Media and Politics, Oct 13-14, Time Warner

Center for Communication

Time Warner Presents – MEDIA AND POLITICS 2008 Monday, October 13 – Tuesday, October 14 COLUMBUS CIRCLE, TIME WARNER BUILDING, 58th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues Please RSVP to 212-484-8713 (FREE, IF YOU MENION CENTER FOR COMMUNICATION) DON’T MISS THIS 2-DAY EVENT!    GREAT SPEAKERS!     GREAT TOPICS! GREAT NETWORKING! Monday, October 13, 2008 11:30 AM  Registration – Doors Open 12:30 PM  Welcome Jeffrey L. Bewkes, President and Chief Executive Officer, Time Warner 12:45 PM -1:45 PM  Keynote Roundtable The Changing Face of News and the Presidential Election: The Power, The Influence and the Challenge of the Future Campbell Brown, CNN Anchor Richard Stengel, Managing Editor, TIME Graydon Carter,Editor, Vanity Fair Jonathan Klein, President of CNN/U.S 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM Break 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM Session I The Influencers: The Editorial, OpEd Pages, TV Analysts – Establishing and Defining the National Conversation Jeffrey Toobin, Analyst, CNN Worldwide Peggy Noonan, Columnist, The Wall Street Journal Byron York, White House correspondent, National Review Jeff Greenfield,Senior Political Correspondent, CBS News Frank Rich, Op-Ed columnist, The New York Times, Moderator Session II Media and Power: Establishing the National Dialogue – From TV News, Newspapers and Information Programming to the Broadband and Social Networks Kinsey Wilson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, NPR Digital Rome Hartman, Executive Producer, BBC World News America, former Executive Producer of The CBS Evening News Michael Oreskes, Managing Editor for U.S. News, Associated Press, former executive editor, International Herald Tribune David Bohrman, Senior Executive Producer, CNN Joel Sucherman, Executive Producer, USAToday Tuna N. Amobi, Director, Consumer Discretionary, Media & Entertainment, Standard & Poor’s Equity Research, Moderator Session III Political Advertising – The Daily Game Changers: Language, Imagery and the Always-On War Room Campaign Jimmy Siegel, Creative Director/Partner, a-political Alex Castellanos, Political Strategist, CNN Analyst Jeffrey Tuchman, Documania Films, Executive Producer of dvertising, Hilary Clinton Campaign 2008 & “Man From Hope” 1992 Film Katie Jacobs Stanton, Principal, New Business Development group, Google Jon Fine, Columnist, BusinessWeek Joe Erwin, former chairman, South Carolina Democratic Party and CEO, Erwin-Penland 3:15 PM – 3:45 PM Break 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM Session I Media Power Vs. Political Power: The 2008 Election Re-defining the Relationship Mark Halperin, Editor-at-Large and Senior Political Analyst, TIME Mark J. Penn, Worldwide President & CEO, Burson-Marsteller Candy Crowley, Senior Political Correspondent, CNN Howell Raines, Media Columnist, Conde Nast Portfolio, former Executive Editor, New York Times Larry Hackett, Managing Editor, People, Moderator Session II The New “New Rules” of Religion and Politics: Just When You Thought You Understood, Obama and Palin Scramble the Religious Rules Nancy Gibbs, Editor-at-Large, TIME Ralph Reed, Political Strategist Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, former Lieutenant Governor of Maryland and author of Failing America’s Faithful Mara Vanderslice, religious outreach director, Kerry-Edwards 2004 campaign and founder and director of the Matthew 25 Network Steve Waldman, Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder, BeliefNet, former National Editor, U.S. News & World Report, Moderator Session III Global Finance, Global Economy: Core Issue of the Presidential Election David Faber, Anchor and Reporter, CNBC Eamon Javers, Correspondent, Politico Dan Senor, founding partner, Rosemont Capital LLC, former chief spokesperson, Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq Michael Mandel, Chief Economist, BusinessWeek, Moderator 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM Break 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM End-of-Day Keynote Roundtable The Presidential Inner Circle – Braintrust for the Candidate: The Media and the Election Moderator: Anderson Cooper Mike McCurry, principal, Public Strategies Washington, Inc., Tuesday, October 14, 2008 8:30 AM Registration – Doors Open 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM Keynote Roundtable Defining the American Experience – the State of the Global Superpower – How the World Sees Us – How We See the World Fareed Zakaria, GPS, CNN and editor, Newsweek International Christiane Amanpour, Chief International Correspondent, CNN Romesh Ratnesar, Deputy Managing Editor, TIME Wolf Blitzer, Anchor, CNN, Moderator 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM Break 10:45 AM – Noon Session I Media: Biased and Elitist? Or a Campaign Tactic to Dissuade Tough Questions? Dan Rather, Host and Global Correspondent, “Dan Rather Reports” Jeffrey Brown, Senior Correspondent and Senior Producer, NewsHour PBS Dorothy Rabinowitz, Columnist, Wall Street Journal, Pulitzer Prize Winner David Sirota, Author, Columnist & Journalist, “The Uprising” Josh Silver, Executive Director, Free Press Howard Kurtz, Media Reporter, The Washington Post, Host, CNN Reliable Sources, Moderator Session II Digital Politics: The Game Changer of 2008; The 24/7 Hyper Campaign + New Media Platforms + Millions Connected = Politics in 2008 