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VIDEO: Four experts discuss how changes in news affects community on May 24 at Springfield library
INTENT LISTENING, from left: McDermott, Brandon, Boylan, Blais
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Sweeping changes in the technology and economics of news that create new opportunities for building community were the topic when the New England News Forum held its first Western New England
VIDEO: Civic News Library Listening Series May 17 in Boston featured Hume, Crossley, Williams, Wilpers
ABOVE, from left: Hume, Crossley, Williams, Wilpers (VIEW MORE PHOTOS)
MediaNation blogger and Northeastern University journalism professor Dan Kennedy highlights a philosophical exchange between Ellen Hume and John Wilpers on the classic question -- should newspapers lead or follow the public in making news judgements? Read what Kennedy wrote on his blog. The exchange occurred at the innaugural "Civic News Library Listening Series" event of the New England News Forum at the Boston Public Library on Thurs., May 17. Nearly 40 people attended. (LAUNCH STREAMING VIDEO / 1 hour, 31 mins. / QUICKTIME OR FLASH); Also learn about Jim Caralis' OpenMass project and Pete Stidman's Alliance for Community Journalism.
Civic News Library series moves to Springfield for May 24 event
New England News Forum public panel (admission free): "Restoring Media Trust: The News Revolution -- What Does It Mean to Your Community," with James Boylan, founding editor of Columbia Journalism Review; Heather Brandon, Springfield city "blogger"; Madeleine Blais, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and UMass professor; and Larry McDermott, CEO and publisher, The Republican. Thurs., May 24, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Springfield [Mass.] City Library. For more information call 413-577-4370. Details at: NENF website.
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