Jta-event
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A chance to stand up
In a story about the Project on Excellence in Journalism's 2009 "State of the News Media" report, Time Magazine's M.J. Stephey concluded March 16: " . . . [I]f solutions aren't obvious, the report's overall message is: Will the future leaders of journalism please, please stand up?"
A new collaboration -- the Journalism Trust Association
The mission of the Journalism Trust Association is to help sustain, update and enrich the values and purposes of journalism through collaboration with news media, the public and public-focused institutions.
JTA will coordinate the creation of the Information Valet Service, an online ecosystem to re-invent the value newspapers provide to their communities by transforming how content is acquired and exchanged and enabling readers and advertisers to interact on a private, one-to-one basis. By helping newspapers, and other media outlets, turn themselves into vibrant, real-time, always-on 'social networks', the JTA hopes the InfoValet Service will usher in a new era of relevance and prosperity for content providers.
The initial form is likely to be a news-based social network, strongly relevant content, absolute control for users over their demographic and financial data, and a means to share, sell and buy content from multiple sources with a single account. The network will support news content creators by delivering high-value commercial content to end users; and will enable a two-way flow of payments or reward points in consumer accounts.
The JTA is reaching out to a wide array of potential collaborators in order to build this ecosystem; if you and your organization are interested in helping us reinvent the newspaper business, please contact us to find out how.
Symposium planned April 27 at George Washington University
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To detail the Journalism Trust Association and explore options for the Information Valet Service, the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, is co-presenting a one-day symposium on Monday, April 27, in collaboration with The George Washington University School of Media & Public Affairs. "From Gatekeeper to Information Valet: A Blueprint for Sustaining Journalism," will convene in the Jack Morton Auditorium, 805 21st Street NW, in downtown Washington, from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The participatory event will include an a morning briefing on the Journalism Trust intiative launched by the Reynolds Institute, a strategic overview of news industry opportunities and challenges, and a presentation and discussion of the Information Valet Project. After lunch, Dr. Lee Wilkins, professor, Missouri School of Journalism, will unveil and comment on findings from a new national survey of public attitudes toward the sharing of private information via the web; Missouri graduate student Emily Sussman will document and discuss a 14-year history of efforts to "monetize" news and other web content; and we'll manage one round of breakout sessions to assess what we've learned and consider next steps. Time permitting, we may assemble a discussion panel including experts on Internet privacy, advertising and commerce.
For more information emailemail Bill Densmore, 2008-2009 Reynolds Fellow, or call 573-882-9812 for more information.