Alan Warms, General Manager, Yahoo! News Lee Brenner, Executive Producer of Political Programming and Director, IMPACT (Public Affairs), MySpace Steve Grove, Head of News and Politics, YouTube Ari Melber, Journalist, The Nation Brian Scanlon, Director of Election Services, Associated Press Alex Wellen, Deputy Political Director, CNNPolitics.com Kathleen Hayden, Editor, AOL News Rory O’Connor, President and CEO, Globalvision, Inc., Moderator Session III The Election and Pop Culture: Strategies for the, Movies, Broadband, Movies, Late Night, Talk & Comedy Television Mo Rocca, Blogger, AOL, contributor to NBC’s “Tonight Show with Jay Leno” Ben Relles, founder and CEO of BarelyPolitical.com (Creator Obama Girl) Sarah Bernard, President, 236.com Gregg Spiridellis, co-founder, JibJab Alex Gibney, Writer – Director, Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson Josh Tyrangiel, Editor, Time.com, Moderator Noon – 12:30 PM Break 12:30 PM – 1:45 PM Session I Puppet Masters and Policy Maestros: Analyzing the Brains, Architects and Strategies of the Modern Campaign Joe Klein, Columnist & Senior Writer, TIME Donna Brazile, Political Activist and Strategist Mark McKinnon, Vice Chairman, Public Strategies, former strategist, George W. Bush and Senator John McCain Hilary B. Rosen, CNN Political Contributor; and Political Director and Washington Editor at large, HuffingtonPost.com Matthew Dowd, Chief Strategist, Bush-Cheney ‘04, Political Contributor, ABC News John King, Chief National Correspondent, CNN, Moderator Session II A Republican Administration – Speculation on the Next Four Years: The Implications of Party Victory on Foreign and Domestic Policy & the State of the Nation Bradley A. Blakeman, former President & CEO, Freedom’s Watch Victoria Toensing, former deputy assistant attorney general David Goodfriend, former Deputy Staff Secretary to President Bill Clinton, co-founder Air America Radio Ronald Kessler, Chief Washington Correspondent, Newsmax, George Polk Award Winner Session III Women and the 2008 Election: Playing Politics with Gender – Media, Candidates and the Majority Vote Karen Tumulty, National Political Correspondent, TIME Rachel Sklar, Senior Contributing Editor, Huffington Post, editor, “Eat The Press” Carol Jenkins, President, The Women’s Media Center Andrea Tantaros, Political and Media Commentator, Fox News Channel, CNN, CNBC and MSNBC Ada Calhoun, editor-in-chief, Babble.com Tentative – Katha Pollit - The Nation Lisa Witter, Chief Operating Officer, FENTON | communications, Moderator 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM Break 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM Session I The Candidate & the Media: Creating the Brand, Maintaining the Brand, Preserving the Brand Mark McKinnon, Vice Chairman, Public Strategies, former strategist, George W. Bush and Senator John McCain Joe Trippi, Democratic Strategist, Edwards 2008, Kerry 2004 Ian V. Rowe, Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Public Affairs, MTV: Music Television Robert A. George, Editorial Page Writer, New York Post Andrew Rasiej, Founder, Personal Democracy Forum Co-Moderators – Bob Safian, Editor and Managing Director, Fast Company and Ellen McGirt, Senior Writer, Fast Company Session II Energy, the Election and Economic Emergency: Investment and Change in the Nation’s Future Anne Korin, co-director, Institute for the Analysis of Global Security (IAGS) David Manning, Executive Vice President, National Grid Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund and author, “Earth: The Sequel” John Rennie, Editor-in-Chief, Scientific American Rick Kessler, President, DowLohnes Government Strategies, Moderator Session III The Power of Polling, Daily Snapshots, Influencing Policy, Influencing the Election Evans Witt, principal and CEO, Princeton Survey Research Associates Brad Kates, President and COO, Opinion Dynamics William Schneider, Senior Political Analyst, CNN Stanley B. Greenberg, CEO, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner David Iannelli, Managing Director, Public Strategies Inc Clifford Alexander Young, Senior Vice President, Ipsos Public Affairs Sam Feist, Political Director, CNN, Moderator 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM Break 3:45 PM – 5:00 PM Session I A Democratic Administration – Speculation on the Next Four Years: The Implications of Party Victory on Foreign and Domestic Policy & the State of the Nation Mark Green, Democratic Party Leader, President, Air America Radio, co-author of the forthcoming book, “Change For America”, a progressive blueprint for the 44th president Ron Reagan, Jr., Political Commentator Jennifer M. Palmieri, Senior Vice President of Communications, Center for American Progress, National Press Secretary for the 2004 Edwards for President campaign Alice Germond, Secretary, Democratic National Committee Bill Hess, Senior Vice President, Programming, Air America, Moderator Session II The Digital Election: The Activist System and the Political Blogosphere Ed McFadden, Advisor – Speechwriter, Sen. Fred Thompson, Director, Corporate New Media Strategy, Verizon Jonathan Martin, Reporter, Politico Jon Henke, Blogger, The Next Right Nathan Daschle, Executive Director, Democratic Governors Association Liba Rubenstein, Manager and Co-founder, IMPACT/Public Affairs, MySpace Pete Snyder, Founder & CEO, New Media Strategies, Inc., FormerPollster to Giuliani, Former New Media Advisor to Fred Thompson, Moderator

