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Thursday, September 25 • 9:30am - 10:30am
Opening Keynote: All Eyes on Ferguson, Mo.

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Following the Aug. 9 police shooting of Michael Brown, Ferguson, Mo. became a petri dish of breaking news reporting in the 21st century, magnifying race relations, social media eyewitness accounts, minute-by-minute mobile reporting, class dynamics, news saturation and the rights and safety of the press. Each of these factors impacted events, coverage and reaction, from the White House to local neighborhoods. Our on-the-ground journalists, some of whom became the news, meet in a conversation to debrief on coverage as it unfolded and the complex issues Ferguson has evoked.
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Michel Martin

Host, NPR
Martin can be heard across NPR news programs, bringing her reporting and interviewing experience to bear on NPR's coverage of education, families, faith, race and social issues. Outside the studio, she is hosting NPR Presents Michel Martin, an ambitious live event series in collaboration... Read More →

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David Carson

Staff Photographer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Carson has worked at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch since 2000. A Boston-area native, his mother drove him to his first newspaper assignment when he was 16, because he wouldn't have his license for another two months. Before St. Louis, he worked at the Naples Daily News in Florida, at... Read More →
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Trymaine Lee

National Reporter, MSNBC
Lee is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who is currently a National Reporter at MSNBC.com where he covers education, social justice, guns and poverty issues. Prior to joining MSNBC, Lee was a reporter at the Huffington Post where he was credited for his role in bringing the Trayvon... Read More →
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Wesley Lowery

Political Reporter, The Washington Post
An online political reporter for the Washington Post, Lowery covers Congress and national politics. He previously covered breaking news and local politics for the Boston Globe, where he contributed coverage to the team that was awarded the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News for... Read More →
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Mariah Stewart

Freelance Journalist, Huffington Post / Beacon Reader
Stewart is a journalist who enjoys publishing on a array of platforms. In 2014, she graduated from Lindenwood University with a BA in Journalism. Her career took off when she began coverage on Ferguson, Missouri. Stewart currently holds a partnership with Beacon Reader and Huffington... Read More →
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Claire Ward

Producer/Shooter, VICE News
Ward is a Producer / Shooter for VICE News. Ward spent two weeks in Ferguson, MO producing and shooting live streams and short documentaries for VICE News and YouTube. Ward has produced and shot documentaries in Russia, Bosnia, Jamaica, Zambia and across the United States.

Thursday September 25, 2014 9:30am - 10:30am CDT
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