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Jeremy Hunt MP on the future of Digital Britain
6 - 8.30pm LSE, exact location TBC 17 Nov, 2009
Jeremy Hunt , Shadow Culture Secretary, will be ... read more

Fischer Tatham

Reporting Conflict: The Media and Gaza
6:30pm-8:00pm Wolfson Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE 25 Nov, 2009
A representative from Al Jazeera, and a Lieutena... read more

Bill Roedy

MTV, Music Media and Morality
6.30 - 8pm Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building,Lower Ground Floor, LSE, www2.lse.ac.uk 30 Nov, 2009
This event will look at the relationship between ... read more

Lindsay Hilsum

Reporting the Rwandan Genocide
5-6.30 New Theatre, East Building, Houghton Street, London School of Economics 01 Dec, 2009
In partnership with the LSE Arts Programme and&... read more

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Recasting the Net Round Two: Recasting Power

Charlie Elphicke Date: 17 Sep, 2009

Blogging, You Tube, Facebook and Twitter are all having a huge impact on modern politics - but how well are our democratic institutions responding? Are online tools more effective than traditional methods of holding power to account?

Recasting the Net: Recasting Power was the second of three live and online public series curated by Polis and Channel 4/4ip's Team, designed to explore and discuss the next phase of the web and the social and political implications of a public newly empowered with 21st century tools.

Speakers: Charlie Elphicke, Conservative Prospect MP for Dover, Cllr Paul Tilsey, Charlie Beckett, Director of Polis and members of Birmingham's political and digital community.

A video of the event will appear here.