The Voice of the Listener and Viewer is delighted to welcome Professor Sir 
Bernard Crick as an additional speaker at its Scottish conference on 
Thursday 1st May. Professor Crick will speak during the second session 
dedicated to youth politics. The keynote speaker at the conference is 
Blair Jenkins, Chair of the Scottish Broadcasting Commission.








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Broadcasting, Scotland and the Future
Voice of the Listener & Viewer’s 17th Annual Scottish Conference
Thursday, 1st May 2008, 2pm
Scottish Storytelling Centre, 45 High Street, Edinburgh

in association with the Hansard Society Scotland, Napier University, 
Stirling Media Research Institute and the Scottish Broadcasting Commission


Voice of the Listener & Viewer (VLV), welcomes the Chair of the Scottish 
Broadcasting Commission, Blair Jenkins, as the keynote speaker at its 17th 
annual conference in Scotland. Set up by Scotland’s First Minister, Alex 
Salmond, to examine the current state of television production and 
broadcasting in Scotland, with the aim of defining a strategic way forward 
for the industry, the Commission will look at the economic, cultural and 
democratic importance of broadcasting and the creative industries to 
contemporary Scotland. The Commission is due to report in the summer of 
2008.

Other key speakers include Professor Neil Blain from the University of 
Stirling and Emma Megaughin, Programmes Coordinator, Hansard Society 
Scotland.

In Session one, from 2 – 3.30pm: How is Devolution changing the Scottish 
Broadcasting Scene: the Work of the Scottish Broadcasting Commission,
the speakers will be: 

Blair Jenkins and Professor Neil Blair. The chair will be Jocelyn Hay CBE, 
Chair and Founder of Voice of the Listener & Viewer (VLV).

Session one will examine the SBC’s work relating to democratic imperatives 
for broadcasting and will tackle the following issues: devolution, which 
has introduced new challenges for broadcasters in reporting news and 
current affairs and created new demands from audiences in Scotland; the 
relationships between democracy and broadcasting in Scotland, considering 
what audiences in Scotland today are looking for in order to keep informed 
and to take part in the democratic process. 

In Session two, from 4.00- 5.30pm: Engaging young Voters in the Internet 
Age

the speakers will include: Emma Megaughin, Programmes Coordinator, Hansard 
Society Scotland and students from Napier and Stirling Universities.
Dr Matthew Hibberd, Department of Film, Media & Journalism, will be in the 
chair. 

The second session will be dedicated to young people and seek to 
understand what young people want from broadcasters vis-à-vis news and 
current affairs, and in order to be kept informed. What are the barriers 
at present to young people not fully engaging in democratic life? Is the 
idea of disengaged youth over emphasised? What’s missing from TV news for 
younger audiences? How can broadcasters better serve Scotland’s devolved 
settlement and work with organisations like the Hansard Society?


Tickets: Corporate £25; voluntary organisations and individuals £15; VLV 
members £12; students: £8, all prices including vat.
For tickets and further details, please contact Linda Forbes in the VLV 
office on 01474 352835 or [log in to unmask] or Dr Matthew Hibberd, 
Department of Film, Media & Journalism at the University of Stirling at: 
[log in to unmask]



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