The best and brightest in sports media leadership converged in Miami last week for the SportsManias Digital Media Summit, supported by the Knight Foundation.
Three former APSE presidents (Gerry Ahern of USA Today, Mike Sherman of The Oklahoman and Tim Stephens of SportsManias), the 2015 APSE Red Smith award winner (Boston Globe legend Bob Ryan) and multiple award-winning sports executives, editors and writers were among panelists for discussion about the intersection of social media, news organizations and the business of sports.
The invitation-only, one-day event was attended by more than 100 media leaders from news media companies, teams, leagues, tech start-ups and universities. Rick Horrow, aka “The Sports Professor,” of Horrow Sports Ventures served as emcee and moderator.
Here are video links as well as a tagboard of all the social media and a multimedia presentation via Evrybit.
SESSION 1
Social missteps, mistakes and must-dos: Case studies of some do’s and don’ts on social media.
Moderator: Jennifer Preston, Knight Foundation
Panel: Kelly McBride, Poynter; Wes Davis, MVP Index; Chris Littmann, Sporting News; Chris Pursell, Cynopsis; Jemele Hill, ESPN
http://original.livestream.com/knightfoundation/video…
SESSION 2
The Blog Effect: How edgy blogs & tabloid tactics have changed the discourse & direction of sports media.
Moderator: Mike Sherman, The Oklahoman
Panel: Gerry Ahern, USA Today Sports Media Group; Dan LeBatard, Miami Herald/ESPN; Lisa Wilson, Buffalo News; Noreen Gillespie, AP
http://original.livestream.com/knightfoundation/video…
SESSION 3
The sportswriter of yesterday, today & tomorrow. How tools, challenges & career expectations continue to evolve for sports journalists.
Moderator: Jorge Rojas, Miami Herald
Panel: Woody Paige, Denver Post; Rob Biertempfel, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; Ronnie Ramos, Indianapolis Star; Coley Harvey, ESPN.com; Bob Ryan, Boston Globe
http://original.livestream.com/knightfoundation/video…
KEYNOTE LUNCHEON
The sports digital landscape: The shift to mobile, trends in social media and how industry leaders are thinking about the future of sports content online. In a digital world where everyone has a voice, how do you make sure you are heard?
Moderator: Rick Horrow, Horrow Sports Ventures
Panel: Jason Kint, Digital Content Next; Jeff Husvar, Lagardere Unlimited; Mitch Gelman, Gannett; Tim Stephens, SportsManias
(audio begins at 4-minute mark):
http://original.livestream.com/knightfoundation/video…
GENERAL SESSION
Tomorrow’s audience today: How to attract and retain millennials as content consumers and producers, too.
Moderator: Darren Heitner, Heitner Legal/Forbes
Panel: Pete Vlastelica, Fox Sports; T.K. Gore, CSN Chicago; Neil Duffy, WorldGaming; Brian Selander, The Whistle Sports Network
http://original.livestream.com/knightfoundation/video…
SHOWCASE SESSION
Forecasting Fantasy: Where we’re heading with the billion-dollar industry that is now fantasy sports.
Moderator: Rick Horrow, Horrow Sports Ventures
Panel: Michael Beller, Sports Illustrated; Jeffrey Gerttula, CBS Sports Digital; Adam Wexler, SidePrize, Vicente Fernandez, SportsManias
http://original.livestream.com/knightfoundation/video…
Tagboard:
https://tagboard.com/sportsmaniasdigital/238041
Evrybit storyboard
http://getevrybit.com/sportsmanias-digital-media-summit-in…/