How Foreign Journalists View U.S. Election Coverage, october 13, columbia

Through Foreign Eyes: How Foreign Journalists View U.S. Election Coverage

Monday, October 13

7pm-9pm

1512 (15^th Floor) International Affairs Building,

420 West 118^th Street (Corner of 118^th and Amsterdam Ave)

Co-sponsored by the IMC concentration at SIPA

This event will feature a panel of international journalists, including:

• Dame BABOU, Sud Quotidien (Senegal)

• Mario CALABRESI, La Repubblica (Italy)
• Sylvain CYPEL, Le Monde (France)
• Ed PILKINGTON, The Guardian (UK)
• Yoichi TAKITA, Nikkei (Japan)

For more information: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/alliance/Media-Panel-Oct13.pdf

“Russia Online: the Russian-Language Blogosphere and Participatory Internet” An , October 17 at Columbia

“Russia Online: the Russian-Language Blogosphere and Participatory Internet”

An All-Day Conference made possible by the collaboration of the
Harriman Institute and the School of Journalism at Columbia
University, and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard
University.

This conference is open to the public. Seating may be limited. To
reserve seating, please RSVP to kva2001@columbia and cc:
bjp2108@columbia.edu

Friday, October 17, 2008
8:30 am – 6:30 pm
The World Room, Third Floor
Columbia University School of Journalism
116th and Broadway, New York City

Conference Description and Full Program:

This conference aims to internationalize contemporary media studies by
exploring the changing transnational relationships among
Russian-language internet users, bloggers, and their political,
cultural, and commercial realities. How do these relationships
transcend or reinforce national, linguistic, or cultural borders? What
promises, potentials, and problems do emerging communication
technologies offer–and how can they help enrich understanding of
Russia in a global context? And what other questions are pressing?

The conference provides a unique forum for both academics and
practitioners, bringing together leading and rising scholars,
journalists, policy activists and other specialists from Russia, the
US and Europe.

8:30 – 9:30 am REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS

9:30 – 9:45 am WELCOMING REMARKS
Catharine Nepomnyashchy, Director, The Harriman Institute Columbia

9:45 – 11:15 am PANEL 1: The Promise of the Internet – History,
Culture, Identity

The internet has been heralded for its ability to “erase space and
time,” giving rise to transnational networks and communities that
transcend traditional geo-political boundaries. What
role–confirmation, counter-study, corrective–does Russian-language
blogging play in this narrative?

