Dan Gillmor is a leading authority on the phenomenon of media literacy and citizen journalism. One of the preeminent thinkers on the topic of new media, Dan brings deep knowledge of the collision of media and technology and its impact. He is the author of 'We the Media: Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People,' a book that explains the rise of citizens' media and why it matters. Dan spent more than 25 years in the newspaper industry as a reporter, writer, and editor, including over ten years as a columnist at the San Jose Mercury News, and six years with the Detroit Free Press. He wrote a weblog for SiliconValley.com and has won or shared in several regional and national journalism awards.

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• Web site: http://www.dangillmor.com/
• Blog: http://citmedia.org/blog/
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