Beyond the Anchor Desk: the Rise of Citizen Journalism June 10, 2008

Lear Center Director Marty Kaplan will moderate this intriguing panel June 10th at the Paley Center for Media (formerly Museum of TV & Radio) in Beverly Hills. The discussion will focus on how citizen journalists using new media in addition to traditional broadcast outlets are changing the way we receive news and how that change is impacting national and global issues, including this year’s election. The panel includes:

Bill Delano, Filmmaker/Producer, Not Your Average Travel Guide
Robert Greenwald, Award-winning filmmaker (Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism) and viral video pioneer
Max Lugavere, Producer/Host, Current TV
Tony Pierce, Blog Editor, Los Angeles Times
Marvin Putnam, Partner/O'Melveny & Myers LLP (currently representing JK Rowling in her copyright infringement case)
Jason Silva, Producer/Host, Current TV

Official Website: http://blog.learcenter.org/2008/05/beyond_the_anchor_desk_the_ris.html