Presented as part of the Hurst Lecture Series in collaboration with Aspen Digital
Featuring Meredith Kopit Levien, president and chief executive officer, The New York Times Company, in conversation with Vivian Schiller, vice president and executive director of Aspen Digital, the Aspen Institute. In an age of AI-generated content, deep fakes, and the rapid spread of misinformation, the role of journalism as a pillar of democracy is being tested like never before. This discussion will explore how news organizations are navigating these challenges, from maintaining trust and credibility to adapting to the digital revolution. What does responsible reporting look like in an era of information warfare? How can news organizations harness new technologies while safeguarding the truth?
Paepcke Auditorium, doors at 5:30 pm

Aspen Society members-only reception with speakers from 5:00 – 5:45 pm. Please contact [email protected] to inquire about membership.

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Meredith Kopit Levien is president and chief executive officer of The New York Times Company. Before becoming CEO in September 2020, she served as chief operating officer, executive vice president, chief revenue officer, and head of advertising. She joined The Times Company in 2013. Before joining The Times, she spent five years at Forbes, where she held various roles, including publisher and chief revenue officer, and six years at the Atlantic. Ms. Kopit Levien is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute. She serves on the board of directors of The New York Times Company and Instacart. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia in 1993 and divides her time between New York and Washington, D.C.

Vivian Schiller joined the Aspen Institute in January 2020 as Executive Director of Aspen Digital, which empowers policymakers, civic organizations, companies, and the public to be responsible stewards of technology and media in the service of an informed, just, and equitable world. A longtime executive at the intersection of journalism, media and technology, Schiller has held executive roles at some of the most respected media organizations in the world. Those include: President and CEO of NPR; Global Chair of News at Twitter; General Manager of NYTimes.com; Chief Digital Officer of NBC News; Chief of the Discovery Times Channel, a joint venture of The New York Times and Discovery Communications; and Head of CNN documentary and long form divisions. Documentaries and series produced under her auspices earned multiple honors, including three Peabody Awards, four Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Awards, and dozens of Emmys. Schiller is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations; and a Director of the Scott Trust, which owns The Guardian.

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