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Recorded at the 2009 Making Media Connections Conference at the Film Row Cinema at Columbia College


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Recorded at the 2009 Making Media Connections Conference at the Film Row Cinema at Columbia College

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Letter from Terry Mazany
Introduction to the New news
Acknowledgements
Credits
Essays on the New news
The future of journalism is a policy issue
by Charlies Benton
Innovation and aggregation: Why news needs a bigger— and more beneficial — ‘tapeworm’
by Justin Massa
L3Cs: For-profit financing with a soul
by Sally Duros
Information super highways and the future of communication
by Greg Sanders
Journalism + digital tools = Neighborhood benefits
by Patrick Barry
Data hounds and watchdogs: How transparency can save democracy
by Greg Sanders



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