
Media Disruption: The New Normal
The sale of The Washington Post – for a fraction of its value just a few years ago – to Amazon Founder, Jeff Bezos, is emblematic of the changing landscape of journalism. The rise of Twitter as the go-to news source, and the proliferation of other innovative news delivery systems have changed the game forever. Leading visionaries from the worlds of journalism and tech discuss what it all means for future jobs in news.
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Martin Nisenholtz, Senior Advisor, The New York Times Company; adjunct associate professor, Columbia Journalism School; former senior vice president, Digital Operations, The New York Times Company
Elizabeth Spiers, acting Editorial Director, Flavorpill Productions; former editor-in-chief, The New York Observer
Ben Smith, Editor-in-Chief, Buzzfeed
Shafqat Islam, Co-Founder and CEO, NewsCred
Moderator: J. Max Robins, Contributor, Techonomy Media; former vice president and executive director, Industry Programs, The Paley Center
Presented with The School of Media Studies at The New School for Public Engagement
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