What's the Blogging Story? [1]
NUJ Bristol Branch | 15.10.2010 14:22
Discussion and debate on Blogging and the Media.
TWO media events are coming up next week in Bristol, co-organised by Bristol NUJ, MediaAct and MediaWise, on journalism, blogging and technology – and the conflicts and challenges they raise.
There’s a fantastic line-up of star speakers, and workshops where you can get to grips with the issues. It’s open to the public, down at the Watershed and the Pervasive Media Studio, so whether you’re a blogger or a journalist, neither or both, come and join us: tickets are on sale now!
What’s the Blogging Story?
Top bloggers and journalists in innovative debate
Bristol Festival of Ideas event
Watershed Media Centre, Fri, Oct 22, 7pm
Plus NEWSFUTURES – two workshops on the impact of the blogosphere
Pervasive Media Studio, Bristol, Sat, Oct 23, 11am-4pm
The blogosphere is a powerful new force in Britain today as the Foreign Secretary William Hague could testify; only a month ago, he was forced to deny he was gay after sustained gossip on the internet.
But who can you believe in this age of blogs, tweets and high speed broadband? What’s the relationship between traditional and new media – the tired and the wired as some call them?
Are blogs a new, democratic kind of journalism, giving a voice to everyone? Or are they just a platform where gossip, speculation and bias are passed on as fact, and nothing can be trusted?
Join some of the UK’s leading journalists and bloggers for a lively, and no doubt heated, debate to determine who will dominate the future of news, in a Bristol Festival of Ideas event at the Watershed on Friday October 22 at 7pm.
Speakers include Roy Greenslade (The Guardian), Donnacha Delong (NUJ Vice President), Sunny Hundal (Liberal Conspiracy), Brooke Magnanti (Belle du Jour), and Anton Vowl (Enemies of Reason and Mailwatch), plus an audience which will include some of Bristol’s leading bloggers.
The event has been organised as part of Bristol Festival of Ideas in association with the NUJ Bristol branch, the University of the West of England MediaAct project and MediaWise, and is part of a weekend study on the impact of the blogosphere.
Watershed Media Centre, Bristol
Friday 22nd October, 7pm.
Tickets £7/£5 concessions & NUJ members
Box office: 0117 927 5100 www.watershed.co.uk
NEWSFUTURES
Two workshops for bloggers as part of the UWE MediaAcT Project,
organised in association with Bristol NUJ and the MediaWise Trust.
Pervasive Media Studio, Leadworks, Anchor Square. Bristol.
Saturday 23nd October, 11m - 4pm
Blogging Hell! 11am-1pm
Finding common cause across borders: Planning for international action on media standards.
What’s the role of online journalism in sustaining democratic societies? What role can the blogosphere play in more rigidly controlled societies? Can bloggers develop systems of self regulation that could enhance journalism standards?
This is the opening workshop in what promises to be a long-running debate.
Jo Bloggs – but is it journalism? 2pm-4pm
Is blogging the new journalism?
Are blogs a new, democratic kind of publishing, giving a voice to everyone? Or are they just a platform where gossip, speculation and bias are passed on as fact, and nothing can be trusted?
As the lines between traditional and citizen journalism blur, how are mainstream media owners and regulators responding? Are the interests of citizen journalists, bloggers and mainstream journalists the same or contradictory? Where does the National Union of Journalists fit in the new media world? Should bloggers be able to
join the NUJ?
Join leading bloggers and mainstream journalists for a revealing discussion and some possible resolutions.
Pervasive Media Studio, Leadworks, Anchor Square. Bristol.
Workshop places are free, but space is limited. To register your interest go to http://www.newsfutures.co.uk/category/event/
NOTES:
MediaAct is a 13-nation EU-funded study of media accountability systems across Europe and the Arab world. Researchers at the University of the West of England are
building a platform for bloggers to discuss issues of regulation and their influence on mainstream media content and standards. http://www.mediaact.eu
Bristol Branch of the National Union of Journalists has pioneered debate about the relationship between bloggers and union. http://www.bristolnuj.org.uk
MediaWise is the journalism ethics charity based at UWE. http://www.mediawise.org.uk
©NUJ Bristol Branch; free to distribute for publicity purposes.
