Trollish Behavior and the Future of Online Comments

Panelists: Tim Kelley, Jacki Witkowski, Kristian Knutsen and Dietram Scheufele.

More than 30 local journalists and members of the public gathered on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013 for a panel discussion hosted by the Madison chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, “Trollish Behavior and the Future of Online Comments.”

Panelists included:

1. Dietram Scheufele, the John E. Ross Professor in Science Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Honorary Professor of Communication at the Dresden University of Technology in Germany. His research examines the role of social media and other emerging modes of communication in our society.

2. Tim Kelley, digital media manager at Madison.com

3. Jacki Witkowski, internet director at WKOW-TV

4. Kristian Knutsen, web editor with Isthmus and thedailypage.com

Listen to audio of the panel discussion here:

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