JOURNALISM IN CRISIS
A conference organised by the Department of Journalism and Mass
Communication, University of Westminster in association with the British
Journalism Review
19 and 20 May 2009
University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street, London, W1B 2UW
Lecture by:
Mark Thompson
Director General of the BBC
.Together with the presentation of the first Charles Wheeler Award and
Memorial Lecture, sponsored by the British Journalism Review
PANELLISTS INCLUDE
Roger Alton The Independent Kelvin MacKenzie The Sun
Helen Boaden BBC News Simon Bucks Sky News
Dorothy Byrne Channel 4 News Robin Elias ITV News
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Prof. James Curran Goldsmiths College Prof. Todd Gitlin Columbia University
News journalism is in deep crisis. Newspaper readership is falling, the audience
for television news shrinking, and young people in particular seem to be less
interested in traditional forms of news consumption. 24-hour news channels
on shoestring budgets fight over tiny audiences while even well-established
and committed news organisations like the BBC and New York Times are
cutting budgets and laying off journalists.
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19 May 1.00 to 7.00 Academic Sessions. Followed by a
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20 May 9.30 to 2.00 Academic Sessions. (includes lunch)
20 May 2.00 to 5.30 Industry Sessions.
20 May 6.15 to 7.30 Charles Wheeler Award and Memorial Lecture given by
Mark Thompson
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Refunds carry £20 admin charge; no refunds after 1 May 2009.
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