April 23 - April 26, 2008
Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California
In partnership with Knight Chair in Investigative and Enterprise Journalism and the Sunlight Foundation
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About the Seminar
The Knight Digital Media Center @ USC Annenberg School for Communication brought 20 professional multi-platform journalists together with experts from private and public sectors to focus on: 1) how political and special interest organizations are using the Internet and New Media tools; 2) how to use the Internet and New Media tools to provide innovative and interactive coverage of politics; and 3) how to incorporate watchdog journalism techniques into your online coverage.
It is already apparent that New Media tools and the Internet have played greater roles than ever before in the 2008 Presidential contests, building on the political digital strategies of 2004 and 2006. At the same time, news organizations are using New Media tools to create campaign coverage online that allow for
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Speakers
Morra Aarons-Mele
Political Director, BlogHer.com, and Columnist, Huffington Post and TechPresident.com
Sarah Cohen
Knight Professor of the Practice of Journalism and Public Policy, Duke University, former database specialist, The Washington Post
Colin Delany
founder and chief editor, epolitics.com
Karen A.B. Jagoda
Founder and President, E-Voter Institute
Dennis W. Johnson
professor, political management, George Washington University
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Resources
Presentation materials and slide decks used during the seminar.
Congressional Elections: Looking at Some Basics
Politics and Web Strategy: Metrics of Success
Video: Keynote address: “Transparency in the Age of the Internet” (112 MB)
Video: Politics and Web Strategies (192 MB)
Video: The Database Briefcase (210 MB)
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Agenda
April 23, 2008, 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Welcome Reception
Presentation by:
Presentation by:
- Vikki Porter, director, Knight Digital Media Center, USC Annenberg School for Communication
April 23, 2008, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Opening Night Dinner
Keynote address: “Transparency in the Age of the Internet”
Presentation by:
Presentation by:
- Ellen S. Miller, co-founder and executive director, the Sunlight Foundation
April 24, 2008, 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Politics and Web Strategies
How cyber campaigns are carried out. What has worked, what doesn’t work, and online attacks and defenses.
Presentation by:
Presentation by:
- Karen A.B. Jagoda, Founder and President, E-Voter Institute
- Colin Delany, founder and chief editor, epolitics.com
- Morra Aarons-Mele , Political Director, BlogHer.com, and Columnist, Huffington Post and TechPresident.com
- Dennis W. Johnson, professor, political management, George Washington University
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Fellows
Ryan Alessi
political writer, Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader
Richard A. Bard
deputy world editor, The Miami Herald
Taylor Batten
elections editor, The Charlotte Observer
Christine L. Bedell
government editor, The Bakersfield California
Nancy M. Cook
election Web producer, National Public Radio
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