Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
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The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism is Oxford University's international research centre in the comparative study of news media.
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Survival is Success: journalistic online start-ups in Western Europe | Dr Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Research fellow, RISJ, gives a talk for the RISJ seminar series Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 15 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Million Media Now! The Rise of India on the Global Scene | Professor Daya Thussu, University of Westminster gives a talk for the Reuters Institute of Journalism seminar series Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 30 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Numbers are Weapons - A Self Defence Guide | Tim Harword, Financial Times, gives a talk for the Reuters Seminar Series Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 6 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The British Media - the view from outside | Sarah Lyall, correspondent for the New York Times, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute seminar series Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 6 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Politicisation of Public Broadcasting in Post-Apartheid South Africa | Corinna Arndt, DPhil Candidate, Oxford, gives a talk forthe Reuters Institute seminar series Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 6 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reporting the financial crisis - lessons for the future | Jane Fuller, former financial editor at the Financial Times, and director of Fuller Analysis gives a talk for the Reuters seminar series Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 22 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Emotions and Journalism: the relationship between practices of emotional story-telling and objectivity in award-winning journal | Karin Wahl-Jorgensen, Cardiff, gives a talk for the Reuters Seminar Series Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 22 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Revolution in Libya - what happened and how the media reported it | Lindsey Hilsum, Channel 4 international editor and author of 'Sandstorm: Libya in the Time of Revolution' gives a talk for the Reuters seminar series Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 22 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Global Digital Television Switchover: National Differences and Emerging Outcomes | Michael Starks gives the Oxford Media Research Seminar for the Reuters Institute Seminar Series Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 6 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Challenges of Reporting Foreign Policy | Bridget Kendall, BBC Diplomatic Correspondent, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute Seminar Series Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 6 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Can TV make history? | Norma Percy, Documentary film making and producer gives a talk for thw Reuters Institute Seminar Series. Note: Clips of documentaries have been edited out to avoid copyright infringement Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 6 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Hyper-Real Culture of the Tabloid Newsroom: Personal Experiences of UK Tabloid Culture | Richard Peppiatt, media commentator and former reporter for the Daily Star, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute seminar series Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 12 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Challenges to journalists' source protection rights in Europe and Australia | Katherine Stowell, University of Edinburgh, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute seminar series Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 12 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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News in the Digital Age - How The Economist Fits In | Tom Standage, Digital Editor, The Economist, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute seminar series Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 12 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Foreign Correspondence and Fixers: The Missing Link | Colleen Murrell (Deakin University) gives a talk for the Reuters Institute seminar series | 12 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Feeding the Financial Beast: Challenges of Reporting in Rumour Hungry Markets | Jodie Ginsberg, Reuters Bureau Chief, UK and Ireland, gives a talk for the Reuters Seminar Series Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 22 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Politicians and Journalists: Friends or Foes? | Deborah Davies, Channel 4 Dispatches, gives a talk for the Reuters Seminar Series on 2nd November 2011 Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 18 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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From Coffeehouses to Online Communities: How the Public Engages with the News on the Web | Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon (Oxford) gives a talk for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Seminar Series Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 11 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Business Models and their Uses in Media Companies | Robert Picard, RISJ Director of Research, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism seminar series on 20th October 2011 Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 31 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Networked Journalism and the Age of Social Discovery | Nic Newman, RISJ Visiting Fellow, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism seminar series on the 12th October 2011 Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 31 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Making serious TV for Large Audiences | Roger Graef, OBE, Managing Director, Films of Record, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute. | 22 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reporting the Arab Spring | Lindsey Hilsum, Channel 4 International Editor, gives a talk on the Arab Spring revolutions and insurrections in Syria, Egypt and Tunisia Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 22 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Changing face of Art Journalism (1945-2011) | Peter Aspden, Arts Writer, Financial Times, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute on 22nd June 2011 Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 19 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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In