Who’s Who

Registrants

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Altizer-Evans, Molly
Suffolk County Community College
Associate Professor of English/Journalism

B

Backfish, Charles
Stony Brook University
Lecturer and Director of Field Experience and Clinical Practice Department of History

Baker, Frank W.
Media Literacy Clearinghouse
Media Education Consultant

Barnathan, Joyce
International Center for Journalists
President

Bell, Clark
McCormick Foundation
Director, Journalism Program
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Bernstein, Allison
The Ford Foundation
Vice President, Knowledge, Creativity and Freedom program
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Bettag, Tom
Formerly with Discovery, Nightline and the CBS Evening News
Former Executive Producer, Discovery, Nightline and the CBS Evening News

Bierbauer, Charles
University of South Carolina, College of Mass Comm and Info Studies
Dean

Botello, Luis
International Center for Journalists
Senior Program Director, Digital Media

Blevens, Frederick
Florida International University
Professor

Bradshaw, Jennifer
Smithtown Central School District
Director of Curriculum K-12

Branham, Lorraine
Syracuse University, SI Newhouse School of Public Communication
Dean

Branna, Jean
Shoreham-Wading River High School
Teacher

Brasted, Monica
The College at Brockport, SUNY
Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Communication

Budde, Neil
DailyMe.com
President
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Cantor, Nancy
Syracuse University
Chancellor and President
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Carpenter, Christy
The Paley Center for Media
Executive Vice President and COO

Ceppos, Jerry
University of Nevada, Reno, Reynolds School of Journalism
Dean

Chappell, Virginia
Marquette University
Associate Professor, English

Conway, Marian
Roslyn Savings Foundation
Executive Director

Copel, Harriet
Shoreham-Wading River Central School District
Superintendent of Schools

Cramer, Judith
St. John’s University
Director of Journalism

Curry, Karen
Curry Communications
President

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Dean, Wally
Committee of Concerned Journalists
Broadcast/Online Director

Deaton, Brady
University of Missouri
Chancellor
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Densmore, Bill
University of Missouri, School of Journalism
2008-2009 Reynolds Fellow

DePalma, Anthony
Seton Hall University/ NY Times

Ducey, Marsha
The College at Brockport, SUNY
Assistant Professor of Journalism

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Engelman, Dr. Ralph
Long Island University – The Brooklyn Campus
Chair of Journalism Department

Ensel, Peter
SUNY Plattsburgh
Chairman, Dept. of Communications Studies

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Farley, Liz
Stony Brook University
School of Journalism, Center for News Literacy

Finberg, Howard I.
The Poynter Institute / NewsU
Director, Interactive Learning
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Florin, Fabrice
NewsTrust
Executive Director
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Folkenflick, David
National Public Radio
Media Correspondent

Fox, Steve
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Lecturer/Multimedia Journalism Coordinator

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Garber, Megan
Columbia Journalism Review
Staff Writer

Ghiglione, Loren
Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University

Goldfin, Jessica
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Journalism Program Associate

Goldstein, Tom
University of California, Berkeley
Professor of Journalism and Media Studies

Grimes, Charlotte
Syracuse University, SI Newhouse School of Public Communication
Knight Chair in Political Reporting

Gromen, Erin
The Paley Center for Media
Director, Institutional Giving

Gross, Liza
The Miami Herald
Former Managing Editor

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Hamilton, John M.
LSU, Manship School of Mass Comm
Dean

Harris, Frances Jacobson
University of Illinois, University Laboratory High School
Librarian

Heyward, Andrew
Monitor Group Senior Advisor;
Former Pres, CBS News
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Hines, Barbara Bealor
Howard University
President, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication

Holder-Gibbs, Laura
Freeport UFSD
District Coordinator for Social Studies Freeport

Hornik, Richard
Stony Brook University
Interim Director News Literacy Program

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Ibarguen, Alberto
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
President
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Jervis, Bob
News Literacy Project
Curriculum Developer

