Here at Pivot we have major respect for The New York Times and their former SVP of Digital, Martin Nisenholtz. We’ve interviewed him, he’ll narrate conference takeaways throughout the first day of Pivot, and now we’re welcoming him as October’s guest host for #pivotconchat.

Join our monthly chat next Tuesday, October 2, 1pm ET, by synching your Twitter account at our chat hub or saving #pivotconchat as a stream on HootSuite or TwitterDeck.

About Martin Nisenholtz

Martin Nisenholtz retired from The New York Times Company in January 2012 after almost 17 years with the organization. In February 2005, Mr. Nisenholtz was named corporate senior vice president, digital operations for The New York Times Company, responsible for the strategy development, operations and management of The New York Times Company’s digital properties. Mr. Nisenholtz was chief executive officer of New York Times Digital from 1999 to 2005. Previously, he was president of The New York Times Electronic Media Company from 1995 to 1999. In that role, he was the founding leader at NYTimes.com.

Topic: What’s next for Journalism?

Ever increasing numbers of people are turning to digital media formats for news and information. What comes next for journalism, and how are existing and new players adapting? What does it mean to your business? Martin Nisenholtz former Senior Vice President of The New York Times, will guest host October’s #pivotconchat and discuss the following:

1. The managing editor of the Huff Po says that journalism is no longer about reportage but about the discovery of information that is already out there somewhere. What are your thoughts?
2. There was a report this week that said “every individual is an editor in chief” in the sense that we all can create and distribute content and, in so doing contribute to our own brand. What’s your view?
3. What do you think of the concept of citizen journalism? What’s the role of the professional in a time when every eyewitness can become a reporter on site?
4. Is the future of journalism in pictures? Cell phone captures? Pinterest patterns? Data visualizations? Infographics? Are words receding to the background?
5. If you were creating a journalistic enterprise today from scratch, what would you do?

If you have any comments or would like to suggest a speaker for a future chat, reach out to @pivotcon or email [email protected].