Post on 14-Jul-2015
NEW JOURNALISMBLACK AND WHITE AND REDDIT ALL OVER
A SXSW INTERACTIVE CORE CONVERSATION WITH CORRIN FOSTER AND KRISTIN SHEPPARD
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SXSW Interactive
Sunday, March 15
12:30-1:30
Hyatt Regency
Big Bend
208 Barton Springs Road
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PRESENTERS
Corrin Foster
Blogger/Marketing Manager
Greenleaf Book Group
www.ohheywhatsup.com
Kristin Sheppard
Founder/Creative Director
Giant Squid Media
www.giantsquidmedia.com
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CONVERSATION STARTERS
WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR NEWS?
AS A CONSUMER OF INFORMATION, DO YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN SOURCES? IS THERE A HIERARCHY OF TRUST? IS A REPORTER ALWAYS MORE ACCURATE THAN A BLOGGER?
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CONVERSATION STARTERS
WHAT MAKES A JOURNALIST MORE TRUSTWORTHY THAN SOMEONE ELSE? HOW MUCH WEIGHT DO TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND A PAYCHECK CARRY?
WHEN A BLOGGER IS PAID, DO THEY BECOME LESS CREDIBLE? DOES THE SAME STANDARD HOLD TRUE FOR JOURNALISTS?
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CONVERSATION STARTERS
SHOULD BLOGGERS BE MADE TO FOLLOW THE SAME ETHICAL CODES AS JOURNALISTS, DESPITE BEING FREE AGENTS? WHAT WOULD THAT ENTAIL? ARE FTC GUIDELINES ENOUGH?
WHAT MAKES SOMEONE CREDIBLE? IS IT AS SIMPLE AS TRANSPARENCY = HONESTY? OR DOES AN ESTABLISHED REPUTATION MEAN MORE TO CREDIBILITY?
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CONVERSATION STARTERS
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT CITIZEN JOURNALISM?
ARE SITES LIKE REDDIT FURTHERING THE CONVERSATION AND HELPING JOURNALISTS? DOES THE POTENTAIL FOR SPREADING MISINFORMATION NEGATE THE POSSIBLE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MEDIA?
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