We The People Media staff had numerous other opportunities to speak to professional journalists and students. In August, Ethan spoke at the Society of Professional Journalists' annual national convention in Chicago. Jan Shaeffer, executive director of J-Lab, the Pew Center for Civic Journalism, invited Ethan to be one of three national panelists who discussed the rapidly expanding media movement known as citizen journalism, which frequently involves experienced journalists training members of the public to contribute to local news efforts.