THE FUTURE OF NEWS
How Much Control Does the Public Have?
PUBLIC FORUM
Monday, September 22, 7:00-9:30 pm
UBC at Robson Square Theatre, 800 Robson Street (at Howe)
Admission is free but seating is limited
Join us as the CBC’s Ian Hanomansing hosts a night of interesting research, presentations and debates, as the brightest minds in the industry discuss new media, new challenges, new approaches, new models and whether the news industry can survive as we know it.
BACKGROUND
Over the past decade, widespread use of the internet has changed how people get their news. Many Canadian news organizations have reduced the number of journalists they have on staff and are producing fewer stories outside their immediate communities.
These cost-cutting measures lead to serious doubts about whether news organizations can continue to provide the public with the high-quality content they need. The Canadian Media Research Consortium has been studying these trends and has decided to hold a public forum to examine the Future of News in Canada.
The Future of News Forum is the first in a cross-country series of the dialogues that will bring together journalists and the public to discuss matters that are critical to the future well-being of the Canadian news industry.
TALENT
Ian Hanomansing: Reporter, CBC News
Leonard Brody: Co-founder and CEO, NowPublic
Vivienne Sosnowski: Editorial Director, the Baltimore Examiner, the San Francisco Examiner, the Washington Examiner and the Examiner.com
SPONSORS
The Canadian Media Research Consortium, The Network for Journalism Excellence, The British Columbia Press Council, and UBC’s Graduate School of Journalism.
For more information, please visit the CMRC’s website: mediaresearch.ca.
ADMISSION IS FREE
