The Knight Commission on Trust, Media and Democracy

Join the Knight Commission on Trust, Media and Democracy on Friday, April 27, 2018, at The Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. This Commission is made up of experts from across the industries of tech, media and journalism, education and governance. Please join Commissioners from Google, Facebook, PBS, CNN, the Center for Democracy and Technology, The New York Public Library, SCORE, and other notable organizations. For additional information and a complete list of the Commissioners, Knight Commission Members.

Doors open at 9:45 a.m.

9:45 a.m. Coffee and a light breakfast will be available

10:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. Keynote Address by Governor Bill Haslam

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Perspectives on the Media & Literacy

The following session is an open, public session. Commissioners and attendees will hear from various experts as they discuss sustainable business models for local media and journalism, media design and technological disruption, youth engagement with information, and the role of governance.

Keynote Speaker:

• Governor Bill Haslam, 49th Governor of Tennessee

Panelists:

• Penelope Abernathy, Knight Chair in Journalism and Digital Media Economics Professor at UNC
• Jim Brown, National Federation of Independent Businesses Tennessee State Director
• Dana Coester, Associate Professor at WVU’s Reed College of Media and Creative Director for the College’s Media Innovation Center
• Michael Cormack, CEO of Barksdale Reading Institute

For more information about the Knight Commission on Trust, Media and Democracy, please visit http://as.pn/trust or follow us on Medium https://medium.com/trust-media-and-democracy.

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For additional questions about the event please contact Kristine Gloria @ kristine.gloria@aspeninstitute.org.