Wow, Lauren Booth who is taking care of the logistics told me just now that we have 325 people crowded into our SoCon09 unconference that is happening now. To get a glimpse of what is happening go to MyUrbanReport.com. Amani Channel has been doing livestreaming.
As you might know, the Harnisch Foundation under the direction of Ruth Ann Harnisch gave us a substantial gift to start the Center for for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University. We are up and running. Keep abreast of what is happening at SustainableJournalism.org 
Leonard Witt is the Robert D. Fowler Distinguished Chair in Communication at Kennesaw State University and the chief blogger of PJNet. His academic interests include public and citizen journalism and how to get citizens' voices heard. He has spent most of his professional career as an award-winning journalist.