New Agendas in Journalism and Citizenship

July 13-14, CMA 5.160

To submit questions for panelists email Prof. Mark Tremayne.
Contact Information:
Prof. Mark Tremayne
512-471-7865

Friday, July 13

4:30 p.m. Introductions
Conference Host Mark Tremayne

Director Lorraine Branham

Associate Dean Stephen Reese

Keynote Address: Dan Gillmor
Media Literacy in a Media-Saturated Age

Saturday, July 14

9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks

9:10 a.m.
Panel: Journalism’s Evolution in the Era of Active Audience
Moderator: Maggie Rivas Rodriguez, University of Texas at Austin

Mark Deuze, Indiana University
Liquid Journalism for a Monitorial Citizenry

Wilson Lowery, University of Alabama
Changing Audiences, Uncertainty and Control

Zizi Papacharissi, Temple University
The Citizen is The Message: Online Media and Civic Journalism

Monica Postelnicu, Louisiana State University
Media on Media: An Analysis of the Relationship Between Professional Mass Media and Bloggers

11:30 a.m. Lunch break

1:00 p.m.
Panel: The Public’s Relationship with Digital Content
Moderator: George Sylvie

Iris Chyi, University of Texas at Austin
It’s All About Attention: News-Seeking and Information Overload in the Digital Age

Sharon Meraz, University of Texas at Austin
The Many Faced ‘You’ of Social Media

Ron Yaros, University of Utah
Important News but Complex: How the Web Generates Public Interest in and Understanding of Science, Health and Technology

2:30 p.m. Short Break

2:45 p.m.
Panel: The Impact of the Citizen as Mass Communicator
Moderator: Tracy Dahlby, University of Texas at Austin

Donald Matheson, University of Canterbury
What the Blogger Knows: The Emerging Knowledge Practices of Personal Journalism

Sue Robinson, University of Wisconsin, Madison
History Writing 2.0: Journalist and Citizen Agenda-Setters in the Coverage of Hurricane Katrina’s Anniversary

Lou Rutigliano, University of Texas at Austin
Mapping Citizen Coverage of the Dual City