Related Link: http://www.bristolnuj.org.uk/2010/10/06/whats-the-blogg...tory/
TWO media events are coming up next week in Bristol, co-organised by Bristol NUJ, MediaAct and MediaWise, on journalism, blogging and technology – and the conflicts and challenges they raise.
There’s a fantastic line-up of star speakers, and workshops where you can get to grips with the issues. It’s open to the public, down at the Watershed and the Pervasive Media Studio, so whether you’re a blogger or a journalist, neither or both, come and join us: tickets are on sale now!
What’s the Blogging Story?
Top bloggers and journalists in innovative debate
Bristol Festival of Ideas event
Watershed Media Centre, Fri, Oct 22, 7pm
Plus NEWSFUTURES – two workshops on the impact of the blogosphere
Pervasive Media Studio, Bristol, Sat, Oct 23, 11am-4pm
The blogosphere is a powerful new force in Britain today as the Foreign Secretary William Hague could testify; only a month ago, he was forced to deny he was gay after sustained gossip on the internet.
But who can you believe in this age of blogs, tweets and high speed broadband? What’s the relationship between traditional and new media – the tired and the wired as some call them?
Are blogs a new, democratic kind of journalism, giving a voice to everyone? Or are they just a platform where gossip, speculation and bias are passed on as fact, and nothing can be trusted?
Join some of the UK’s leading journalists and bloggers for a lively, and no doubt heated, debate to determine who will dominate the future of news, in a Bristol Festival of Ideas event at the Watershed on Friday October 22 at 7pm.
Speakers include Roy Greenslade (The Guardian), Donnacha Delong (NUJ Vice President), Sunny Hundal (Liberal Conspiracy), Brooke Magnanti (Belle du Jour), and Anton Vowl (Enemies of Reason and Mailwatch), plus an audience which will include some of Bristol’s leading bloggers.
The event has been organised as part of Bristol Festival of Ideas in association with the NUJ Bristol branch, the University of the West of England MediaAct project and MediaWise, and is part of a weekend study on the impact of the blogosphere.
Watershed Media Centre, Bristol
Friday 22nd October, 7pm.
Tickets £7/£5 concessions & NUJ members
Box office: 0117 927 5100 www.watershed.co.uk
NEWSFUTURES
Two workshops for bloggers as part of the UWE MediaAcT Project,
organised in association with Bristol NUJ and the MediaWise Trust.
Pervasive Media Studio, Leadworks, Anchor Square. Bristol.
Saturday 23nd October, 11m - 4pm
Blogging Hell! 11am-1pm
Finding common cause across borders: Planning for international action on media standards.
What’s the role of online journalism in sustaining democratic societies? What role can the blogosphere play in more rigidly controlled societies? Can bloggers develop systems of self regulation that could enhance journalism standards?
This is the opening workshop in what promises to be a long-running debate.
Jo Bloggs – but is it journalism? 2pm-4pm
Is blogging the new journalism?
Are blogs a new, democratic kind of publishing, giving a voice to everyone? Or are they just a platform where gossip, speculation and bias are passed on as fact, and nothing can be trusted?
As the lines between traditional and citizen journalism blur, how are mainstream media owners and regulators responding? Are the interests of citizen journalists, bloggers and mainstream journalists the same or contradictory? Where does the National Union of Journalists fit in the new media world? Should bloggers be able to
join the NUJ?
Join leading bloggers and mainstream journalists for a revealing discussion and some possible resolutions.
Pervasive Media Studio, Leadworks, Anchor Square. Bristol.
Workshop places are free, but space is limited. To register your interest go to http://www.newsfutures.co.uk/category/event/
NOTES:
MediaAct is a 13-nation EU-funded study of media accountability systems across Europe and the Arab world. Researchers at the University of the West of England are
building a platform for bloggers to discuss issues of regulation and their influence on mainstream media content and standards. http://www.mediaact.eu
Bristol Branch of the National Union of Journalists has pioneered debate about the relationship between bloggers and union. http://www.bristolnuj.org.uk
MediaWise is the journalism ethics charity based at UWE. http://www.mediawise.org.uk
©NUJ Bristol Branch; free to distribute for publicity purposes.
Related Link: http://www.bristolnuj.org.uk/2010/10/06/whats-the-blogg...tory/
NUJ Bristol Branch
Original article on IMC Bristol:
http://bristol.indymedia.org/article/695030