Who can you trust when new media meets old?
On October 22nd, a group of prominent journalists and bloggers will come together at the Watershed to discuss the ways in which blogs and the mainstream media interact and influence each other.
On October 22nd, a group of prominent journalists and bloggers will come together at Bristol's Watershed to discuss the ways in which blogs and the mainstream media interact and influence each other.
The event, which is organised by UWE and Bristol National Union of Journalists, will feature contributions from Roy Greenslade (The Guardian), Donnacha DeLong (NUJ), Sunny Hundal (Liberal Conspiracy) and Brooke Magnanti (Belle de Jour). The panel will discuss many of the most pressing issues surrounding new media and the news, including who you can trust, the relationship between traditional journalism skills and push-button publishing, and the effects on the professional when everyone become a potential reporter.
Tickets for the panel event are available from the Watershed website, priced £7 (£5 concessions and NUJ members).
The panel event will be followed up with a pair of workshops discussing accountability in the blogosphere and blogs as journalism at the Pervasive Media Studio, Anchor Road, Bristol.