The Media Center to Present "WE MEDIA: Behold the Power of Us," Hosted by The Associated Press

Reston, VA -- The Media Center, the nonprofit media-technology-society think tank, will present "We Media: Behold the Power of Us" on Wednesday, October 5, 2005, in New York City. The conference will take place at the state-of-the-art world headquarters of the Associated Press.

Leading thinkers and innovators at the intersection of media, technology and society will participate in series of conversations on the phenomenon of mass collaboration, focusing on such topics as citizen journalism; activism and democracy; media gawking; culture, politics and buzz; marketing; and trust networks.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Lex Alexander, Citizen-Journalism Coordinator, Greensboro News-Record

• Merrill Brown, Founder & Principal, MMB Media LLC

• Jason McCabe Calacanis, Chairman & Co-Founder, Weblogs, Inc. Network

• Farai Chideya, Founder & Editor, PopandPolitics.com

• Jessica Coen, Editor, Gawker

• Henry Copeland, Founder, Blogads.com

• Ana Marie Cox, "Wonkette"; Editor, Wonkette.com

• Tom Curley, President & Chief Executive Officer, The Associated Press

• Susan DeFife, President & CEO, Backfence.com

• Rick Ducey, Executive Vice President, BIA Financial Network; President, SpectraRep

• Richard Edelman, President & CEO, Edelman PR

• Craig Forman, VP & GM, Yahoo! Inc.

• Dan Gillmor, Founder, Grassroots Media Inc.; Author, We the Media

• Paul Ginocchio, Analyst, Deutsche Bank

• Seth Green, Executive Director, Americans for Informed Democracy

• Andrew Heyward, President, CBS News

• Ellen Kampinsky, Senior Editor, Glamour

• Larry Kramer, President, CBS Digital Media

• Nicholas D. Kristof, Columnist, The New York Times

• Rebecca MacKinnon, Co-Founder, Global Voices Online; Research Fellow, The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard

• Susan Mernit, Senior Vice President, 5ive; Senior Fellow, The Media Center

• Craig Newmark, Customer Service Rep & Founder, craigslist

• Patrick Phillips, Founder & Editor, I Want Media

• Scott Rafer, President & CEO, Feedster

• Brian Reich, Director, Mindshare Interactive Campaigns LLC

• Steve Rubel, Blogger, Micro Persuasion; Vice President, Client Services, CooperKatz & Co

• Richard Sambrook, Director, BBC Global News Division

• Karen Stephenson, President, NetForm

• Dominik von Jan, Director, NextNextBigThing

For program details, visit http://www.mediacenter.org/wemedia05/

For more information and to enquire about sponsorships opportunities, contact Gloria Pan at gpan@mediacenter.org or at (703) 715-3301.

About The Media Center

The Media Center is a nonprofit think tank committed to building a better-informed society in a connected world. The Media Center helps individuals and organizations worldwide acquire intelligence and apply insight into the future role and use of media and enabling technology. Through research, education and unique learning experiences, The Media Center helps leaders in media, technology, academia, philanthropies, NGOs, nonprofit and other businesses understand the challenges of a changing multimedia world. The Media Center is a separately funded division of The American Press Institute, an independent, not-for-profit educational center with headquarters in Reston, Virginia. Through its global, multi-disciplinary network of researchers and leading thinkers, The Media Center inspires and agitates dialog and activities exploring the intersection of media, technology and society. Media Center research and programs provide knowledge and strategic insights for personal, professional and organizational growth. For more about The Media Center, go to: www.mediacenter.org.

Media Contact:

Gloria Pan
Communications Director, The Media Center at API
11690 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, VA 20191-1498
(703) 715-3301
gpan@mediacenter.org
www.mediacenter.org