Continuing the Discussion that Began at the FTC

The Federal Trade Commission’s two-day workshop on the future of news, “How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?” brought together an incredibly wide range of commentators, including publishers, nonprofit journalists, media reformers, academics, bloggers, foundations, online game developers, programmers and others. The workshops touched on many of the core issues at the heart of the debate around the future of journalism.

We are gathering many of the remarks, presentations and speeches delivered at the event so that we can continue the conversation online and engage those who couldn’t be in the room or online for the event. Below is a (growing) list of all of the documents we have collected thus far. Check back often for new content and join the conversation in the comments section of each post.

• Considering Personalization, Privacy, Advertsing and Commerce - Bill Densmore, December 09, 2009
• The Internet is Neither the Problem nor the Solution - Andrew Jay Schwartzman, December 09, 2009
• The Future of News at the FTC - David Westphal, December 03, 2009
• Newspaper History for Realists - Tom Leonard, December 07, 2009
• Why New Media Looks A Whole Lot Like Old Media - Bryan Monroe, December 07, 2009
• Public Funding is a Necessary Part of the Mix - Mark MacCarthy, December 07, 2009
• Journalism Needs to be Created, Not Saved - Eric Newton, December 07, 2009
• A Vigorous Free Press and a Vigorous Democracy - The Honorable Henry Waxman, December 07, 2009
• The Reconstruction of American Journalism at the FTC - Leonard Downie Jr. , December 07, 2009
• The Importance of Journalism to Civic Involvement - Karen B. Dunlap, December 07, 2009
• Journalism is Not a Business. It's a Public Service. - Jon McTaggart, December 07, 2009
• Diversity, Inclusion, and the Future of News - Kathy Y. Times, December 07, 2009
• The News about News Provision - Robert G. Picard, December 07, 2009
• Investigative Journalism and the Changing News Business - Paul E. Steiger, December 07, 2009
• Newspapers and Electoral Politics - Matthew Gentzkow, December 07, 2009

If you presented at the FTC and we don’t have your remarks posted, please feel free to send them to us at: jcstearns@freepress.net

The FTC announced that they plan to hold a number of follow-up workshops in the spring. Look to this site as a place to continue the conversation until then. We look forward to hearing your thoughts.

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