The social web and online commenting: Making it work for journalism

Time:
Saturday, November 6th, 9:15 am - 10:45 am
Location:
Temple Room
Speaker(s):
Teresa Neilsen Hayden
Mathilde Piard
John Timmer
Amos Zeeberg
Moderator(s):
Christie Nicholson
Organizer(s):
Christie Nicholson

It's a fact that writers and editors can no longer ignore: public online commenting continues to thrive and has become a hallmark of news. Today all media consumers expect to leave their opinion as much as they expect a doorway into a room. Yet commenters are often overlooked, thought of as an afterthought or an annoyance. This top-notch panel will discuss the ways we can harness the power of the public's contribution, and how we can take the conversation beyond elite in-fighting and potential all-caps, name-calling matches to yield something more substantive and useful in science news.