Live webcast: The Future of Journalism

A posting here last week reported on the Christian Science Monitor’s decision to cease publication of its daily print edition and report news only on the Web starting in April.

Thursday night from 7 to 8:30 EST, the Monitor is hosting a timely panel discussion on the future of journalism. The event is part of the Monitor’s celebration of 100 years of journalism and will originate from the Mary Baker Eddy Library in Boston. Details are below.

The event also will be carried live via webcast. Click on the headline to go to the event page.

You can also email a question or a comment before, during or after the live event, to: CSMonitor100@gmail.com

The Future of Journalism
Newspapers are reeling. Business models are broken. But we’re convinced there is a solution - and that excellence in journalism can be sustained and expanded in the digital age. Join us in a conversation with media experts, readers and journalism students.

The panel:

John Yemma, moderator: As Editor of The Christian Science Monitor, John is leading the newsroom into the digital era - and drawing on his previous experience as deputy managing editor for multimedia at the Boston Globe. John is also a 2008 Sulzburger Fellow at Columbia University. Previously, he held several senior positions at the Globe - and reported in Washington and the Middle East for the Monitor.

Ellen Hume: As Research Director of the Center for Future Civic Media at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ellen focuses on how media can strengthen social bonds in a community and spark civic engagement among its residents. She is founding Editor and Publisher of the New England Ethnic Newswire - and previously headed Harvard's Shorenstein Center and PBS’s Democracy Project.

Mark Jurkowitz: As Associate Director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism, Mark focuses on the changing landscape of American media. He has spent nearly two decades covering media for the Boston Globe and Boston Phoenix, teaching courses on media ethics, and commentating on media-related issues on CNN’s "Reliable Sources," NPR’s "On the Media," and other broadcast shows.

Douglas K. Smith: As Executive Director of The Sulzberger News Media Executive Leadership Progam, Doug works directly with editorial- and business-side leaders guiding news companies through the chaos of change. He has spent nearly 30 years working with leaders in fifty industries and is the author of several books, including, 'On Value And Values: Thinking Differently About We In An Age Of Me.'

Sree Sreenivasan: As head of the new media program and Dean of Student Affairs at Columbia University’s journalism school, Sree mentors the best and brightest among the next generation of journalists. He is also a technology reporter for WNBC in New York and has written on technology trends for The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Rolling Stone and Popular Science.