Does phone addiction make you less human? How has it changed those who know nothing else in ways yet unforeseen? What are the real perils of massive proliferation of unverified — and unverifiable — data presented as news in social media?
These questions and more will probe the radical, evolving changes in delivery of information in a public discussion by two celebrated media veterans on Monday, Nov. 17 in Brooklyn Heights.
A new series of open discussion called “Food for Thought,” sponsored by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and Brooklyn Dining Club, will explore pressing topics in a public forum, followed by thoughtful, seasonal food offerings, wine pairings and a specially-themed cocktail after the program.
Former BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan will join Adam Penenberg, a pioneer in digital journalism and professor at NYU, to bring clarity to vital and sometimes frightening issues at the cutting edge of AI applications to news and the dissemination of information.
To attend this event, tickets can be purchased here.
Trevelyan is a British American journalist, author and contributor to the Noosphere who was an anchor and correspondent for BBC News. She’s the chancellor of Cardiff University, an Honorary Associate Fellow at the University of the West Indies’ PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Advocacy, and a trustee of the Trevelyan Grenada Fund.
During her BBC career, Laura reported from the UK and throughout the world. She lives in Brooklyn Heights where she and her husband James Goldston raised their three sons and is the author of two books, “A Very British Family and Winchester” and “An American Dynasty.”
Penenberg is an award-winning journalist, author and film producer whose work has appeared in Forbes, The New York Times, Wired, Fast Company, Slate, The Washington Post and The Economist.
A pioneer of online journalism, he was one of the first mainstream reporters to move to the web, starting at Wired News before joining Forbes.com, then one of the earliest digital-only news outlets. There, he broke the Stephen Glass scandal, a landmark in internet reporting later dramatized in the film “Shattered Glass.”
At NYU, he founded the American Journalism Online Master’s Program, designed its curriculum and launched one of the first fully digital graduate journalism degrees in the country. Author of seven books, he has appeared on NBC’s Today Show, CNN and other major networks. He has been quoted widely on media and technology in The New York Times, USA Today, Politico, Ad Age, MarketWatch and The Christian Science Monitor.
Most recently, Penenberg is the co-founder of The Persuasion Engine, an AI-powered communications startup that applies the principles of narrative and audience psychology to make machine communication more human and more effective. Through the startup, he is about to launch The Daily AI, a YouTube show featuring the world’s first AI reporter covering artificial intelligence. He lives in Brooklyn Heights with his wife, Charlotte.
Readers are invited to join these groundbreaking journalists as they lead an open discussion on the power of information — and misinformation — in shaping critical results in our daily lives. The event takes place Monday, Nov. 17, at 21 Clark St. in the Performing Arts Center of the historic Towers Hotel restored as Watermark residences.
Sumptuous autumn harvest bites with wines will be served following the forum. Chef Joe Lowry will introduce a new festive season cocktail, The Holiday Pre-Game.
To attend this event, tickets can be purchased here.