The Value of Journalism
9am - 4:30pm
Location: London School of Economics
Date: 11 Jun, 2010
Come spend a day at
the LSE celebrating the opportunities and challenges of networked
journalism. Polis has teamed up with the BBC College of Journalism
and others to bring speakers like Jon Snow (Channel 4) and Peter
Horrocks (BBC), together with hundreds of
media practitioners, analysts and educators. And it’s free and live on
June 11th. Other speakers include Daniel Finkelstein (Times Newspapers), Janine Gibson (Guardian), Geordie Grieg (Evening Standard), Laura Kuennsberg (BBC), Douglas Alexander MP, Mark Pack (Lib Dems), Risi Saha (Conservatives) and many more. It will also be live-streamed and recorded.
You are probably a little tired of conferences about
the crisis or future of journalism. This gathering is an attempt to move
beyond the anxious navel-gazing and ask, “What can the new forms of
journalism offer the digital society?” We think that there is lots that
networked journalism can do for the citizen as well as for the news
media itself.
Of course, there are threats to journalism and many
who doubt the usefulness or sustainability of the new media production
processes. This conference will put the ideas to the test.
Is
blogging, social media, mobile, and the rest able to deliver quality,
accuracy, and universal access? How will it report politics? Coming just
after the UK election, this conference will provide a perfect
opportunity to put the role of networked journalism in democracy under
review.
There will be a series of big debates with big names in
the main hall. At the same time there will be parallel panel sessions
with media practitioners and experts in an adjacent venue.
To preview 'The
Value of Networked Journalism' paper, that will be released at the
conference, click here.
Check the full schedule here and apply
for a ticket here.
The hashtag for the
conference is #VOJ10
Meanwhile, if you want to become a sponsor
or partner then email us at
Sponsor
of the Value of Journalism Conference : 
Other supporters include The World Economic Forum; The European Journalism Centre;
The Media Society;
Frontline Club; Journalism.co.uk