Knight Media Forum

Strengthening local news, community and democracy

FEBRUARY 25-26, 2020

Detroit Public TV was proud to partner with the Knight Foundation for the second year in providing the live-stream of the Knight Media Forum, two informative and inspiring days of deep discussion and provocative debate on the future of journalism and its importance to the American democracy.

The Knight Media Forum is widely recognized as the most important annual gathering of journalists, funders, information theorists and others passionately concerned about the health of the news media in this country.

Detroit Public TV livestreamed the conference on February 25-26 and provided the stream to organizations concerned with the future of news and its impact on our democracy.

Anchoring the coverage was Emmy-winning journalist, Hari Sreenivasan, host of “PBS NewsHour Weekend” and the national public television show “SciTech Now.”

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Welcome | Alberto Ibargüen | Knight Media Forum 2020

Knight Foundation President Alberto Ibargüen opens the Knight Media Forum, the premier gathering for funders and media leaders working to strengthen local news, community and democracy. More at knightmediaforum.org

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Creating Value Not Content: The Importance of Original Reporting | Knight Media Forum 2020

Remarks by A.G. Sulzberger, publisher of The New York Times speaks about the importance of original reporting at the Knight Media Forum 2020.

Introduction by Alberto Ibargüen, the President of the Knight Foundation.

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How Communities Will Compete and Succeed in the 21st Century | Knight Media Forum 2020

How communities will compete and succeed in the 21st century at the Knight Media Forum

Panelists: André Dua, Senior Partner, New York, McKinsey and Company; Karen Freeman-Wilson, Former Mayor, Gary, Indiana; Brian Hooks, President, Charles Koch Foundation and Stand Together; Mariam Noland, President, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan. Introduction: Lilly Weinberg, Director, Community Foundations, Knight Foundation

The Knight Media Forum is the premier gathering for funders and media leaders working to strengthen local news, community and democracy. More at knightmediaforum.org

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Priscilla Standridge | Knight Media Forum 2020

Gallup's Priscilla Standridge talks about the latest research on why people pay for local news, at the Knight Media Forum, the premier gathering for funders and media leaders working to strengthen local news, community and democracy. More at knightmediaforum.org.

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Jennifer Preston & Dr. Laura Esserman | Knight Media Forum 2020

Knight Foundation's Jennifer Preston and Dr. Laura Esserman talk about the Esserman family's $2.5 million investment in local news in South Florida at the Knight Media Forum. The forum is the premier gathering for funders and media leaders working to strengthen local news, community and democracy. More at knightmediaforum.org.

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Paul Huntsman | Knight Media Forum 2020

Paul Huntsman, Publisher and Owner, Salt Lake Tribune, is interviewed at the Knight Media Forum, the premier gathering for funders and media leaders working to strengthen local news, community and democracy. More at knightmediaforum.org

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Steven Birenbaum | Knight Media Forum 2020

Steven Birenbaum, senior communications officer of the California Health Care Foundation, talks about the funder's work investing in health news and information at the Knight Media Forum.

The Knight Media Forum is the premier gathering for funders and media leaders working to strengthen local news, community and democracy. More at knightmediaforum.org.

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Recode Decode: A conversation with Univision's Jorge Ramos | Knight Media Forum 2020

Recode Decode: A conversation with Univision’s Jorge Ramos at the Knight Media Forum.