K

Kaiser, Marty
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Editor and Senior Vice President

Kenny, Shirley Strum
Stony Brook University
President
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Klos, Diane Mitsu
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Senior Project Director

Kolodzy, Janet
Emerson College
Associate Professor/ Interim Chair, Journalism Department

Koppel, Ted
ABC News/Discovery Channel/National Public Radio
Former Anchor, Managing Editor
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Kovach, Bill
Committee of Concerned Journalists
Founding Chairman
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Krezel, Cindy
Roslyn Savings Foundation
Senior Program Officer

Kroeger, Brooke
NYU, Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute
Director

Kulzer, Danna
The Advertising Council
Director, Non-Profit & Government Affairs

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Landman, Jon
New York Times
Deputy Managing Editor

Lariviere, Peter
e-Instruction Corp.
Education Consultant

Lee, Joann
William Patterson University
Professor and Chair

Levy, Lawrence
Hofstra University, National Center for Suburban Studies
Executive Director

Lombardi, John
Louisiana State University System
President
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Loory, Stuart H.
Missouri School of Journalism
Lee Hills Chair in Free-Press Studies

Ludlow, Eben
Consultant

Lundberg, Kirsten
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Director, Knight Case Studies Initiative

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Madden, Kate
The College at Brockport, SUNY
Associate Professor, Dept. of Communication

Malaszczyk, Dr. Mark S.
Babylon UFSD
K-12 Coordinator, Social Studies

McGinnis, Marcy
Stony Brook University
Associate Dean, School of Journalism
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McManus, John
Gradethenews.org
Author — Detecting Bull: How to Identify BS, Bias and Junk Journalism in Print, Broadcast and on the Wild Web

Melillo, Sara
McCormick Foundation
Journalism Program Officer

Mensing, Donica
University Nevada, Reno
Associate Professor

Messinger, Evelyn
Link TV
Project Director Know the News
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Mihailidis, Paul
Hofstra University /Salzburg Global Seminar
Assistant Professor of Media Studies/Director, Salzburg Academy

Miller, Alan C.
News Literacy Project
Executive Director
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Mindich, David T. Z.
Saint Michael’s College
Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication
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Moeller, Susan
University of Maryland
Director, International Center for Media and the Public Agenda / Associate Professor, Philip Merrill College of Journalism and School of Public Policy
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Moore, Adrienne
LSU, Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs, Manship School of Mass Communications
Director

Moro, Nikhil
Central Michigan University
Assistant Professor

Muller, Judy
University of Southern California, Annenberg School of Communication
Associate Professor of Journalism

Murphy, Rita-Marie
Patchogue-Medford Schools
Teacher

Murphy, Shawn
SUNY Plattsburgh
Chair, Department of Journalism

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Nisenholtz, Martin
NY Times Company
Senior Vice President, Digital Ops

Noviello, Daniel
Freeport Alternative High School
Teacher

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Offer, David
Colby College
Retired Newspaper Editor and College Professor

Opotowsky, Mel
University of CA, Riverside
Instructor

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Papper, Robert
Hofstra University, Department of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations
Professor & Chair

Pauly, John
Marquette University
Provost

Pavlik, Jackie
Marconi Society , Columbia University
Manager

Pavlik, John
Rutgers University
Professor, Chair

Pek-Dorji, Siok Sian
Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy
Founder
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Pifer, Alice
Curriculum Consultant
News Literacy Conference

Prusslin, Norman
Stony Brook University
Director, Media Arts Minor

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Quinn, Kevin C.
Syracuse University
Vice President for Public Affairs

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Reilly, Dee Dee
LSU, Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs
Advocate; Community Leader

Reiner, Steven
Stony Brook University
Associate Professor of Journalism

Ricci, Claudia
Georgetown University
Journalism Faculty

Riegger, Robert
Smithtown Central School District
English/Journalism teacher

Roberts, Nancy L.
University at Albany, SUNY, Communication Department
Professor and Director, Journalism Program

