The Future of Innovation Journalism: A Roundtable Discussion

As traditional media such as glossy magazines and daily newspapers struggle to redefine their niche in today’s multimedia culture, a new form of journalism is growing. Innovation journalism, reporting and writing about innovation, is becoming an increasingly important part of the technological and business media. This summer SCIL hosted a roundtable discussion undertaken by media and innovation heavyweights to explore the future of innovation journalism, a new beat which allows consumers to follow and understand the development of new ideas, goods, services and practices vital to economic growth.

A DVD of the roundtable discussion will be available for purchase on Oct. 31. Those interested in obtaining a copy should send email to: dn@innovationjournalism.com to be added to the announcement list.

Participants:

Journalists
Amy Bernstein, Executive Editor, Business 2.0.
Lee Bruno, Senior Editor, Red Herring.
Dan Gillmor, Founder, Bayosphere.
Anders Lotsson, Senior Writer, Computer Sweden; Innovation Journalism Fellow.
Frances Mann-Craik, President, Addison Marketing; Columnist, Tornado Insider.
Harry McCracken, Editor-in-Chief, PC World.
Tony Perkins, Founder and Editor, AlwaysOn Network; Founder, Red Herring.
Jan Sandred, Founding Editor, BiotechSweden; Innovation Journalism Fellow.

Techies
Dr. Vinton G. Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google; Chairman ICANN.
Dr. Whitfield Diffie, VP, Sun Fellow and CSO, Sun Microsystems.

Innovation analysts
Richard Allan Horning, Partner, Tomlinson Zisko LLP.
Dr. Charles Wessner, Director, Program on Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, The National Academies.

Innovation Journalism Initiative at Stanford
Prof. Stig Hagström, Co-Director and co-founder, SCIL, Stanford University.
Dr. David Nordfors, Program Leader, Innovation Journalism, Stanford University; Special Adviser to the Director General, VINNOVA.

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For more information on the innovation journalism program:

Studies on the subject of innovation journalism: www.innovationjournalism.org

Innovation journalism initiative: http://www.innovationjournalims.org/archive/INJO-1-1.pdf

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