February 2, 2011
Wednesday

The Future of Public Media
"Public broadcasting in the United States was founded on principles of diversity and excellence of programming, responsiveness to local communities, and service to all."   With the interactive evolution of the digital age, public broadcasting has become public media.  Today, we'll talk about the future of public media in this vast world of communication and technology.

Listener Question:  What do you enjoy most about public media?

Scheduled Guests:
Andy Carvin - Senior Strategist at NPR’s Social Media Desk
Gene Grant - host of New Mexico’s public television’s “In Focus" on KNME in Albuquerque New Mexico and columnist for the Weekly Alibi in Albuquerque
Jessica Clark - Director: Future of Public Media Project at the Center for Social Media at American University and Co-author: Beyond the Echo Chamber: Reshaping Politics Through Networked Progressive Media
Joaquin Alvarado - Senior Vice President for Digital Innovation at American Public Media

Links:
www.whro.org
www.pbs.org
www.whrv.org
www.npr.org
www.cbp.org
http://americanpublicmedia.publicradio.org
www.centerforsocialmedia.org
www.knme.org

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