From exploring the evolution of the journalism industry to commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Civil Right Act, Day 6 of the 2014 Aspen Ideas Festival brought more insights and inspirations to the Aspen Institute campus. Here are the latest takeaways from the Festival that are being circulated across social media.
News at the Speed of Data
Twitter’s Head of News Vivian Schiller joined with Dataminr CEO Ted Bailey, Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff, Fusion CEO Isaac Lee, and Mic CEO Chris Altchek to discuss the paradigm shift that social platforms have catalyzed in our means of disseminating news. To illustrate the participatory power of social networks, Schiller tweeted this selfie with her fellow speakers at the start of the session, and garnered over 100 social interactions within the hour.
Every tweet is data that tells a story. Please retweet to spread the news. #AspenIdeas pic.twitter.com/e8IOhjFBxd
— Vivian Schiller (@vivian) July 2, 2014
Watch the full session to hear more about social data-mining and Twitter’s function as a global sensor network.
Arne Duncan on Grading Higher Ed
Managing Editor of The New York Times’ The Upshot David Leonhardt joined US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in Greenwald Pavillion for a conversation about the administration’s progress towards reforming equity and access in higher education. Secretary Duncan’s candid advocacy for raising teachers’ salaries, prioritizing college preparation, and addressing the staggering cost of higher education found resonance on Twitter.
I've been very vocal- we have to pay teachers a heck of a lot more money. – @arneduncan #AspenIdeas
— Aspen Ideas Festival (@aspenideas) July 2, 2014
Of our high school graduates far too few are actually prepared for college level work. – @arneduncan #AspenIdeas
— Aspen Ideas Festival (@aspenideas) July 2, 2014
We have amazing talent all over the country that gets buried because we don't give them opportunity. – @arneduncan #AspenIdeas
— Aspen Ideas Festival (@aspenideas) July 2, 2014
For Secretary Duncan’s complete conversation, watch the YouTube video below.
Rep. John Lewis: An Icon on the March
On the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, longtime congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis joined PBS NewsHour’s Gwen Ifill to discuss his history of activism from participating in the first Freedom Rides as a college student, to the long-held tradition that inspired his award-winning graphic novel, March.
Sherrilyn Ifill, head of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (and cousin to Gwen), took to Twitter to share her takeaways from the conversation.
"Young ppl have an obligation, mission & mandate to push & pull." –@repjohnlewis @aspenideas @gwenifill
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) July 2, 2014
I still get chills hearing @repjohnlewis recall hearing "Troopers advance"at the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Bloody Sun. @aspenideas @gwenifill
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) July 2, 2014
"So many unbelievable people, black & white gave everything they had" to the Civil Rights Movement – @repjohnlewis @aspenideas @gwenifill
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) July 2, 2014
Which Aspen Ideas inspired you? Use the hashtag #AspenIdeas to share the festival insights that resonate most.
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