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Presented by: Knight Foundation

Traditional’s and New Media's Impact on the 2016 Election

Saturday, March 12
12:30PM - 1:30PM

Hilton Austin Downtown
Salon F
500 E 4th St

The media landscape has changed dramatically since the last presidential election in 2012. YouTube stars now top the list of influencers among teenagers according to Variety and the Pew Research Center found that over 61% of millennials get their news from Facebook. Digital media properties such as Buzzfeed, Vox, Vice, and The Young Turks have become part of the daily routine for many consumers of news.

Yet traditional media still possess tremendous power and influence with access to candidates, dominance of the political ad spend, and control of election narratives.

What are the different roles, responsibilities, and impact of traditional and digital media on the 2016 Election?

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Presenters

Cenk Uygur at SXSW

Cenk Uygur

Founder/CEO/Host

The Young Turks

Cenk Uygur is the host and founder of The Young Turks, the largest online news show in the world, and CEO of the TYT Network.

TYT Network online has a verified global audience of more than 99 mi...

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Christina Bellantoni at SXSW

Christina Bellantoni

Asst Managing Editor/Politics

Los Angeles Times

Christina Bellantoni has been assistant managing editor, politics since August 2015. She came to the Los Angeles Times after 12 years covering politics in Washington, most recently as editor-in-chi...

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Jeanmarie Condon at SXSW

Jeanmarie Condon

Sr Exec Producer, Content & Dev

ABC News

Jeanmarie Condon is the Senior Executive Producer of Content and Development for ABC news. Jeanmarie develops a range of special projects and series for broadcast, digital and cable, focusing on aw...

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Shelley Venus

Exec Producer Video

Mic

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