Daniel Johnson, Jr.

Today I will be on a panel at the University of Cincinnati as part of the Broadcast Educators Association (BEA) conference, talking about The Future of Local News.  Others on the panel with me are Brennan Donnellan, Hagit Limor, Elissa Sonnenberg.

Here is an excerpt from the event description I received:

Ten years ago, there were two strong local newspapers that competed on both sides of the Ohio River with Cincinnati and Kentucky editions of The Post and The Enquirer . A joint-operating agreement between the Gannett-owned and Scripps-owned newspapers dissolved in 2007 and The Cincinnati Post ceased publication. Meanwhile, four network-affiliated television stations continue to local news with the Fox affiliated WXIX-TV recently adding a local newscast. Yet, WXIX-19 news’ additional newscast now must compete with hyperlocal content produced by Web sites such as AroundAnderson.com. Meanwhile a growing community of social media enthusiasts show up each month for meetings of the group, New Media Cincinnati, which is less than two years old. It’s a new day in local news and the future is bright for those who are forward-looking. The symposium will bring together those from the old and new media along with one who crosses both. The goal of this symposium is to arm broadcast educators with a 2009 perspective on what it means to do LOCAL NEWS and to gauge what that might look like in the next two to three years for the new broadcast journalists heading into the industry.

It looks to be an interesting time.

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Tags: Cincinnati Post, Gannett Company, media, Newspaper, Television, University of Cincinnati

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