Life After the Death of Left Print Journalism?

Submitted by jhollar on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 1:46pm
Short Description: 

For those working towards a more just world, corporate-owned media has been recognized as a bankrupt model that inadequately serves the people. Many vital independent publications have stepped up to fill in those gaps, but they aren't immune to the crisis affecting print media right now. How are these publications responding to the many new challenges--from the economic crisis, to the recent postal hikes, to the collapse of the Independent Press Association? What new models of journalism and distribution are being forged by publications that serve our own communities, and what lessons can we draw from these examples? This session will be a facilitated discussion; all people either working in media or those with ideas they'd like to share are invited to join the conversation.

Presenters
Presenter One Name: 
Julie Hollar
Presenter One Info: 

Julie Hollar is the managing editor of FAIR's magazine, Extra!. Her work received an award from Project Censored in 2005; Hollar also co-directed the 2006 documentary Boy I Am and was previously active in the Paper Tiger Television collective.

Presenter Two Name: 
Arun Gupta
Presenter Two Info: 

Arun Gupta has been a writer and editor for The Indypendent since 2000. He has written extensively about the Iraq War for The Indypendent, Z Magazine and Left Turn and has been a frequent guest on Democracy Now! He is currently working on a book about the history of the war.

Presenter Three Name: 
Christy Thornton
Presenter Three Info: 

Christy Thornton is Executive Director and Publisher at North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA). She is a member of the NYC Grassroots Media Coalition, the May First/People Link leadership committee, and the Brooklyn for Peace Latin America committee.

Presenting organization: 
FAIR, NACLA, Indypendent