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The Information Revolution:
Getting Into Print

Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 7PM

UT Permian Basin's CEED Auditorium

More than fifteen years ago, students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology published the first online newspaper, “The Tech”. The proliferation of information technology has altered the way the world seeks and receives its news. Consider this: you just heard that a plane crashed, a celebrity has died or the US Senate just passed a bill adding a huge tax to all gasoline purchases. You no longer wait for the morning paper or the evening news to confirm the rumor. With just a few clicks, you know it’s true. How will this affect the way newspapers do business? More than 130 newspapers in Texas alone are offering content on the World Wide Web, and 40 titles are currently available for daily delivery direct to an Amazon Kindle™ electronic reading device.

Patrick Canty, Publisher of the Odessa American and Dave Wedel, Publisher of the Midland Reporter- Telegram will take to the stage in a moderated discussion to explore the future of print news in the world, the nation and specifically in the Permian Basin. Canty has worked in Texas and California daily newspapers for 27 years in a variety of capacities, ranging from reporter and editor to publisher. He has served as publisher of the Odessa American since June of 2003. Wedel joined the Midland Reporter-Telegram as accounting department manager in 1989. He later served as the business manager and general manager before being named publisher in 2007.

Patrick Canty

Publisher

of the

Odessa American

Dave Wedel

Publisher

of the

Midland

Reporter-Telegram

Other Events

Shepperd Town Hall Series

The Information Revolution: Getting Into Print

The Information Revolution:
Getting Into Print