Highlights of #CoveringAtlanta, a breakfast panel discussion hosted by Atlanta-based The Wilbert Group on Oct. 7 at The Mandarin Oriental, Atlanta.

1. COV E R I N G
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3. PANELISTS
MELISSA LONG ANITA SHARPE
STEVE FENNESSY
ATLANTA b u r e au c h i e f
B LOOMBERG
MANAGING EDITOR
A J C
RICHARD FAUSSET
ATLANTA CORRESPONDENT
THE NEW YORK TIMES
ANCHOR/REPORT E R
1 1 A L I V E
e d i tor
at l a n ta m ag a z i n e
BERT ROUGHTON

4. Ada Hatzios Meredith Griffanti Pace Academy
join the conversation
#cov e r i n g at l a n ta
Panel agrees that commercial
RE is back...more cranes in town,
urban centers growing in places
like Roswell &
Woodstock #CoveringAtlanta
@adahatzios
Big thanks to @TheWilbertGroup
for hosting the #CoveringAtlanta
panel this morning. Great journalists
participants and wonderful audience
too!
@MGriffanti
Thx @TheWilbertGroup for hosting
our communications team at
#CoveringAtlanta this morning.
Fascinating discussion about our
city’s future!
@paceacademy
Julie Bryant Fisher Mary Jane Credeur Bailey Webb
Commercial real estate is the
defining geographical feature of
#Atlanta - @BRoughtonJR
#coveringatlanta @TheWilbertGroup
@JBryantFisher
News profitability goes like this:
“Dollars in print, dimes online,
pennies in mobile.” - Bert Roughton
@ajc #coveringatlanta
@MaryJaneCredeur
Fantastic event/panel, gorgeous
venue @MO_Atlanta
@TheWilbertGroup #coveringatlanta
@ebwebb

5. “
NOVEMBE R
E L E C T IONS
“

6. T
he nation is watching
two hotly contested races in Georgia. Jason Carter,
the grandson of President
Jimmy Carter, is facing off
against Republican incumbent
Nathan Deal in the
gubernatorial race. Democrat
Michelle Nunn is battling
Reuplican David Perdue for “
a
U.S. Senate seat. The races are
prompting discussions about
Georgia’s shifting
demographics.

7. “ “
Georgia is being watched more around
the country with big political players
coming here. There will continue to be
a parade of big players up until
November 4.
melissa long
anchor/reporter
11 alive

8. “ “
Demographically, Georgia is on
the cusp of great change.
richard fausset
atlanta correspondent
the new york times

9. “ “
I’m surprised at the number of people
in the business community, especially
young people, who are supporting Jason
Carter. You just don’t see that in Georgia.
anita sharpe
atlanta bureau chief
bloomberg

10. “
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
& ATLANTA
“

11. tlanta has long been
known as a commercial
“
A
real estate town. Our founder
Tony Wilbert says Atlanta is
to real estate what Detroit is
to cars. With the Great
Recession behind us, cranes
are moving again. The
multifamily sector is
particularly hot.

12. “We don’t have water. We “
don’t have
mountains. Commercial real estate is
the defining geographic feature of
Atlanta. I don’t see that changing
anytime soon. I think it
shapes the place.
bert roughton
managing editor
the atlanta journal-constitution

13. ““
The ITP-OTP war is over.
The relationship between all these
places is changing.
bert roughton
managing editor
the atlanta journal-constitution

14. ““
We are susceptible to potential pitfalls.
Atlanta is a boom and bust place.
steve fennessy
editor
atlanta magazine

15. “
T H E
BeltLine
“

16. The Atlanta BeltLine is
transforming Atlanta
with a combination of rail,
trail, greenspace, housing
and art. It will ultimately
connect 45 intown
neighborhoods and
provide first and last mile
connectivity for regional
transportation initiatives. So
far, four trail sections of the
BeltLine are open.

17. ““
I think the BeltLine has been huge,
driving companies and people back to
the city’s core. Young people especially
want a walking city.
anita sharpe
atlanta bureau chief
bloomberg

18. “
“The BeltLine is one of three or four
of the most important things to happen
to Atlanta since the Olympics.
bert roughton
managing editor
the atlanta journal-constitution

19. “
THE
APS CHEATING SCANDAL
what i t m e a n s for At l a n ta
“

20. n 2008, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution broke the
first of what would be several stories highlighting
suspect test scores in Atlanta Public Schools. Since then,
widespread cheating in the school district has been
exposed, impacting our city in many ways. In September,
opening statements began in the trial against former
superintendent Beverly Hall and 12 others.

21. ““
As a culture, we are in test-mania... I
think what we’ve learned is you can’t
just give the appearance of teaching.
To educate children, you really have
to work at it.
bert roughton
managing editor
the atlanta journal-constitution

22. “
c h a n g i n g
M E D I A
L A N D S C A P E

23. ometown company Turner Broadcasting System
announced Monday it is slicing its workforce by 10
H
perce nt, or 1,500 people. This came less than a week after
The New York Times announced cuts in its newsroom.
As the media landscape continues to shift, journalists have
a unique perspective on the changes.

24. ““
Our industry as a whole is going
through a major transition. Online
stories get just as much traction as
on-air stories.
melissa long
anchor/reporter
11 alive

25. “ “
What is the big thought?
That is always the question from
The New York Times.
richard fausset
atlanta correspondent
the new york times
“

26. “ “
The challenge is contextualizing the
news. What we don’t have enough of
is someone telling us what
steve fennessy
“
editor
atlanta magazine
it all means.

27. “T h a n k y o u t o o u r p a n e l i s t s ,
s o m e o f t h e f i n e s t j o u r n a l i s t s i n
A t l a n t a , f o r p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n
# C O V E R I N G AT L A N TA