Joe Trippi to Speak on Rise of 'Citizen' Journalism and Social Networking --
Top Red Cross Comm. Exec on Katrina Crisis
NEW YORK, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The dramatic transformation of
traditional media and the emergence of non-traditional media channels will be
discussed at Impact '05, a day-long conference at New York University on
September 15.
Speakers will include NYTimes.com editor-in-chief Len Apcar, AOL's top
editor Lewis D'Vorkin, Yahoo! general manager Patrick Houston, AP's top
strategist James Kennedy, Salon's Joan Walsh and Technology Review's Jason
Pontin. Also participating will be USA Today's Kevin Maney and Ron Alsop of
the Wall Street Journal.
Political strategist Joe Trippi will explain how new social networking
software, podcasting and blogs are bypassing tradition media to galvanize
public attention. His keynote address is titled "Power to the People."
Scheduled to speak is Charles Connor, head of corporate communications for
The American Red Cross. Mr. Connor is to address the communications
challenges and successes stemming from the hurricane Katrina disaster.
Professor Paul Argenti of the Tuck School at Dartmouth, the nation's
preeminent academic on corporate reputation, will explain how this dynamic
environment is drastically changing the role of communications professionals.
The conference takes place Thursday, September 15, at the Kimmel Center on
the campus of New York University.
Below are the speakers and moderators:
Ron Alsop, Senior Writer, The Wall Street Journal
Len Apcar, Editor in Chief, NYTimes.com
Paul Argenti, Professor of Corporate Communications,
Tuck School at Dartmouth
Charles Dean Connor, SVP, Communications and Marketing,
American Red Cross
Lewis D'Vorkin, VP, Editor-in-Chief, News and Sports,
America Online, Inc.
Jim Finn, Vice President of Corporate Communications, IBM
Tom Foremski, Editor and Publisher, Silicon Valley Watcher
Julia Hood, Editor-in-Chief, PR Week
Patrick Houston, General Manager, Yahoo! Tech
Jim Kennedy, Vice President, Director of Strategic Planning,
The Associated Press
Brad King, Web Editor, MIT's Technology Review
Kevin Maney, Technology Columnist, USA Today
Ed Paisley, Managing Editor, The Deal LLC Jason Pontin, Editor-in-Chief,
MIT's Technology Review
Shoba Purushothaman, CEO and Co-Founder, The NewsMarket
Ruth Sarfaty, Vice President, Corporate Communications,
America Online, Inc.
Joe Trippi, Political Strategist
Joan Walsh, Editor-in-Chief, Salon
For program and registration information, visit http://www.impactconferences.com,
e-mail impact@plesser.com or call 212-420-8383, ext. 100
SOURCE Plesser Holland Associates for Impact Conferences
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