Rosenberg, Geanne
City University of New York’s Baruch College
Chair, Department of Journalism & Writing Professions

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Salyer, Stephen
Salzburg Global Seminar
President and CEO

Schiller, Vivian
National Public Radio
President and CEO
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Schneider, Howard
Stony Brook University
Dean, School of Journalism
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Sengupta, Subir
Marist College
Professor

Sesso, Gloria
Patchogue-Medford Schools
Director of Social Studies

Shultz, Stephen A.
Stony Brook University
Lead Teacher and School District Liaison, News Literacy Program Stony Brook University, Adjunct Professor

Silverblatt, Art
Webster University
Professor, Program Facilitator, Media Literacy

Sims, Calvin
Ford Foundation
Program Officer

Smith, Rex
Times Union, Albany, NY
Editor

Subervi, Federico
Texas State University, School of Journalism & Mass Communications
Professor & Director of the Center for the Study of Latino Media & Market

Sulzberger, Arthur
New York Times Company
Chairman and Publisher
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Suro, Robert
University of Southern California, Annenberg School of Communication
Professor, Director of the Specialized Journalism Program

Richard A. Schwarzlose
Professor of Media Ethics

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Tefft, Sheila
Emory University
Director, Journalism Program

Tilles, Roger
NY State Board of Regents
Regent

Torrent, Jordi
Alliance of Civilizations
Project Manager – Media Literacy

Trapani, Sandra
Stony Brook University
Assistant Director, Academic Advising and News Literacy Instructor

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Ungar, Sanford J.
Goucher College
President
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Wallace, Alexandra
NBC News
Senior Vice President
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Wheat, Angela
Freeport High School
Social Studies Teacher

Wilson, Kinsey
National Public Radio
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital Media

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Yake, Byron
Write on Sports, Inc.
Founder, Executive Director

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Organizations

Advertising Council

Alliance of Civilizations

American Society of Newspaper Editors

Babylon UFSD

Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy

Central Maine Newspapers

Central Michigan University

City University of New York’s Baruch College

Colby College

Columbia Journalism Review

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism

Columbia University, Marconi Society

Committee of Concerned Journalists

Curry Communications

DailyMe.com

e-Instruction Corp.

Emerson College

Emory University

Evergreen Partners

Florida International University

Ford Foundation

Freeport High School

Freeport UFSD

Georgetown University

Goucher College

Gradethenews.org

Hofstra University, Department of Journalism, Media Studies, and Public Relations

Hofstra University, National Center for Suburban Studies

Howard University

International Center for Journalists

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Link TV

Long Island University

Louisiana State University, Manship School of Mass Communication

LSU, Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs

Marist College

Marquette University

McCormick Foundation

Media Literacy Clearinghouse

Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism

Miami Herald

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Monitor Group

Nassau Community College

National Center for Suburban Studies

National Public Radio

NBC News

News Literacy Project

News Trust

New York State Board of Regents

New York Times Company

New York University, Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute

Paley Center for Media

Patchogue-Medford Schools

Poynter Institute / NewsU

Quinnipiac University

Roslyn Savings Foundation

Rutgers University

Saint Michael’s College

Salzburg Global Seminar

Seton Hall University

Shoreham-Wading River High School

Smithtown Central School District

St. John’s University

Stony Brook University

Suffolk County Community College

SUNY Albany

SUNY Brockport

SUNY Plattsburgh

Syracuse University, SI Newhouse School of Public Communication

Texas State University, School of Journalism & Mass Communications

Times Union, Albany, NY

Universidad Peruana de Ciencias

University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Riverside

University of Illinois

University Laboratory High School

University of Maryland

University of Massachusetts at Amherst

University of Missouri

University of Nevada, Reno, Reynolds School of Journalism

University of South Carolina, College of Mass Comm and Info Studies

University of Southern California, Annenberg School of Communication

Webster University

William Patterson University

Write on Sports, Inc.