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The Newspaper Crisis
From Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs   
Local newspapers across the country are in crisis. Closures, lay-offs, and decreased circulation have resulted in less news coverage and diminished transparency. What does that mean to the public and how does that affect the democratic process?  Keynote by Paul Starr, Prof. of Communications and Public Affairs at Princeton University`s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs




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(May 1, 2009 at Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.  Sponsored by the Policy Research Institute for the Region (PRIOR))

Agenda:

Pt 1: Welcome and Keynote
• Opening remarks by Richard F. Keevey, Director, Policy Research Institute for the Region
• Keynote: Goodbye to the Age of Newspapers: (Hello to a New Age of Corruption)
Speaker: Paul E. Starr, Stuart Professor of Communications and Public Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Princeton University

Pt 2: Panel - The Newspaper Crisis in the Region
Panelists discuss the decline of the local newspaper industry in New Jersey and Philadelphia, particularly the implications for coverage of state and city governments. They discuss the dimensions of the crisis in the region, the changes in local journalism, and how those changes impact urban policy.

• Charles Layton, Senior writer for the American Journalism Review; former editor, Philadelphia Inquirer
• Richard A. Lee, Director of Communications, Hall Institute of Public Policy
• Jim Willse, Editor, Star Ledger
• Wendy Warren, Editor and VP, Philly.com


Pt 3: Panel - Responding to the Newspaper Crisis:  National Models

New forms of local and regional journalism are emerging online. How are these alternative models structured and how are they funded? What are the opportunities for positive innovation and the risks of lower editorial quality? Panelists discuss the emerging on-line news services, alternative funding for newspapers through non-profits or philanthropy, and the changing face of news in light of the diminished number of traditional newspapers and the increased use of the Internet as a source of information.

• Stephen Engelberg, Managing Editor, ProPublica
• Charles Firestone, Executive Director, Communications and Society Program, Aspen Institute
• Joel Kramer, CEO and Editor, MinnPost.com
• Dunstan McNichol, former reporter, Star Ledger