Youth media and literacy key topics at "Journalism That Matters" confab Aug. 7-8

Youth media and literacy were key topics at Journalism That Matters: The DC Sessions," a gathering of more than 150 journalists, bloggers, educators and activists Aug. 7-8, 2007, in Washington, D.C. The Media Giraffe Project at UMass convened the two-day gathering as part of a year-long effort to establish "The Next Newsroom," -- a prototype news organization in a U.S. community that will be created from scratch.

About 15 participants in "Journalism That Matters: The DC Sessions" shared information about their projects and ideas for youth media and media-literacy education during a breakout session on Wed., Aug. 8 at George Washington University convened by Ingrid Dahl, editor of the Youth Media Reporter. Read NOTES OF THE SESSION or watch a streaming-video excerpt by clicking on the bar below.

What should U.S. journalism schools be doing to remain relevant as mainstream media fractures and begins to embrace "citizen media"? Read notes of a breakout session on journalism education, lead by Peggy Kuhr, dean of the University of Montana journalism school.  You can also listen to and download the audio excerpt below, which stops abruptly after 17 minutes; the session was not over but the recorder moved on to another session. (17:23 min.; 7.95MB)

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A video excerpt: