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Monday, May 31, 2004
Building a "better-informed society" through new technology
At the World Editors Forum today, Andrew Nachison and Dale Peskin (biographies below), Co-Directors, Media Center at the American Press Institute, modeled the digital future of the newspaper industry. Through research, seminars and symposia, the Media Center has been creating models for "the visible future -- the things we know are happening, and how things are emerging," said Mr. Peskin. The goal is simple but ambitious: "to build a better-informed society," said Mr. Nachison.
In creating these models, they've come up with three propositions. The first is called the "know-trust network" -- a personal community where informal networks are exchanging news, information and conversation. "They
are becoming the principle means of learning and discovery," said Mr. Peskin and they could eclipse traditional media.
The second is referred to a digital everything. "All news and information will need to be virtual, digital and mobile," he said.
And the third proposition is the power of an individual person. "The individual -- not large institutions, will exert unprecedented power," he said.
Currently, the Media Center is focusing on convergence strategies -- which they call "emergence" as new media forms arise. And they are also examining strategies for mobile devices.
Since 2000, Andrew Nachison has set the course and steered the educational programs of The Media Center, a non-profit research and educational think tank committed to building a better-informed society in a connected world. The Media Center is an affiliate of the American Press Institute. Nachison is The Media Center?s chief teacher and leader, and he learned from remarkable teachers: the art of fiction from novelist Frank McCourt and computer programming from BASIC inventor John Kemeney.
Previously, Nachison worked as new media manager for the Lawrence (Kansas) Journal-World, as a visiting faculty member at the Indiana University School of Journalism and as a reporter and editor for The Associated Press. He also founded Nach Media, a digital media consulting firm, and has written on various topics for The New York Times, Audubon, Computerworld and other magazines.
Nachison has played clarinet at Carnegie Hall, published one short fiction story, written many others (some available at nach.com), studied environmental policy in Kenya, spoken on media convergence and business strategies in Asia and Europe and currently serves on the board of the World Editor?s Forum in Paris. He majored in philosophy at Dartmouth College. He lives with his wife and two sons in Reston, Virginia.
Dale Peskin is co-director of The Media Center at the American Press Institute, where he specializes in strategies and research for new media. He previously served as executive director of New Directions for News, the news industry think-tank that explores innovation in media, and critical issues impacting the future of news.
Prior to joining The Media Center, Peskin served as vice president of Belo, the Dallas-based media company, and was a founding officer of its interactive media subsidiary, Belo Interactive. He joined Belo as editor for online media at The Dallas Morning News, where he developed the newspaper?s website, Dallasnews.com. As editor of Dallasnews.com in 1998, The Dallas Morning News was the first major news organization to break a significant, investigative story on the Internet. Peskin and The Dallas Morning News were awarded the Digital Edge Award for Pioneering Online Journalism.
He formerly served as Deputy Managing Editor of The Detroit News, where he won more than 100 awards, including four Gold Medals from the Society for News Design. Earlier in his career, Peskin served a managing editor of The Tribune Chronicle in Warren, O., and as deputy managing editor of The Democrat and Chronicle in Rochester, NY.
Peskin is a graduate of Youngstown State University and the executive program at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He is married to Mary Peskin, former design director of The New York Times Regional Newspaper Group. They have three children.
Posted by Dana Goldstein on May 31, 2004 at 05:55 PM in s. 2004 Forum in Istanbul | Permalink
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I need to read more on this subject.
Posted by: Tirtha Koirala at May 4, 2005 6:00:08 AM