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"All NGOs are in effect media organisations so it makes sense for them to engage with and support local media"
Charlie Beckett, The Networker

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6:30PM London School of Economics, Room D 202 06 Jul, 2009
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'Communication Power': Manuel Castells at the LSE

 On Thursday 9th July Professor Manuel Castells will mark the launch of his new book 'Communication Power' at a Polis lecture read more

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Here's the News: You are the Media: Charlie Beckett on NGO's...

Media Training in Hebron In an article for 'The Networker', Charlie Beckett, the director of POLIS, argues NGO's and the news media must work tog...

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Recasting The Net: Watch The Video

Loosemore, Recasting the Net London 'Where's the Revolution', a joint even by Polis and Channel 4/4iP, was the first of a series of national debates to be...

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No More Freebies? Watch The Video

Charlie Beckett In a time of free online news, can news companies get customers to pay for their content?

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Why did nobody see it coming? Watch The Video

why did nobody see it coming video POLIS held an event with Howard Davies and Evan Davis to discuss the reporting leading up to the global credit crash of...

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Join the debate about journalism at the Polis director's blog

Date: 19 May, 2008
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Saving Journalism

SuperMedia: Saving Journalism So It Can Save The WorldSuperMedia: Saving Journalism So It Can Save The World by Polis Director, Charlie Beckett is the first detailed manifesto for "Networked Journalism" based on Polis research and debates.

SuperMedia surveys the new media landscape, outlines the crisis facing journalism and the opportunities on offer for a radical new relationship between the media and the public.

"Read it, and act!"
Jon Snow, Channel 4 News

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