The ongoing protests and demonstrations in the Middle East dramatically illustrate how social media is reshaping the way citizens get information about the world around them, and how journalists report the news.
This international panel of scholars and journalists will discuss the impact of social media on press freedom worldwide: its benefits, challenges and limitations.
PANELISTS INCLUDE:
Moustafa Ayad is an independent media consultant who works for international organizations like the United Nations Development Program and IREX to help journalists and journalism educators in the Middle East harness social media and Web 2.0 technologies to serve their news audiences.
Andy Carvin leads NPR’s social media strategy and is NPR’s primary voice on Twitter, and Facebook, where NPR became the first news organization to reach one million fans. Prior to joining NPR, he was the founding editor and former coordinator of the Digital Divide Network, an online community of more than 10,000 Internet activists in over 140 countries. His Twitter feed is a must-read for people interested in developments related to the “Arab spring” demonstrations.
Ibrahim Saleh PhD, is a professor of journalism in the Center for Film and Media Studies at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He is a Fulbright scholar, and a senior media expert in the Media Sustainability Index, Middle East and North Africa – an institution that provides analysis of the conditions for independent media throughout the world. He holds positions in numerous media research organizations, including co-founder and managing director of the Arab European-Media Observatory, and liaison officer of the Academic
Council on the United Nations System in the Middle East and North Africa. He is chair of the Journalism Research and Education Division of the International Association of Media and Communication Researchers.
Will Bunch is a senior writer for the Philadelphia Daily News and author of the popular “Attytood” blog, where he writes about national and local politics, world affairs, the media, pop music, Philadelphia sports and more. Will has covered presidential campaigns and conventions since 1984. He has writtens several books his most recent being: “The Backlash: Right-Wing Radicals, High-Def Hucksters, and Paranoid Politics in the Age of Obama.” Before coming to Philadelphia, Will was a key member of the New York Newsday team that won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for spot news reporting. His magazine articles have appeared in a number of national and regional publications, including the New York Times Magazine.
Susan Jacobson, PhD, (moderator) is an Assistant Professor of Journalism at Temple University. She has been involved in the new media industry since 1985. Her research interests include the impact of new media and social media on the practice of journalism and journalism education, new narrative forms created by new media, and the development of mobile media. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Area New Media Association (PANMA).
This event is being produced in conjunction with the U.S. State Department as part of World Press Freedom Day activities. The United States is hosting this prestigious event in 2011. For more information, visit http://www.wpfd2011.org.
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World Press Freedom Day @Temple: Social Media and Press Freedom
Social Media and Press Freedom
The ongoing protests and demonstrations in the Middle East dramatically illustrate how social media is reshaping the way citizens get information about the world around them, and how journalists report the news.
This international panel of scholars and journalists will discuss the impact of social media on press freedom worldwide: its benefits, challenges and limitations.
PANELISTS INCLUDE:
Moustafa Ayad is an independent media consultant who works for international organizations like the United Nations Development Program and IREX to help journalists and journalism educators in the Middle East harness social media and Web 2.0 technologies to serve their news audiences.
Andy Carvin leads NPR’s social media strategy and is NPR’s primary voice on Twitter, and Facebook, where NPR became the first news organization to reach one million fans. Prior to joining NPR, he was the founding editor and former coordinator of the Digital Divide Network, an online community of more than 10,000 Internet activists in over 140 countries. His Twitter feed is a must-read for people interested in developments related to the “Arab spring” demonstrations.
Ibrahim Saleh PhD, is a professor of journalism in the Center for Film and Media Studies at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He is a Fulbright scholar, and a senior media expert in the Media Sustainability Index, Middle East and North Africa – an institution that provides analysis of the conditions for independent media throughout the world. He holds positions in numerous media research organizations, including co-founder and managing director of the Arab European-Media Observatory, and liaison officer of the Academic
Council on the United Nations System in the Middle East and North Africa. He is chair of the Journalism Research and Education Division of the International Association of Media and Communication Researchers.
Will Bunch is a senior writer for the Philadelphia Daily News and author of the popular “Attytood” blog, where he writes about national and local politics, world affairs, the media, pop music, Philadelphia sports and more. Will has covered presidential campaigns and conventions since 1984. He has writtens several books his most recent being: “The Backlash: Right-Wing Radicals, High-Def Hucksters, and Paranoid Politics in the Age of Obama.” Before coming to Philadelphia, Will was a key member of the New York Newsday team that won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for spot news reporting. His magazine articles have appeared in a number of national and regional publications, including the New York Times Magazine.
Susan Jacobson, PhD, (moderator) is an Assistant Professor of Journalism at Temple University. She has been involved in the new media industry since 1985. Her research interests include the impact of new media and social media on the practice of journalism and journalism education, new narrative forms created by new media, and the development of mobile media. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Area New Media Association (PANMA).
This event is being produced in conjunction with the U.S. State Department as part of World Press Freedom Day activities. The United States is hosting this prestigious event in 2011. For more information, visit http://www.wpfd2011.org.