the Pursuit of Purity, reflections on the BBC | Mark Damazer, Master of St Peter's Collge and Former Controller of BBC Radio 4 and John Lloyd, give a talk for the Reuters Institute on 14th June 2011 Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 19 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Telling a Story with Pictures - a Case Study from Cuba | Robin Lawrance, photo-journalist, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute on 8th June 2011. | 19 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Beyond Authoritarianism: Ideologies and communication technologies in contemporary Ethiopia | Iginio Gagliardone, University of Cambridge, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism on the 7th June 2011 | 19 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How Old Media are Using New Media | Myra MacDonald, Senior Desk Editor Middle East and South Asia specialist, Thomson Reuters, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute Seminar series | 13 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Copyrights and Copywrongs: Protection of News Copyright in the Digital World | Robert Picard, Professor of Media Economics, Jonkoping University and Director of Research, RISJ, Oxford, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute seminar series Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 13 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Investigative Journalism in the Age of Digital Reproduction | Iain Overton, Manager Editor, Bureau of Investigative Journalism, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute on 11th May 2011 Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 7 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Al-Jazeera in North Africa and the MIddle East: the biggest media story ever? | Richard Gizbert, Host and Producer, The Listening Post, Al-Jazeera English, gives a talk for the Reuter Institute seminar series on 4th May 2011 | 7 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Data Protection: A Growing Threat to Free Speech in the Web 2.0 Era? | David Erdos, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford, gives a talk for the Reuters School of Journalism 2011 Hilary term seminar series on 8th March 2011. | 19 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wikileaks and Beyond: the future of open journalism | Alun Rusbridger, Editor of The Guardian, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute of Journalism Hilary Term 2011 Seminar Series on 4th March, 2011. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 19 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Collaboration as the future of news generation and distribution | Turi Munthe, CEO of Demotix, a citizen journalism website, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute of Journalism Hilary term 2011 seminar series on 2nd March 2011. | 19 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Media Freedom in Central and Eastern Europe: between political and business pressures | Peter Bajomi-Lazar and Vaclav Stetka, Department of Politics and International Relations, Oxford, give a talk for the Reuters Institute of Journalism Hilary term 2011 Seminar series on 23rd February 2011. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 19 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Soft News, Hard Sell: Journalism in Neo-Liberal India | Daya Thussu, Professor of International Communication and Co-Director of India Media Centre, University of Westminster, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute of Journalism on 9th March, 2011. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 19 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Values in Context: Journalists' understanding of press freedom and press responsibility. A 4 country comparison of Bulgaria, P | Katrin Voltmer, Leeds University gives a talk for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Hilary term 2011 seminar series. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 11 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Weekend Newspaper: still some life in it? | Caroline Daniel, weekend editor, Financial Times, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Hilary term 2011 seminar series. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 11 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wikileaks and freedom of expression | Damian Tambini (London School of Economics) gives a talk for the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism in Hilary term 2011. | 11 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fragmentation: the end of liberal journalism? | Paolo Mancini gives a talk for the Reuters Institute for the study of journalism seminar series in Hilary term 2011. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 11 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Berlusconi experience. A new model of politics for the 21st century? | Paolo Mancini, Università degli Studi di Perugia, gives a talk for the Reuters Institute on Italian Premiere Berlusconi on 26th November 2010. | 11 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The crisis facing the business models of print media around the world | Robert Picard, Professor of Media Economics, Jönköping University and Director of Research, RISJ, gives a talk for the 2011 Hilary term Seminar series. | 11 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reporting Politics to a Mass Audience | Nick Robinson, BBC Political Editor, gives a talk on reporting political news to mass audiences, drawing from his experiences as Political Editor for the BBC. Given on 26th November 2010. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 5 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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World Wide Research | William Dutton, Oxford Internet Institute, gives a talk on the fourth estate, media research, and the globalised news world on the 4th November 2010. