Speaking Topics:

Editor-in-Chief David Schimke speaks frequently about topics ranging from independent media to media reform to politics.  Here's a brief list of talking points that David has extensive knowledge and experience with:

Media and the Economy:

• How has consumerism and capitalism hurt the media during the recession? Is there a solution to this?
• How will this affect the future of the industry?

The Value of Journalism:

• Why we need to pay for quality information
• Priority shift: what Americans value more than reliable news/information
• What will happen if we don’t patronize the media

Independent Media:

• How and why the independent media is surviving the recession
• How is social media helping or hurting independent media?
• What is independent media doing right that mainstream media could learn from?

Media Reform:

• Encourage, reward, and have patience for innovation within the industry
• Media literacy
• Paid content: who will be able to do it successfully and why
• How do we shift public opinion away from the idea that the news should always be free?
• Return to a truer form of journalism (investigative reporting, code of ethics, seeking the truth)
• Seek out great journalists and stories and spread the word

Media and Politics:

• Liberal bias and the need for multiple perspectives
• Political punditry vs. informed debate in the media
• Why political coverage should be solution-oriented