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Blogging and Online Journalism: New Media, New Challenges, New Ethics

> The Institute for Applied and Professional Ethics at Ohio University
> and the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism announce "Blogging and
> Online Journalism."
>
> On April 7 & 8, 2006, BOJ will bring together a small group of successful, highly motivated
> students with some of the leading figures in journalism and media
> ethics for an intimate, in-depth two-day exploration of one of the
> most interesting and dynamic areas in applied ethics today. After a
> daily keynote address on a topic of general interest, participants
> will break up into workgroups. These workshops will feature
> presentations by invited scholars and by student participants, with
> discussion and critique of the presentations.
>
> Presentations and workshop summaries will be published on the
> Institute website.
>
> Participation is limited to 25. Students interested in participating
> should send contact information and a brief paper on one of the
> workshop topics to ethics@ohio.edu by January 20, 2006. Participants
> will be selected on the basis of the paper they submit. Please visit
> the "STUDENT CONFERENCE" section of ohio.edu/ethics for submission
> requirements.
>
> Travel grants (travel, room, and board) are available for a limited
> number of participants. Students interested in applying for travel
> support should indicate this in their application.
>
> Keynote speakers:
>
> Dan Gillmore (author of "We, the Media")
> Clifford Christians (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champlain)
>
> Workshop topics and leaders:
>
> Friday, April 7
> Martin Kuhn (U North Carolina): Blogging Ethics
> Fernanda Viegas (MIT MediaLab): Privacy and Accountability in Blogging
> Jan Boyles (U West Virginia): Rhetoric of Political Bloggers
> Sandeep Junnarker (Columbia University): Blogging investigative
> reporting: The Videoblog
>
> Saturday, April 8th
> Mark Deuze (Indiana University): Typology of Online Journalism
> Bob Benz (Scripps Company): Reality Constraints of Online Journalism
> Bernhard Debatin (Ohio University): Online Journalism Ethics
>
> -------------------------
> Kathleen Evans-Romaine
> Assistant Director
> Ohio U. Inst. for Applied and Professional Ethics www.ohiou.edu/ethics
> office: 740 593 9802
> cell: 740 590 2410

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