Building Online Communities in Health, Science and Technology News

The future of health, science and technology journalism is being forged, in part, by several reporters and editors in the Boston area who have taken the lead in creating online news operations serving specific audiences in new ways.

Wednesday, 18 January 2011
MIT Faculty Club, Cambridge, Mass. (Dining Room East)
5:30 pm — Munchies and schmoozing
6:30 – 8:30 pm — Panel discussion

• Bob Buderi, founder of Xconomy (http://www.xconomy.com/) (@Xconomy)
• Carey Goldberg, co-host of WBUR CommonHealth (http://commonhealth.wbur.org/) (@commonhealth)
• Gabrielle Strobel, executive editor of AlzForum (http://alzforum.org/)
• Ethan Zuckerman, founder of Global Voices (http://globalvoicesonline.org/) (@globalvoices)
• Panel moderator: Alison Bass, health care blogger at http://alison-bass.com/blog/ (@AlisonBBass)

Some have figured out a way to become sustainable in a short time. Others are still searching for long-term viability. This event features journalists who have built robust audiences using different editorial strategies, staffing tactics and business models.

The panelists will discuss what works, what doesn’t work, and what’s changing. Hear their stories and discuss the ideas and experiences that are shaping the future of how people will be informed and engaged about health, science and technology for decades to come.

RSVP at https://web.memberclicks.com/mc/quickForm/viewForm.do?orgId=nesw&formId=112835
$15 for NESW members and 2011-12 Knight fellows
$20 for guest attendees
NOTE: Registration is limited to the first 100 people who RSVP online.

Organized by Carol Cruzan Morton (@carolmorton) and Alison Bass.
Thanks to Knight Science Journalism at MIT for providing the audiovisual equipment.