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The Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy Community Forum Agenda Philadelphia, PA · September 27, 2008

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9 - 9:30         Welcome and Introduction

Peter Bloom, Executive Director, Juntos
Nijmie Dzurinko, Executive Director, Philadelphia Student Union
Don Kimelman, Managing Director, Information Initiatives and the Philadelphia Program, 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

11:30-12:30  Lunch

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

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