEEDS
Salvador (Chava) Bustamante, Strengthening Our Lives (SOL)
Emmett Carson, President and CEO, Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Muhammed Chaudhry, CEO, Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF)
Matt Hammer, Executive Director, People Acting in Community Together (PACT)
Judy Nadler, Senior Fellow in Government Ethics, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University
Kim Walesh, Chief Strategist, City of San Jose, California
ROUNDTABLE ON MEDIA
Jim Bettinger, Director, John S. Knight Fellowships for Professional Journalists, Stanford University
Linjun Fan, Albany Today blog
Raj Jayadev, Founder, Silicon Valley De-Bug
Linda O’Bryon, Chief Content Officer, KQED Public Media
George Sampson, News and Program Director, KLIV Radio Station
Dave Satterfield, Managing Editor, San Jose Mercury News
ROUNDTABLE ON TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
Richard Adler, Principal, People & Technology, and Research Affiliate, Institute for the Future
danah boyd, Commissioner, Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy
Mike McGuire, Vice President of Research, Gartner
Chris O’Brien, Project Manager, The Next Newsroom Project, and Reporter, San Jose Mercury News
Amra Tareen, AllVoices.com
Holmes Wilson, Co-Founder, Participatory Culture Foundation
SEPTEMBER 27, 2008
“Meeting the Public’s Information Needs in Philadelphia”
University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School of Communication Philadelphia, Pennsylvania63
ROUNDTABLE ON UNMET COMMUNITY INFORMATION NEEDS
Peter Bloom, Director and Co-Founder, Juntos
Nijmie Dzurinko, Executive Director, Philadelphia Student Union
Don Kimelman, Managing Director, Information Initiatives, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Janet Ryder, Vice President of Labor Participation, United Way of
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Paul Socolar, Editor and Director, The Notebook
Zack Stalberg, President and CEO, The Committee of Seventy
PANEL ON CHALLENGES TO MAINSTREAM MEDIA
Josh Cornfield, City Editor, Metro Philadelphia
Dave Davies, Senior Writer, Philadelphia Daily News
Phyllis Kaniss, Executive Director, American Academy of Political and Social Science, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
Susan Phillips, Reporter, WHYY, Inc.
Chris Satullo, Columnist and Director of Civic Engagement,
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Wendy Warren, Vice President and Editor, Philly.com
ROUNDTABLE ON ALTERNATIVE MEDIA
Matt Golas, Managing Editor, PlanPhilly
Gustavo Martinez, Reporter, Al Día
Beth McConnell, Executive Director, Media and Democracy Coalition
Bruce Schimmel, Founder & Editor Emeritus, Philadelphia City Paper
Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg, Founder, Young Philly Politics
Linn Washington, Co-Director, Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab (MURL)
Todd Wolfson, Founder, Media Mobilizing Project
OCTOBER 25, 2008
Meeting the Public’s Information Needs in Montana
The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana64
VIDEOCONFERENCE ON THE NEEDS OF AGRICULTURE AND SMALL COMMUNITIES
Moderator: William Marcus, Director, Broadcast Media Center, the University of Montana, Montana Public Radio/KUFM-TV, Montana PBS
Senator Jerry Black, Former owner and General Manager, KSEN-KZIN Radio
Joseph D. Hansen, Executive Director and Board Member, Western EMS Network
Gary Moseman, Managing Editor, Great Falls Tribune
Russell Nemetz, Agriculture Director, Northern Agriculture
Network, and coordinates nation’s best Farm Broadcaster Team
Douglas Steele, Vice Provost and Director, Montana State University Extension
PUBLIC INFORMATION NEEDS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Moderator: Nadia White, Assistant Professor, The University of Montana School of Journalism
Gayla Benefield, Community Organizer, Libby, Montana
Tom France, National Resources Counsel, National Wildlife Federation, Rocky Mountain Region
Ian Marquand, Former Special Projects Coordinator, KPAX Television, and Committee Chairman, Montana Society of Professional Journalists Freedom of Information
Ray Ring, Senior Editor, High Country News
Jonathan Weber, Founder, Publisher, CEO and Editor-in-Chief, NewWest.net
THE INFORMATION NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES
Moderator: Sally Mauk, News Director, Montana Public Radio
Mark Anderlik, Executive Officer, UNITE HERE Local 427,
and President, Missoula Area Central Labor Council
Luella Brien, Former Reporter, Billings Gazette, Member, Crow Tribe
Ellie Hill, Executive Director, Poverello Center, Inc.
Patty LaPlant, Enrolled member of the Blackfeet Tribe and
Coordinator of the National Native Children’s Trauma Center
Richard S. Wolff, Gilhousen Telecommunications
Chair, Montana State University
THE PUBLIC’S NEED FOR POLITICAL INFORMATION
Moderator: Dennis Swibold, Professor of Public Affairs Reporting, The University of Montana School of Journalism
Linda Gray, President, Max Media of Montana
Charles S. Johnson, Chief, Lee State Bureau
Stephen Maly, Executive Director, Helena Civic TV
Matt Singer, CEO, Forward Montana, and Founder, Left in the West
K’Lynn Sloan, Montana Correspondent, MTV Choose or Lose Street Team ‘08
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