The Future of News Industry Jobs

Sign up now for “The Future of News Industry Jobs” Conference

When: October 26-27, 2007

Where: The Inn and Conference Center, The University of Maryland

In the midst of significant changes in the media industries, how arepeople’s jobs changing and where will the jobs be in the future? This symposium will gather news workers, managers, owners, new mediadevelopers, advertising experts, futurists and industry advocates todiscuss the changing work environment, the changing media landscape, andwhere we might be headed. Results of a national survey of news workerswill be released at the conference, to kick off the discussion.

PANELS AND PANELISTS:

• The Changing Industry: Tom Rosentiel, Project for Excellence in Journalism; Bruce Shapiro, Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma; Liza Gross, Miami Herald; Linda Foley, President, Newspaper Guild--CWA
• Tools and Sources: Peter Perl, The Washington Post; Andrea Lynn, NaplesNews.com; EdFoster-Simeon, USA Today; Don Villar, WLS-Televsion
• Where are the Jobs?: Holly Nielsen, Gannett; Ju-Don Roberts, Washington Post, NewsweekInteractive; Michelle Hord, ABC News; Jan Schaffer, J-Lab, TheInstitute for Interactive Journalism; James Joyce, NABET-CWA
• Economics and the Future: Jane Scholz, McClatchy-Tribune Information Services; Ben Scott, FreePress.net; Mark Cooper, Consumers Federation; Ted Venetoulis, Baltimore Media Group; Mark Walsh, Ruxton Ventures LLC, GeniusRocket, Inc.; Jeff Johnson, Former Publisher Los Angeles Times
• Keynote Speaker: Mark Deuze, Indiana University
• Saturday Workshop: Training for the Future

Make room Reservations as soon as possible! Call 1-800–676–6137 and bookyour room at the Inn and Conference Center at U.M.U.C. in College Park, MD. Rooms are available the evenings of Oct. 25 and 26 at a special$159/night conference rate through October 4. This conference issponsored by the Philip Merrill College of Journalism and CommunicationWorkers of America.

REGISTRATION: The conference registration fee is $50. Checks only. Please make checks out to University of Maryland. Print and completethis form and mail it with your payment to: Future of News Conference,Philip Merrill College of Journalism, 1117 Journalism Building,University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.

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