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 5 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Government and press relations in South Africa | Seminar delivered by Professor Anton Harber, Caxton Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and visiting fellow, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford. Sunday Dare writes: According to a keen observer of the modus operandi of the ANC-led government in South Africa, the "African National Congress (ANC) talks left and walks right". Perhaps no statement better captures the way the government continues to behave when it comes to its relationship with the media. Since the end of apartheid the media have often come under government scrutiny and have had to face up to government criticism that it is hostile and overly critical and insufficiently transformed from the way it was under apartheid. Under the current political leadership there has been no let up. To better understand the underlining issues and emerging tensions between the first estate of the realm and the fourth estate, Anton Harber, Caxton Professor of Journalism and Media Studies, University of Witwatersrand delved into the historical relationship between the two actors. Describing the South African media as "Vuvuzela media" in tribute to its vibrancy and robustness, Prof. Harber explained how the media continues to operate under a government bent on clamping down on it, albeit unsuccessfully. Embedded in the culture and policy document of the ANC is the primary agenda of transformation in a post-Apartheid South Africa which includes the aim of reducing media impunity. This position is reflected in the fierce anti-media rhetoric from some elements within the ruling alliance that are ganging up against the liberal media. There are clear indications of the government's attempt to censor the media at a secondary level. Professor Harber pointed out two initiatives by the ANC government to clamp down on the media which are the Protection of Information Bill, which bears close resemblance to the secrecy bill under Apartheid, and secondly, the Media Appeals Tribunal which the ANC wants parliament to look into. According to Harber, what we see in South Africa is an attempt to restrict the media within the constitutional order by inserting ill-motivated laws. The media for its part is not unaware of the government's motives and steps are being taken to counter it. Working with civil society, the media is taking on the government to ensure that freedom of expression is defended and that the media is not censored. The Press Council also helps with self-regulation and has handed down 60 per cent of its rulings against the Press. There is also an Ombudsman who deals with complaints. Prof Harber says the media must resolve quickly such issues as lack of diversity, problems of quality and accuracy, the slide into tabloidism and the deterioration in public discourse. The degeneration of the South African Broadcasting Corporation, SABC, into a quasi-government mouthpiece was criticised while the Daily Sun, a tabloid with a daily print run of 500,000, scored high marks for its people-oriented journalism. In conclusion, as long as the government remains keen to transform the media according to its own dictates, the atmosphere of frostiness will continue to exist. Prof Harber submitted that emerging from this frosty relationship are some positives for the media: a hitherto dormant civil society has been mobilized to fight to protect rights guaranteed by the constitution and most importantly, the issue of media freedom is now the center point for testing the ANC's commitment to the very spirit and provisions of the South African constitution. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 4 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The use of citizen journalism by traditional media | Seminar delivered by Nic Newman, former Future Media Controller, BBC and visiting fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Nicola Bruno writes: 'To be social or not to be social?' According to Nic Newman, RISJ Visiting Fellow and a digital media consultant, that is no longer the question for mainstream media outlets facing the transition to the digital landscape. During his seminar at the RISJ on 'The use of citizen journalism by traditional media', Nic Newman explained to the audience that in the last two years all media organizations have embraced user-generated and social media tools. After watching with suspicion (and sometimes also with haughtiness) the rise of citizen journalism, mainstream media outlets have become more and more aware that digital networks are the main place where people get the news and discuss them. Social networking sites like Facebook are now used in the UK by 49% of all Internet users, up from 17% in people in 2007, and there are an increasing number of users who have become friendly with blogs, Twitter, You Tube and other social media tools. It's not only a matter of finding new distribution channels. Online social tools have revealed their disruptive power at all levels of the newsworthiness cycle (investigation, writing, commenting) and on different scales (global, national and local). From the 2008 Mumbai attack to the Sichuan Earthquake in China, through the plane crashed in Hudson river in New York, the first breaking news have been provided by citizens with a smartphone and a mobile connection. One of the groundbreaking moments of this trend was the grass-root coverage of the 2009 Iranian protests: "The mainstream media organisations were muzzled, unable to cover demonstrations. It was user generated footage shot on mobile phones and distributed via social networks like You Tube and Facebook which has enabled things to be seen that would have hitherto been unseen", said Nic Newman. Citizens are not only good at breaking the news, they can also help journalists in their investigative efforts, as seen during the Guardian coverage of Ian Tomlinson's death in London during the G20 protests: "The video emerged from footage shot on the phone of a New York banker. It actually took a few days for the footage to come out and what was interesting was the way in which a lot of traditional investigative work by The Guardian journalist Paul Lewis combined with the actual evidence from multiple sources including this crucial video, which showed that Tomlinson's death was no accident", said Nic Newman. For all these reasons, these are the questions traditional media outlets are now trying to answer: 1) How to tell better stories to the readers with the help of user-submitted content? 2) How to build a better relationship with the readers, involving them in the news-making process? 3) How to use the digital networks as more powerful channels of distribution for the content? We are only at the beginning of the normalization of users' participation in the newsrooms and a lot of questions arise: If citizens are more and more the first to break the big news, do we still need journalists? What about verifying and double-checking the user-generated content? Can a reporter trust in a tweet or a YouTube video uploaded by anonymous users? Even if traditional journalism will be compelled to abdicate some of its traditional functions (as for example: breaking the news), Nic Newman is convinced that there will always be the need for professionals monitoring, selecting and validating the big amount of information flowing on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr. The gates of newsworthiness are now open to everybody. But we still need objective and trusted gatekeepers, says Newman. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 4 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Future of Journalism | John Lloyd, Director of Journalism, Reuters Institute, delivers a lecture on the future of journalism. