The 2010 Ideas Festival, sponsored by the Aspen Institute and Atlantic Magazine, gathered scientists, artists, politicians, historians, educators, activists, and other great thinkers for a week in early July. MPR's Midday broadcast several of the presentations.
Is social media changing journalism?
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A panel of influential media experts discuss how social media sites like Facebook and Twitter are changing journalism and the news industry. Recorded at the Aspen Ideas Festival.
Guests
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Arianna Huffington: Columnist and co-founder The Huffington Post, an online news site and blog.
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David Kirkpatrick: Author of The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World. Formerly a senior editor of internet and technology at Fortune magazine.
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Vivian Schiller: Current president and CEO of NPR. Prior, she was a senior vice president at the New York Times Company and general manager of NYTimes.com.
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Strauss Zelnick: Co-founder of ZelnickMedia LLC, a firm that manages and holds in interest in an array of media businesses. Former CEO of BMG Entertainment and 20th Century Fox.
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