Panelists:
* Sergei Kuznetsov (Russian Internet Pioneer) The Russian Blogoshere:
Past, Present and Future
* Ellen Rutten (Russian Cyberspace) Imagined Amateurisms. Literary
Writing in Russian Blogs
* Robert Saunders (Russian Cyberspace) Between the Matrix and Moscow:
Cyber-Russians in the Near Abroad

11:15 – 11:45 am PRESENTATION: Mapping the Russian-Language Blogosphere

Visual mapping of the structure of Russian-language blogosphere, using
automated social networking tools and human-led content analysis to
explore how online network structures reflect the social, cultural and
political forces at work in a society.

Presenters:
* John Kelly and Karina Alexanyan, PhD Candidates, Communications, Columbia
Research sponsored by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at
Harvard University

11:45 – 1:00 pm LUNCH BREAK

1:00 – 2:30 pm PANEL 2: The Participatory Internet ? Politics and Russia

How is the relationship between Russia?s political and media
landscapes changing? Specifically, how, if at all, has the internet?s
promise to engage and involve citizens influenced political
participation in Russia?

Panelists:
* Ivan Zassoursky (Moscow State University) On Media, Power & the
Internet in Russia
* Robert Orrtung (Jefferson Institute, DC) On Online Mayoral Politics
* Floriana Fossato (University College, London) The Web that Failed:
How Political Projects are Failing on the Russian Internet. A copy of
this paper can be found at:
http://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/projects/overview/mapping_russias_internet_for_civil_and_uncivil_society.html

2:30 – 2:45 pm BREAK

2:45 – 4:15 pm PANEL 3: The Internet and Real Life: Commerce, Social Movements, War

What are the contemporary dynamics between Russia online and off?
Specifically, what are the relationships between online interaction
and current events, business practices, and social movements?

Panelists:
* Anton Nossik (Internet Pioneer) On Commercial Blogging and the Case of SUP
* Olessia Kholtsova (HSE, St. Petersburg), Social Movements in the Era
of Blogs: The Case of save_eu
* Ekaterina Lapina-Kratasyuk (Russian Cyberspace) Russian TV News vs.
RuNet Information Sites: Opposite ?Realities? for Different Communities

4:15 – 5:20 pm DISCUSSION PERIOD

5:20 – 5:30 pm CLOSING REMARKS

5:30 – 6:30 pm RECEPTION

For additional information, please contact the Conference Organizers:

* Karina Alexanyan Fitch (PhD Candidate, Communications, Columbia) at
kva2001@columbia.edu
* Benjamin Peters (PhD Candidate, Communications, Columbia) at
bjp2108@columbia.edu

Craig Mundie at NYU, oct 7

OCT. 7: MICROSOFT TOP STRATEGIST MUNDIE AT NYU TO ANNOUNCE NEW PARTNERSHIP
WITH UNIVERSITY & OTHER AREA SCHOOLS

Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s chief research and strategy officer, will be at
NYU on Tues., Oct. 7, 12:30-1:30 p.m., to announce a new partnership with
New York University and a consortia of other area universities. The event
takes place at Tischman Auditorium, Vanderbilt Hall (40 Washington Square
South). The event is open to the NYU community. Valid NYU ID required for
entry.

The event is part of Mundie’s annual College Tour. He’ll give a talk to
students about the impact of technology, and he’ll show some advanced
technology demos.

Nick Couldry at NYU, Oct 23

Nick Couldry on Media and the Ethics of Recognition

Thursday, October 23

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Institute for Public Knowledge (20 Cooper Square)

About this Event

In this talk, Nick Couldry (Goldsmiths, University of London) will consider what can be learned for media analysis from work on the ethics of recognition (Honneth’s work in social theory and Ricoeur’s work in ethics). His discussion will draw on his previous work on media ethics and on media rituals, and address also specific topics including the question: can there/ should there be an ethics of reality TV?

Couldry is Professor of Media and Communications at Goldsmiths College, University of London where he is Director of the Centre for the study of Global Media and Democracy: www.goldsmiths.ac.uk/global_media_democracy/

Internet and Democracy in Burma Case Study

Veronica Alfaro, a core CCC participant, is engaged in an interesting discussion of the Berkman Center’s Internet and Democracy Burma Case Study. Check it out here.