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 22 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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53 Years of Media and Politics | Dr. David Butler brings his legendary Friday evening Media and Politics seminar to a final conclusion by answering questions instead of asking them. Dr Butler's well-worn armchair was occupied by John Lloyd (of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism), who assumed the role of the questioner, together with Baroness Margaret Jay, a former student of Dr Butler. Also for the first time in 53 years, the Chatham House Rule did not apply. The last seminar of David Butler was, uniquely, on-the-record. Bringing together journalists and politicians in an Oxford common room was the revolutionary invention of the young don in 1957. Butler introduced the off-the-record rule for the seminars so that the civil service mandarins, leading politicians and journalists could speak freely and share their real life experiences and anecdotes with the audience. This created an extraordinarily intimate ambience in the seminar room. Butler never asked the guest to prepare a talk, as he "only wanted their genius". Among the guests of the seminar series have featured such towering figures of both British public life and media as Tony Benn, Baroness Shirley Williams, David Dimbleby, Alan Rusbridger, and the director-general of the BBC, Mark Thompson - and the names listed here are only some of the guests of the 85-year old Butler's last academic year. In the previous 52 years the seminar has played host to the former Prime Ministers, Harold Wilson, Jim Callaghan, Edward Heath, John Major and Tony Blair As a young don in his twenties, Butler was twice summoned by Winston Churchill. Sir Winston, having forgotten why he had invited Butler, gave his whole 'Blood, Sweat and Tears' speech over dinner. On his second visit, Butler found himself explaining the arithmetic of the upcoming election by using apples and tangerines. Meeting Churchill, whom he had greatly admired, prepared Butler for interacting with all the famous guests of his seminars. "I could not be in awe of anyone's presence since", Butler said on Friday 4th of June. Butler is one of Britain's first and still most renowned psephologists (study and statistical analysis of elections). British television audiences have come to know him as the astute commentator of the BBC's election night programmes from the early 1950's until the year 1979. He is well known for launching the concept of swing in elections and for co-inventing the swingometer, first used on screen in 1959. Butler was involved in authoring or co-authoring every edition of the Nuffield studies on British elections from 1945 to 2005. David Butler's eternal interest in the elections is not only about quantifying. He said that he was sorry to see the "human nature, the analysis and the journalistic side" of politics and voting being drowned by sheer mathematics. Butler found Britain's last general election as the most exciting ever. About his own voting behaviour he said: "I did not vote in the 1950's, but since then I have consistently voted for all parties." | 4 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 48 | 53 Years of Media and Politics (transcript) | Dr. David Butler brings his legendary Friday evening Media and Politics seminar to a final conclusion by answering questions instead of asking them. Dr Butler's well-worn armchair was occupied by John Lloyd (of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism), who assumed the role of the questioner, together with Baroness Margaret Jay, a former student of Dr Butler. Also for the first time in 53 years, the Chatham House Rule did not apply. The last seminar of David Butler was, uniquely, on-the-record. Bringing together journalists and politicians in an Oxford common room was the revolutionary invention of the young don in 1957. Butler introduced the off-the-record rule for the seminars so that the civil service mandarins, leading politicians and journalists could speak freely and share their real life experiences and anecdotes with the audience. This created an extraordinarily intimate ambience in the seminar room. Butler never asked the guest to prepare a talk, as he "only wanted their genius". Among the guests of the seminar series have featured such towering figures of both British public life and media as Tony Benn, Baroness Shirley Williams, David Dimbleby, Alan Rusbridger, and the director-general of the BBC, Mark Thompson - and the names listed here are only some of the guests of the 85-year old Butler's last academic year. In the previous 52 years the seminar has played host to the former Prime Ministers, Harold Wilson, Jim Callaghan, Edward Heath, John Major and Tony Blair As a young don in his twenties, Butler was twice summoned by Winston Churchill. Sir Winston, having forgotten why he had invited Butler, gave his whole 'Blood, Sweat and Tears' speech over dinner. On his second visit, Butler found himself explaining the arithmetic of the upcoming election by using apples and tangerines. Meeting Churchill, whom he had greatly admired, prepared Butler for interacting with all the famous guests of his seminars. "I could not be in awe of anyone's presence since", Butler said on Friday 4th of June. Butler is one of Britain's first and still most renowned psephologists (study and statistical analysis of elections). British television audiences have come to know him as the astute commentator of the BBC's election night programmes from the early 1950's until the year 1979. He is well known for launching the concept of swing in elections and for co-inventing the swingometer, first used on screen in 1959. Butler was involved in authoring or co-authoring every edition of the Nuffield studies on British elections from 1945 to 2005. David Butler's eternal interest in the elections is not only about quantifying. He said that he was sorry to see the "human nature, the analysis and the journalistic side" of politics and voting being drowned by sheer mathematics. Butler found Britain's last general election as the most exciting ever. About his own voting behaviour he said: "I did not vote in the 1950's, but since then I have consistently voted for all parties." | 4 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Reconstruction of American Journalism | A lecture delivered by Michael Schudson, author of the 2009 report of the same title, on the state of American journalism, The report proposes new steps to support quality public affairs reporting. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 2 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reuters Memorial Lecture 2008 | Arthur Sulzberger, Publisher of the New York Times Title of Lecture: 'In Fond Memory of Winston Churchill: Give Us the Tools and We Will Finish the Job' | 20 10 08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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