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The Center for Media Innovation + Research (CMIR) hosted a grand opening ceremony for its first component, the 21st Century News Laboratory, on Sept. 24, 2010.

Speakers

• Dean John Wright (00:00, 17:15, 39:48)
• UF President Bernie Machen (2:13)
• Sharyl Attkisson, CBS News, TEL 1982, keynote speaker (11:45)
• Barbara Gore, retired Internet business executive, ADV 1982 (27:52)
• Dean Emeritus Ralph Lowenstein (36:20)
• David Carlson, CMIR Executive Director, Cox/Palm Beach Post Professor (39:48)

Student Presenters

• Steve Johnson, Class of 2012 (45:25, 59:47)
• Gaby Izarra, Class of 2011 (51:00)
• Olivia Link, Class of 2011 (54:04)
• Alli Langley, Class of 2013 (56:00)
• Alex Orlando, Class of 2012 (58:37)

Running time: 1:03:39. Times in parentheses indicate where in the timeline the speaker begins.

Related links

• College to unveil state-of-the-art news laboratory for convergent multimedia
• Sun, Alligator, WCJB cover 21st Century News Lab grand opening
• Snapshot: Machen speaks at lab opening

Posted: September 29, 2010
Category: Webcasts