A Public Conversation on Web Journalism
University of Tennessee
April 3-4, 2008

Schedule

Wednesday, April 2 (pre-conference)
6 p.m.  TNJN editorial staff; conference professionals
Guests: Knight Stivender, Michelle Ferrier, Chip Scanlan, Lyn Lepre and any others of our participants who are in town.
This is a special event for the editorial staff of the Tennessee Journalist and those who have worked hard at putting this whole event together.

Thursday, April 3
10 a.m. - noon  Careers in Web Journalism
    Black Cultural Center

    Panel 1 (10 a.m.) (Host: Dwight Teeter, University of Tennessee)
    Knight Stivender, director of online content, Nashville Tennessean
    Kenneth Knight, online community producer, Tampa Tribune
    Katie Granju, senior online editor, WBIR-TV
    Lauren Spuhler, online reporter, Knoxville News Sentinel
    Chip Scanlan, senior faculty-writing, Poynter Institute

    Panel 2 (11 a.m.) (Host: Mark Harmon, University of Tennessee)
    Adam Bryant, associate editor, TVGuide.com
    Jack Lail, managing editor/multimedia, Knoxville News-Sentinel
    Michelle Ferrier, managing editor, MyTopiaCafe.com, Daytona Beach
    Patrick Beeson, project manager, Scripps Interactive

Explanation: These panels are designed to give a largely student audience an idea of what it's like to work in the world of online journalism and how to prepare yourself for that field.

Lunch on your own

2 - 4:30 p.m.  A Public Conversation on Web Journalism
    Panel 1 (2 - 3:10 p.m.) (Host: Peter Gross, University of Tennessee)
    Bob Benz, partner, Maroon Ventures
    George Daniels, University of Alabama
    Steve Klein, George Mason University
    Knight Stivender, director of online content, Nashville Tennessean
    Kent Middleton, University of Georgia

    Panel 2 (3:20 - 4:30 p.m.) (Host: Ed Caudill, University of Tennessee)
    Adam Bryant, associate editor, TVGuide.com
    Kenneth Knight, online community producer, Tampa Tribune
    Randy Neal, owner, Knoxviews.com
    Chip Scanlan, senior faculty-writing, Poynter Institute
    Michelle Ferrier, managing editor, MyTopiaCafe.com, Daytona Beach
    
Explanation: Whither web journalism? What is the state of the profession now? Where is it headed? This "public conversation" will give the panelists a chance to offer their ideas about the most pressing questions facing the field of web journalism. Panelists should be prepared to exchange ideas and questions with each other as well as with the audience.

6:30 p.m. Dinner
Neyland Stadium East Club (This is a change from the original location.)
Speaker: Rob Curley, vice president for product development WashingtonPost.Newsweek Interactive
Topic to be announced
(Host: Michael Wirth, dean, College of Communication and Information, University of Tennessee)


Friday, April 4

7:30 - 9:30 a.m. Web Journalism on Campus
(Hosts: Peter Gross, Jim Stovall, University of Tennessee)
    Hermitage Room, third floor, University Center
    Special guests:
    Lyn Lepre, Marist College
    George Daniels, University of Alabama
    Harry Montevideo, publisher, Red & Black, Athens, GA
    Jim Miller, UT/Harding University
    Kent Middleton, University of Georgia
    Steve Klein, Georgia Mason University
    Whitney Rhodes, George Mason University
    Lars Laing-Peterson, George Mason University
   
Explanation: A discussion of the Tennessee Journalist, its CMS, and the possibility of a network of campus news web sites.

10 - 11 a.m. Ethics in Web Journalism: What's Changing, What Isn't
(Host: Barbara Moore, University of Tennessee)
    Black Cultural Center
    Chip Scanlan, senior faculty-writing, Poynter Institute
    Steve Klein, George Mason University
    Randy Neal, owner, Knoxviews.com

Explanation: Panelists should be prepared to raise questions and participate in a discussion on a wide range of ethical dilemmas faced by people who practice journalism on the web.


11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. A Look into the Future
(Host: Dorothy Bowles, University of Tennessee)
    Black Cultural Center
    Channing Dawson, senior vice president for new ventures, Scripps Networks

12:20 Lunch Black Cultural Center
An informal mix-and-mingle, meet-and-greet session for all participants and students