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The Collapse of Journalism and What Can Be Done to Fix It
Christopher Mark Theodore, Noble Media (The Reader)
"American journalism is in an existential crisis. It is impossible to conceive of effective governance and the rule of law-- not to mention individual freedoms, social justice, and effective and enlightened solutions to daunting problems-- without a credible system of journalism. In short, just about everything rides on how the crisis in journalism plays out." What are the biggest structural problems in the $400 billion U.S. media market today which are also the biggest opportunities for impact investors? Given America's political, economic and military influence globally, and the impact of the U.S. media system in shaping U.S. public opinion and the world's present and future, what are the moral and practical implications of impact investors focusing or not focusing on U.S. media? [Quoted passage above from Robert McChesney and Victor Picard]
Collapse, impact investing, Journalism, Market, Market Opportunity, Media, Politics, Public Opinion
Panel
Intermediate
Noam Chomsky (Professor of Linguistics, MIT), Robert W. McChesney (Professor of Communications, University of Illinois, Author), Chris Hedges (Pulitzer-Prize Winning Reporter, New York Times Best-Selling Author), Christopher Theodore (Founder, The Reader), Craig Aaron (President, FreePress.Net).
Each panelist will come to the discussion with decades of experience on the subject and a Google search of each name will result in relevant articles, books, websites, etc.
Important Dates
- June 14, 2017
Final day to submit an idea. - June 15 - 29, 2017
Commenting and voting period. All sessions open for voting. - June 30 - July 13, 2017
Judging panel and final selection by SOCAP17 Content Team. - July 14, 2017
Winning sessions announced to session organizers.
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