Sat21May - LONDON Alternatives to corporate media ownership

[TonyGosling]

Sat21May - LONDON Alternatives to corporate media ownership

Can the Media be Co-operative? Alternatives to corporate media ownership
As journalists feel the pinch from both the recession and the media recession, and the increasingly evident failings of a corporate model that has attacked jobs, working conditions and quality journalism, are there better, more sustainable ways of funding journalism that serve journalists and their readers better? Can the thriving co-op or mutual models work in the media? Can foundation trusts or public subsidy play a role?
This conference, organised by the NUJ in conjunction with Goldsmiths and Co-operatives UK, will discuss practical ways in which we can explore such initiatives.
Speakers include the BBC's Paul Mason, Co-operatives UK's secretary-general Ed Mayo, Granville Williams of the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom, former International Federation of Journalists General Secretary Aidan White, representatives of other co-ops as well as legal speakers from Bates-Wells-Braithwaites solicitors.
http://cooperativemedia.eventbrite.com

[TonyGosling]

Next weekend on Saturday 21 May, the NUJ will host a conference to discuss the potential growth of sustainable and co-operative media ownership. The conference has been organised in partnership with Co-operatives UK and the event will examine and discuss alternatives to corporate ownership of newspapers, broadcasting and other forms of journalistic output. Speakers include BBC Newsnight economics editor Paul Mason, Co-operatives UK's secretary-general Ed Mayo, Prof Natalie Fenton from the Department of Media and Communications at Goldsmiths College, Granville Williams of the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom, Ashish Poddar, founder of The Fresh Outlook, Dr Andy Williams and Rachel Poucher from the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University and representatives of other co-ops as well as legal speakers from BatesWellsBraithwaites solicitors. The event is free and takes place on Saturday 21 May from 10.30 – 4.30 at Goldsmiths College, University of London,
please register to attend:
http://cooperativemedia.eventbrite.com