Parliament of Worlds Religion 1993 Chicago IL

Author(s): Parliament of the World’s Religions
Publisher: USA Parliament of the Worlds Religions

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THE MEDIA PANELS 109 “New Paradigms for Media FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
in the 21st Century"
The media have been described as "the nervous system of the planet," bringing information and shaping opinion for the overwhelming majority of the world's population. In the setting of the 1993 Parliament, thoughtful and engaged representatives of the American print and broadcast media will ask the question: "How is the American media covering and/or itself being influenced by the modern global changes in paradigms, values, models for understanding, and ethical standards?" Anne Simpkinson, Editor of Common Boundary, and Barbara Bernstein, CPWR Program Director, will serve as moderators for these discussions.
Representatives from the fields of publishing and national print and broadcast media will discuss whether and how the American media is responding to and/or responsible for the evolving consciousness in global culture. Morning and afternoon panels will explore the strengths and weaknesses of industries responsible for modern mass-communications: "Publishing," "Mainstream Print and Broadcast," and "Alternative Print and Broadcast."
The Council wishes to express its appreciation to Anne Simpkinson of Common Boundary magazine, and Paul Cash of Larsen Publications for their help in coordinating distinguished panels, and their contributions to the design of these provocative, interactive sessions.
10:00 AM–12:00 PM The Crystal Room (3rd floor) "The Publisher's Panel" Panelists: Clayton Carlson; Paul Cash; Jeremy Tarcher; Phyllis Tickle In light of our shared commitment to a saner, more insightful society, can some messages can be better communicated through the published word than through the wide variety of other media available in today's world of sophisticated communication systems? What are the roles and responsibilities of religious and spiritual publications in particular? Books have had profound power throughout the last several hundred years of civilization. What is the relationship between the written word and the contemplative realm of the reader's own sacred identity? These and other questions will be explored through interactive discussion. Barbara Bernstein will moderate. Clayton Carlson-Senior Vice President of HarperCollins Publishers
and Group Publisher of HarperCollins San Francisco; Group Publisher, responsible for the management of the following HarperCollins divisions: Harper San Francisco, Collins Publishers/San Francisco, HarperCollins West, The Understanding Business, Access Productions, and New Business Development; has also taken on the direct role of Publisher for both Collins and
HarperCollins West. Paul Cash-Director of Larson Publications; editor-in-chief, The
Notebooks of Paul Brunton, MacKenna transl., Plotinus: The Enneads;
and Rumi's Divan-i Kebir. Jeremy P. Tarcher-Trustee, the Esalen Institute; after working as a
television writer-producer, he turned to commercial book publishing and founded his own company in 1964; now, one of the foremost non-fiction publishers of books on human consciousness, his list includes numerous titles on personal and social transformation, with a focus on psychology, creativity, business practice, alternative medicine, and human potential; in 1991, Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc., was
sold to the Putnam Berkley Publishing Group, part of MCA. Phyllis Tickle-Religion editor, Publisher's Weekly. Barbara Bernstein ---Program Director, CPWR; co-founder, "The Earth
Network" television organization.
2:00 PM-5:30 PM The Crystal Room (3rd floor) "Print and Broadcast Media" Panelists: Anne Simpkinson; Helen Tworkov; David Toolan; Howie Samuelsohn; Michael Toms; Don Latin; Virginia Baron Television, radio, and magazines reflect and influence the rapidly changing pulse of social and personal ideologies and ideas. Why are these media well-suited to the pace of today's communication needs? Which print and broadcast models may be becoming obsolete? What about alternative approaches to dialogue at the grassroots and global levels? Communication implies interaction and participation, yet often remains a unidimensional "channel from broadcaster or editor to audience. As our world evolves toward greater spiritual and ethical maturity, how can these important media contribute and guide most effectively? Anne A. Simpkinson-Editor of Common Boundary magazine; along with
her husband, Charles Simpkinson, edited an anthology about Sacred
Stories which will be published by Harper San Francisco this fall. Helen Tworkov-was born and raised in New York City, author, Zen in
America (North Point Press, 1989, to be reissued by Kodansha America 1994); founder and editor, Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, a
quarterly now in its third year of publication. David S. Toolan, S.J.-PhD, associate editor of AMERICA, a public
affairs magazine published by the Jesuit Order in New York City, author, Facing West from California's Shores (1987), a study of the
American Consciousness movement in the '60s and '70s. Howie Samuelsohn Co-founder, The Earth Network, non-profit tele
vision organization dedicated to environment and social consciousness; former producer/director, "Underground News," alternative
nightly news program from '60s era. Michael Toms Co-founder of New Dimensions Radio, host and exec
utive producer of the "New Dimensions national public radio series; Senior Acquisitions Editor for Harper San Francisco. Chairman Emeritus, California Institute of Integral Studies and
author of At the Leading Edge. Don Latin--Religion Editor, San Francisco Chronicle Virginia Baron-Co-editor, Parabola magazine
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