One of my professors was presenting research at the summit, and she invited us all to attend. It was very interesting to see how women are harnessing new media to become news creators and fill in news gaps. The focus was on both hyperlocal and niche sites which serve communities [both geographical and cultural] somehow lacking in news options.
Since I'm pretty well versed in new media it was interesting to see how citizen journalism can effectively create a public discourse among a community via the internet. I was definitely sitting there asking myself why I wasn't getting more involved!
