Can journalism survive? A panel discussion on news, politics, and tech featuring expert authors, in honor of the 175th anniversary of the Vineyard Gazette. Reception with the authors follows the panel.
Celebrating the 175th anniversary of the Vineyard Gazette, the forum features three renowned media and tech journalists examining the rise of Google and Facebook in news distribution, media disrupters, changing sources of financing, the role of politics and the decline in local publications. Jelani Cobb, New Yorker staff writer, journalism professor, author; Cecilia Kang, NY Times Tech Reporter; and Andrew Marantz, New Yorker staff writer will discuss. Moderated by Don Baer, Chairman of the Board of PBS, former Worldwide Chair and CEO of Burson-Marsteller, and White House Communications Director for President Clinton. Reception with the authors to follow.
Ticket includes your choice of one signed book (signed by bookplate):
Jelani Cobb - The Essential Kerner Commission Report
Cecilia Kang - An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination or
Andrew Marantz - Antisocial: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation,
and the reception. Open seating.
Tickets are $125. Each ticket includes your choice of one signed book and the reception. Open seating.
Additional time info:
No onsite parking will be available. All parking will be offsite with regular shuttles between the offsite lot and the MV Museum. Plan to arrive early to park offsite. Details on parking information will be on our website shortly.
2021/08/06 - 2021/08/06
Martha's Vineyard Museum Property in Vineyard Haven
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568