Sunday, June 13, 2010

9:00- 9:05 am Introduction, Avi Davis, President, AFA

THE TRADITIONAL MEDIA

9:05 am - 10:00 am:
Opening Plenary: Are News Organizations in Crisis?
Panelists: Hugh Hewitt, Michael Ledeen, Leon de Winter, Tim Groseclose
Moderator: Bill Whittle
Location : Main Auditorium LC 150

10:00 am - 11:15 am:
Morning Panel: Commerce, Entertainment, Reportage and Market Share: The News Media’s Divided Loyalties.
Panelists:  Roger Simon, Yaron Brook, Brad Friedman, Rick Calvert
Moderator: Larry Greenfield
Location: Main Auditorium LC 150

11:15 am - 11:30 am: Break

11:30 am - 1:00 pm:
Morning Breakout Sessions:

a. Television: The role of celebrity in shaping and influencing the news

Panelists: Craig Detweiler, Bill Whittle, Ed Driscoll
Moderator: Evan Sayet
Location: Main Auditorium LC 150

b. Radio: Objectivity, fairness and balance: can they be expected?

Panelists: Hugh Hewitt, Yaron Brook, John Ziegler, Larry Greenfield, David Dayen
Moderator: Joe Hicks
Location: Breakout Room LC 152

c. Print: The collapse of the major dailies – did they have it coming?

Panelists: Rick Calvert, Michael Ledeen, Ron Radosh, Michael Moynihan, Brad Friedman, David Swindle
Moderator: Owen Brennan
Location: Breakout Room LC 155

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch, Gull’s Way Patio

THE ALTERNATIVE MEDIA

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Afternoon Plenary: Open Season on Israel: What Role Has the Media Played in Exacerbating

the Middle East Conflict?
Panelists: David Kupelian, Joel Mowbray, Leon De Winter, Roberta Seid
Moderator:  Roz Rothstein
Location: Main Auditorium LC 150

3: 00 pm - 4:00 pm
Afternoon Panel: Who Are the New Media Moguls? ( Who Will Control the News?)

Panelists: Michael Ledeen, Roger Simon, Yaron Brook, John Ziegler
Moderator:  Michael Moynihan
Location: Main Auditorium LC 150

4:00 pm- 4:15 pm: Break

4: 15 pm - 5: 30 pm:
Afternoon Breakout Sessions

a. The Blogosphere: Can it coexist with old media?

Panelists: Hugh Hewitt, Michael Moynihan, Ed Driscoll, Ron Radosh, David Swindle
Moderator: Roger Simon
Location: Breakout Room LC 152

b. Freedom of press in an age of terror: what responsibility does the press have to national security?

Panelists: John Ziegler, Larry Greenfield, Leon de Winter, David Kupelian, Joel Mowbray
Moderator:  Craig Detweiler
Location: Main Auditorium LC 150

c. News in 140 Characters or Less: What role does social media play in shaping the news?

Panelists: Deborah Micek, Rick Calvert, David Swindle, Bill Whittle
Moderator: Yaron Brook
Location: Breakout Room LC 155

5:30 pm – 6:15 pm:
Closing Plenary: What Should a Democracy Expect from Its Media?
(or Can We Establish Checks and Balances for the Media in the Modern Age?)
Panelists:   All Speakers ( Roundtable discussion)
Moderator:  Avi Davis
Location: Main Auditorium LC 150

6:15 pm - 7:15 pm:
Special Screening and Debate: Media Malpractice vs Outfoxed
Moderator: Sonja Schmidt and featuring Cyrus Nowrasteh and John Ziegler
Location: LC 150

Monday, June 14, 2010

9:00 am - 1:00 pm
CLOSED DOOR SESSION
How to encourage a balanced perspective in the news media
a. The Delegitimization of Israel
b. Media Bias - from left and right
c. Pepperdine University Media Program

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