News that Serves
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Session Description
In an era of diminished trust in media and divestment from local news outlets, how can we be sure that high-quality journalism reflects and reaches the communities it’s meant to serve—and is accountable to them? This panel discussion will focus on the shifting local media landscapes across the globe, the challenges news organizations face, and the solutions emerging to ensure that news outlets serve the public interest, wherever they are.
This Future of Media kick-off event is intended for delegates in the media ecosystem. Others are welcome to view the livestream over breakfast in Dining Room 2. Doors open at 7:45am.
Time & Location
Time:
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM, Wednesday, April 11, 2018
BST
Location:
Classroom 2 (TBEC)
Speakers
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Moderator
President, Guardian.org Foundation
Rachel White is president of theguardian.org and executive vice president, philanthropic and strategic partnerships at Guardian News and Media. Working across global editorial teams she develops, funds, and executes editorial project that drive measurable impact. Prior to joining the Guardian…
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Founder and Director, BudgIT
Oluseun Onigbinde is the co-founder and Director of BudgIT, Nigeria’s civic organization. Oluseun Onigbinde is a recipient of the Ashoka Fellowship, Future Africa Awards, Quartz Africa 30 Innovators Award, Aspen New Voices Fellowship, Melvin Jones Fellowship and Stanford Draper Hill Summer…
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CEO & Publisher, Global Press Institute
Cristi Hegranes is the CEO of Global Press and the Publisher of Global Press Journal.
Cristi founded Global Press in 2006 to create a new form of ethical, accurate global news. Her values-driven approach to journalism prioritizes dignity, diversity and transparency.
In her role as CEO and Publisher, Cristi…
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Senior Program Officer, Equality Fund, Open Society Foundations
Alvin Starks is an innovative thinker and strategist and serves as senior program officer at the Open Society Foundations managing grantmaking related activities in racial justice advocacy, narrative change, arts and culture and individual fellowships. His program coordinates strategies and opportunities…
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Author, Writer, Founder & Host GRITtv, The Laura Flanders Show
Journalist, author and media entrepreneur, Laura Flanders is the host of the Laura Flanders Show, "Where the people who say it can’t be done take a back seat to the people who are doing it.”
Online, on TV and on radio, The Laura Flanders Show features real stories of shifting power from the few to…
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Co-Founder/Editorial Director TEDWomen; Managing Partner, Connected Women Leaders; Co-Founder, Project Dandelion, Pat Mitchell Media
Pat Mitchell is a lifelong advocate for womenʼs leadership who has used her diverse spheres of influence to elevate womenʼs stories and representation and to lead for a more just, equitable and sustainable world. Currently, sheʼs the Co-Founder of Connected Women Leaders, a collective problem…
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President and CEO, Internews
As President and CEO of Internews, Jeanne Bourgault leads the strategic management of the organization and its programs in more than 80 countries around the world.
Bourgault has overseen Internews’ growth in areas underserved by local media, such as Afghanistan and South Sudan, and under…
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Edith Chapin is the Vice President and Executive Editor of NPR News. In that role she resumes responsibility for the NPR newsroom, setting daily news priorities, and directing all of NPR's news-gathering teams. She has full authority to work across the newsroom to ensure that desks, shows and digital…