Livestream: Media Learning Seminar on News and Information Trends
Date:
Monday, February 20, 2012 - 12:00am - Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 12:00am
Location:
Online 
Join fellow funders – virtually – by watching the livestream of the 2012 Media Learning Seminar, exploring ways for funders to invest in news and information and make an impact on important issues.The two-day seminar sponsored by Knight Foundation takes place Feb. 20-21.
The livestream, and full schedule, are available at www.knightfoundation.org/live.
The program includes:
Thought leaders: Keynotes by Eli Pariser, author of The Filter Bubble, MIT’s Ethan Zuckerman, a leading scholar on the Internet’s role in society and Dan Gillmor, founding director of the Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship.
Wow and doable: Foundation leaders talk about their successful news and information projects (11:45 a.m.EST, Feb. 20).
Partnerships: Tips on how to find the best partners for your news and information project, based on a new Knight Foundation report (10:15 a.m. EST Feb. 21).
What’s now, what’s next: A look at emerging technologies with Knight VP Michael Maness and Amy Webb of WebbMedia (3:45 p.m. EST Feb. 20).
Find out more at knightfoundation.org/live.
Knight Foundation is accepting applications for the Knight Community Information Challenge, providing matching grants to community and place-based foundations for news and information projects. Apply at informationneeds.org.
