During today’s Poynter TEDx event, we’re hearing from a variety of thought leaders in journalism and social media. We’ll live blog all of the sessions, which focus on three main topics: changes in journalism, curation and engagement.
You can see the lineup and replay the live blog below.
Session 1: Changes in Journalism
- 9:50 a.m. “Old Media Ideas in a New Media Age” — Bill Adair
- 10:15 a.m. “Why the Shift to the Social Web is Good for Journalism” — Ben Smith
- 10:40 a.m. “If This Is How the New Journalism Is, Count Us Out!” — Jessica Hopper
- 11:05 a.m. “How Not to Get Squished When the Media Techtonic Plates and Paradigms Shift” — David Carr
Session 2: Curation
- 1:05 p.m. “In Praise of the Humble, Misunderstood Hashtag” — Sree Sreenivasan
- 1:30 p.m. “The Challenging Transition from Journalism to Entrepreneurship” — Burt Herman
- 1:55 p.m. “Real-time Curation in Storytelling” — Michelle Royal
Session 3: Engagement
- 2:30 p.m. “@TampaBayTraffic: Connecting a Community Around a Shared Complaint” — Meredyth Censullo
- 2:55 p.m. “Do I Really Need to Learn How to Program?” — Lisa Williams
- 3:20 p.m. “Addicted to the Like: Ratings and Readership are the Old Metrics” — Elissa Nauful

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