President Clinton to Inaugurate mtvU ‘Editorial Board’ Series at CGI U in New Orleans
Posted on March 12, 2008
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NEW YORK, March 11 /PRNewswire/ — mtvU, MTV’s Emmy-winning college
network, today greenlighted a new series that will break down the walls
between top student journalists and the influential national figures
shaping the world college students will soon inherit. Former U.S. President
William Jefferson Clinton will be the first participant in the mtvU
“Editorial Board” series, which will build on the time-honored publishing
tradition of the editorial board meeting. The sessions will give selected
writers and editors from mtvU’s College Media Network, a collection of more
than 550 online college publications, an unprecedented opportunity to go
well beyond canned answers and sound bytes — delving deep into the issues
that matter most to today’s college students.
As part of the inaugural Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U)
meeting, Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States of America,
will kick off the mtvU “Editorial Board” series March 16th in New Orleans,
Louisiana, in conjunction with the Tulane Hullabaloo, the independent
student newspaper of Tulane University. The session will feature four
standout student journalists from around the country — serving as the
voice of the national college audience — going in depth with President
Clinton on the critical issues of our time. The student participants will
come armed with questions submitted by journalists from across the College
Media Network. Highlights from the forum will be available on mtvU.com
later in the day; the full short-form episode, “mtvU Editorial Board:
President Bill Clinton” will premiere on mtvU and mtvU.com March 26th at
noon ET/PT.
“mtvU ‘Editorial Boards’ will empower college students to advance the
rich tradition of the editorial board meeting, fostering an intimate,
candid discussion between tomorrow’s leaders and those making history
today,” said Stephen Friedman, GM, mtvU. “The series is part of our
commitment to shining a national spotlight on top student talent — always
serving up new, career-launching opportunities — and we’re honored to have
President Clinton’s participation for the first of these groundbreaking
forums.”
The first-ever mtvU “Editorial Board,” with President Clinton, will
coincide with the inaugural meeting of CGI U, a new project from the
Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), taking place in New Orleans from March
14th-16th. The project will challenge college students and universities to
tackle global problems with practical, innovative solutions. More than 700
college students are expected to come together for the meeting, to learn
about pressing global issues and make commitments to take action. The
students will be joined by university presidents and administrators,
leading non-profits, social entrepreneurs and youth leaders. Students who
do not attend the meeting in New Orleans can watch it live on CGI U’s
website http://www.cgiu.org and participate virtually by making their own
commitment.
Students hand-picked to participate in the mtvU “Editorial Board”
series will have established themselves as among the smartest, most
aggressive and enterprising student journalists in the country. Each
editorial board meeting will be presented in conjunction with a different
College Media Network member paper. Future installments of the series will
be announced in the weeks and months ahead.
mtvU’s College Media Network is the largest interactive network of
online college newspapers in the US, including nearly 550 campus
publications that serve institutions such as Brown University, the
University of Illinois, the University of Southern California, the
University of Texas at Austin and Duke University. In total, the network
serves universities with a combined enrollment of over 5.5 million
students, and reaches an average of 5 million unique users each month.
Student publications in the Network have free access to College Publisher,
the only online publishing system designed specifically for the needs of
today’s campus newspaper. This cutting edge, web-based suite of tools
allows multiple users to control all facets of digital publishing,
including content management, multimedia administration and online
advertising.
About CGI U
The Clinton Global Initiative and CGI U are non-partisan projects of
the William J. Clinton Foundation with an emphasis on results. CGI U
attendees will participate in workshops and meetings focused on four main
topics that are of particular importance to college students: energy &
climate change, human rights and peace, global health, and poverty
alleviation. Attendees make specific commitments to address one of the
topics covered and report to President Clinton on the progress made
throughout the course of the coming year. On the Web at http://www.cgiu.org and
http://www.clintonfoundation.org.
About mtvU
Broadcast to more than 750 college campuses and via top cable
distributors in 700 college communities nationwide, mtvU reaches upwards of
9 million U.S. college students — making it the largest, most
comprehensive television network just for college students. Twenty-four
hours a day, seven days a week, mtvU can be seen in the dining areas,
fitness centers, student lounges and dorm rooms of campuses throughout the
U.S., as well as on cable systems from Charter Communications, Verizon FiOS
TV, Suddenlink Communications, AT&T u-Verse and nearly 70 others. mtvU is
dedicated to every aspect of college life, reaching students everywhere
they are: on-air, online and on campus. mtvU programs music videos from
emerging artists that can’t be seen anywhere else, news, student life
features and initiatives that give college students the tools to advance
positive social change. mtvU is always on campus, with more than 500 events
per year, including exclusive concerts, giveaways, shooting mtvU series and
more. For more information about mtvU, and a complete programming schedule,
visit http://www.mtvU.com.
mtvU also owns and operates the College Media Network, the largest
interactive network of online college newspapers in the US, and
RateMyProfessors.com, the Internet’s largest listing of collegiate
professor ratings. The College Media Network comprises 550 campus
publications that serve institutions including Brown University, the
University of Illinois, the University of Southern California, the
University of Texas at Austin and Duke University, with a combined
enrollment of over 5.5 million students, reaching an average of 5 million
unique users each month. RateMyProfessors.com reaches approximately 2.9
million college students each month, via the site’s more than 6.6 million
student-generated ratings of over 1,000,000 college professors.
MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is one of the
world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media
platforms. MTV Networks, with more than 150 channels worldwide, owns and
operates the following television programming services - MTV: MUSIC
TELEVISION, MTV2, VH1, mtvU, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV
LAND, SPIKE TV, CMT, NOGGIN/THE N, VH1 CLASSIC, MTVN INTERNATIONAL and THE
DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a package of 13 digital services, all of
these networks trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks connects with its
audiences through its robust consumer products businesses and its more than
300 interactive properties worldwide, including online, broadband, wireless
and interactive television services and also has licensing agreements,
joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming
services can be seen worldwide.
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