The Federal Trade Commission will hold a series of workshops, to explore how the Internet has affected journalism. The event is free and open to the public. The workshop will assemble representatives from print, online, broadcast and cable news organizations, academics, consumer advocates, bloggers, and other new media representatives.
Updates regarding the workshops, including agendas and panelists will be posted on this webpage, or can be accessed via RSS Feed from this webpage. Questions about the workshops can be addressed to newsmediaworkshop@ftc.gov.
If you need an accommodation related to a disability, please call Carrie McGlothin at 202-326-3388. Such requests should include a detailed description of the accommodations needed and a way to contact you if we need more information.
NOTE: Those planning to attend should arrive early as there is limited seating. The event will also be webcast.
JUNE 15TH
- Press Releases (June 4, 2010) (May 24, 2010)
- Agenda
- Panelist Bios
- Staff Discussion Draft
- Public Comments
- Webcast (Click here if you are having trouble viewing the webcast.)
- Transcript
PANELIST PRESENTATIONS
June 15, 2010
- Penelope Abernathy, Knight Chair in Journalism and Digital Media Economics, University of North Carolina
- Dan Gillmor, Director, Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship
- J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
- Jan Schaffer, Executive Director, J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism
- Jon Leibowitz, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
- Barbara Wall, Vice President & Senior Associate General Counsel, Gannett Co. Inc.
MARCH 9TH &10TH
- Press Release (February 23, 2010)
- Federal Register Notice
- Agenda
- Panelist Bios
- Audiocast
- Transcripts
PANELIST PRESENTATIONS
March 9, 2010
- Hal Varian, Chief Economist, Google; Professor, University of California, Berkeley
- Bob Garfield, Author, The Chaos Scenario; co-host, NPR’s On the Media
- William H. Clark, Jr., Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP; Counsel to B Lab
- Heerad Sabeti, Convening Trustee, Fourth Sector Network
March 10, 2010
- Jesse M. Shapiro, Assistant Professor of Economics & Robert King Steel Faculty Fellow, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
- Joel Waldfogel, Joel S. Ehrenkranz Family Professor & Professor of Business & Public Policy, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- David Blaszkowsky, Director, Office of Interactive Disclosure,Securities and Exchange Commission
- Noel Hidalgo, Director of Technology Innovation Office of the Chief Information Officer, New York State Senate
- J.H. Snider, President, iSolon.org
- Geoffrey Cowan, Professor, Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership,and Dean Emeritus, Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, University of Southern California
- Robert W. McChesney, Gutgsell Endowed Professor, Department of Communication, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Co-Author, The Death and Life of American Journalism
- Stephen Nevas, Information Society Project, Yale Law School
DECEMBER 1ST & 2ND
- Press Releases
- Federal Register Notice
- Agenda
- Panelist Bios
- Public Comments
- Webcast (A live webcast will be available on the day of the event. Bookmark this page and come back on December 1st and 2nd to link to the webcast.)
- Transcripts
- Submit questions for workshop participants via Twitter
PANELIST PRESENTATIONS
December 1
- Opening Remarks of Chairman Jon Leibowitz, “Creative Destruction” or Just “Destruction”, How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?
- Rupert Murdoch, Chairman & CEO, News Corporation
- Mark Contreras, Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee, The Newspaper Association of America; Senior Vice President/Newspapers, E.W. Scripps Co.
- Ken Doctor, Media Analyst, Outsell
- Lem Lloyd, Vice President, Channel Sales, Yahoo!
- Josh Cohen, Senior Business Product Manager, Google News
- Mike Bloxham, Director of Insight and Research, Center for Media Design, Ball State U niversity
- Susan Athey, Professor of Economics, Harvard University
- David Evans, Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School; Managing Director, LECG
December 2
- Remarks of Honorable Henry A. Waxman, Representative, 30th Congressional District, California, United States House of Representatives
- Matthew Gentzkow, Professor of Economics, Neubauer Family Faculty Fellow Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
- Eric Newton, Vice President, Journalism Program, Knight Foundation
- Bill Buzenberg, Executive Director, The Center for Public Integrity
- Reed Hundt, Principal, REH Advisors & Former Chairman, Federal Communications Commission
- Lisa George, Assistant Professor of Economics
- Bill Densmore, Vice President, Director & Co-Founder, CircLabs Inc.
FILING A COMMENT
The Commission invites interested persons to submit written comments on issues related to the questions posed in the Federal Register Notice. In addition, any interested person may submit written comments on any of the topics addressed during the workshops.
Comments should refer to “News Media Workshop – Comment, Project No. P091200” and be submitted according to the instructions below.
To File Electronically:
Comments filed in electronic form should be submitted by using the following weblink: https://public.commentworks.com/ftc/newsmediaworkshop and following the instructions on the web-based form.
To File in Paper Form:
A comment filed in paper form should include “News Media Workshop – Comment, Project No. P091200” both in the text and on the envelope, and mail or deliver two copies to the following address:
Federal Trade Commission/Office of the Secretary
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Room H-135 (Annex F)
Washington, DC 20580
Because postal mail in the Washington area and at the Commission is subject to delay, please consider submitting your comments in electronic form, as described above. The FTC requests that you send any comment by courier or overnight service, if possible.
To Request Confidential Treatment:
Comments containing material for which confidential treatment is requested must be filed in paper form, must be clearly labeled “Confidential,” and must comply with Commission Rule 4.9(c). Comments should not include any sensitive personal information, such as an individual’s Social Security Number; date of birth; driver’s license number or other state identification number or foreign country equivalent; passport number; financial account number; or credit or debit card number. Comments also should not include any sensitive health information, such as medical records and other individually identifiable health information.
FTC PRIVACY POLICY
Under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) or other laws, we may be required to disclose to outside organizations the information you provide when you pre-register. The Commission will consider all timely and responsive public comments, whether filed in paper or electronic form, and as a matter of discretion, we make every effort to remove home contact information for individuals from the public comments before posting them on the FTC website.
The FTC Act and other laws we administer permit the collection of your pre-registration contact information and the comments you file to consider and use in this proceeding as appropriate. For additional information, including routine uses permitted by the Privacy Act, see the Commission’s comprehensive Privacy Policy.