I'll be at the Media Giraffe Journalism That Matters: D.C. this week -- also known as hanging out with the cool kids.

Journalism That Matters is a series of discussions, brainstorming, debate and more centered around the future of journalism and community. I attended JTM in Tennessee in January, and came back energized, hopeful about the future of journalism and very glad I flew out there.

This JTM session is going to be much bigger than the group of 50 or so who met in Memphis. More than 150 people are slated to attend.

From the JTM Conference site:

The action-oriented discussions known as "Journalism That Matters" are coming to Washington, D.C. Journalists, academics and public advocates will critique and build upon a 21st-century newsroom prototype - and help develop an economic model that supports it.

And on the theme of this summer's meeting:

"What will journalism be like when only the journalism is left?"  Journalism is at a crossroads. What will support its basic values, while adapting its practice to new economic, social and technological realities? Yahoo and major news organizations are aligning for the efficent sale of advertising. Across the nation, dozens of citizens are experimenting with new forms of local, web-based journalism and community building -- and contemplating the potential, gradual, end of newsprint.