Moderator: Sandy Shea, Daily News Editorial Page Editor

Speakers:
Beth McConnell, Executive Director of the Media and Democracy Coalition will be speaking on the topic of media consolidation and its effects on journalism, specifically sustainability.

Alex Mulcahey, President of Red Flag Media and Publisher of GRID magazine will share his local success story in starting up a magazine focused on sustainability in the Philadelphia region, the obstacles and achievements and how the role GRID and other niche media sources play in educating the public.

Keynote: Chris Mooney, 2009- 2010 Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT and author of three books, Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future, co-authored by Sheril Kirshenbaum. They also write"The Intersection" blog together for Discover blogs.

In the past, Chris has also been visiting associate in the Center for Collaborative History at Princeton University, and is a contributing editor to Science Progress and a senior correspondent for The American Prospect magazine. He has been featured regularly by the national media, having appeared on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, MSNBC's "Morning Joe," CSPAN's Book TV, and NPR's Fresh Air With Terry Gross and Science Friday among many other television and radio programs.

Register today to confirm a seat.  http://sustainabilitymedia.eventbrite.com/