TMG Custom Media Joins Forces with the Aspen Institute to Present a Series on the Future of Content

Walter Isaacson to moderate a Panel Discussion with New Yorker Columnist Ken Auletta and Washington Post Editor Marcus Brauchli

WHAT:
The Aspen Institute, in association with TMG Custom Media, will present a series of dialogues starting this week called “The Future of Content 2020” that will address underlying trends and public attitudes towards content in the digital age.

WHO:
Walter Isaacson, President of the Aspen Institute, New Yorker columnist Ken Auletta and Washington Post Executive Editor Marcus Brauchli

WHEN:
Thursday, March 29th from 12:30pm-2pm EST

WHERE:
The Aspen Institute will stream the event live on their site at: www.aspeninstitute.org/live and archive it on their webpage at: www.aspeninstitute.org/c&s. Join the dialogue using the Twitter hashtag #futureofcontent.

WHY:
The discussion will cover the current “digital disruption” which has had significant effects on content industries, most notably the publishing and entertainment industry. These changes have raised questions about every aspect of content. For example, as information sources multiply and diversify, questions arise as to the authenticity of each message, the accountability of its author and the transparency of the process.

“Ken Auletta has long been one of the foremost commentators on the development of media, and Marcus Brauchli is at the center of the storm,” said Isaacson.  “Together, their insights should set the stage for a dynamic dialogue on the future of the content industries.”

“The way content is being created, used and filtered is changing so rapidly that it’s important to step back and contemplate what the future of content will be,” said Jane Ottenberg, co-CEO, TMG Custom Media.

About The Aspen Institute
The Aspen Institute’s Communication and Society program aims to promote integrated, thoughtful, values-based decision making in the fields of communications, media, and information policy. For more information, please visit http://www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/communications-society

The Aspen Institute mission is twofold: to foster values-based leadership, encouraging individuals to reflect on the ideals and ideas that define a good society, and to provide a neutral and balanced venue for discussing and acting on critical issues. The Aspen Institute does this primarily in four ways: seminars, young-leader fellowships around the globe, policy programs, and public conferences and events. The Institute is based in Washington, D.C.; Aspen, Colorado; and on the Wye River on Maryland's Eastern Shore. It also has offices in New York City and an international network of partners. For more information, please visit www.aspeninstitute.org.

About TMG Custom Media

TMG creates award-winning magazines, websites, videos, white papers, e-newsletters, blogs and mobile apps for 45 corporations, associations and nonprofits. Its clients include companies such as WebMD, Hilton, Northwestern Mutual, Reed Exhibitions and CDW; associations such as Consumer Electronics Association and the American Council of Engineering Companies; health organizations such as American Diabetes Association, Lupus Foundation of America and Cleveland Clinic; education organizations such as American Association of Community Colleges, Georgetown University and EDUCAUSE; and scholarly institutions such as the Brookings Institution and Aspen Institute. The firm has won more than 700 awards for its print and online products.

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CONTACT:

Kate Ottenberg Erin Silliman
TMG Custom Media Aspen Institute
kottenberg@tmgcustommedia.com erin.silliman@aspeninstitute.org
202-721-1474 202-736-5818