[cma-l] How Can We Create Media Democracy? Media Democracy Festival 2015 #MDFest15

Fri Sep 25 13:27:05 BST 2015

I think the possibility of creating Media Democracy is so unlikely as to not be worth debating.

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From: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 17:11:54 +0100
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Subject: [cma-l] How Can We Create Media Democracy? Media Democracy Festival	2015 #MDFest15

To help build a movement for#MediaDemocracy the Media Reform Coalition is holding a big Media Democracy Festival at Goldsmiths University on October 17th 2015.Early bird tickets on sale for the next 24 hours:http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-can-we-create-media-democracy-media-democracy-festival-2015-mdfest15-tickets-18678036510

Speakers
9am - 10am: Arrivals/ registration - Great Hall
10am - 11.30am: Great HallThe day will start with some great speakers setting the scene and explaining why Media Democracy is so important.  Confirmed speakers include:Aral BalkanA designer & social entrepreneur creating independent technologies that protect our fundamental freedoms & democracy.Natalie Fenton
Professor of Media and Communications at Goldsmiths, Co-Director of the Goldsmiths Leverhulme Media Research Centre and  Centre for the Study of Global Media and Democracy, a founding member of the Media Reform Coalition and Board Director of Hacked Off. Kam SandhuA journalist and co-founder of Real Media, an independent news website and aggregator that campaigns for public interest journalism and against mass media distortion. Kam has written and produced several short documentaries, and also founded RealFare, where she spent over two years reporting on the effects of austerity on welfare and inequality before Real Media.Michelle StanistreetMichelle is the elected general secretary of the National Union of Journalists (UK and Ireland).  Michelle worked as a journalist for 10 years at the Sunday Express newspaper as feature writer and books editor. 11.30am  - 12pm: Break, and the great chair re-arrange, Great Hall
Open Space Unconference12 - 6pm: Great Hall (with breakout sessions in various classrooms)The bulk of the day will be a self-organising open space unconference facilitated by Johnnie Moore.  Everyone will be free to propose a session that answers our central question: How can we create media democracy?Sessions already lined-up include:Drew Rose from Bristol Cable and Danielle Batist from Positive News (and the Constructive Journalism Project) doing a session on Media Co-ops.
Andy Williams from Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies and Sam Kinch from Hastings Independent on Community Journalism.
Jonathan Heawood from IMPRESS and Natalie Fenton from Hacked Off with an update on Leveson and why a recognised press regulator could be good for small publishers.
Mike Flood Page of Open Democracy's OurBeeb will be asking does public service broadcasting have a future?
Matteo Bergamini  from Shout Out UK's  and Susana Giner from Youth Media Agency on Changing Perceptions of the Youth in the Media.
Open Democracy's Adam Ramsay on How Climate Change is Reported in the Media.
Richard Hering from visionOntv on How to Build the Citizen TV Revolution.
Bectu Writers, Producers and Directors branch members Chester Yang and Marcus Relton on their plans for a progressive internet TV station in partnership with the trade unions.
Gail Bradbrook from Compassionate Revolution on collective acts of civil disobedience and media reform, looking at the legal side of sabotaging the media, brainstorming cheerful subversive actions.
FilmAlongside the open space they'll be screenings of related documentaries including:The Fourth Estate with a Q&A with Director Lee SalterEl Diario de Agustin (Agustin's Newspaper), with a Q&A hosted by Alborada.Plus:10 minute summary presentations running on a loop from Centre for Investigative Journalism:The Centre for Investigative Journalism – An introduction to the organisationData Stories - Using data to find, write and explain news stories, from Excel to SQLInteractive Storytelling - The cutting edge of innovation in digital narrative methodsAdvanced Online Research - Tips and tricks for getting the most out of the internetThe FOIA: Problems and pitfalls - Getting the most out of your requests.Information Security – Keeping your communication secureCompany Accounts – ‘Follow The Money’ investigations into illicit finance
WorkshopsHalf hour taster sessions run by the Centre for Investigative Journalism.15:00-15:30 Data Stories - Using data to find, write and explain news stories, from Excel to SQL, led by Juliet Ferguson.15:30-16:00 The FOIA: Problems and pitfalls - Getting the most out of your requests, led by Sid Ryan.16:00-16:30 Interactive Storytelling - The cutting edge of innovation in digital narrative methods, led by Marina Calland.16:30-17:00 Information Security – Keeping your communication secure, led by Tom Sanderson.
Party (and live crowdfunding)6pm - late.Live crowdfunding of media projects, spoken word, live music, and DJs.  In the evening we're partnering with Filanthropy to organise a party from 6pm - late in the Student Union.  This will include the opportunity for 3 projects to pitch to the room and invite pledges of financial and other support from the crowd (who will be able to decide which projects get £5 of their ticket money, plus anything else they feel inspired to contribute).If you've got a media project that could really do with £500-1000 to help get you started then watch this space for the application form coming soon...LIVE BAND: United Vibrations
We're very pleased that incredible local band and festival favourites United Vibrations will be joining us for the party.SPOKEN WORD: Anthony Anaxagorou, Deanna Rodger and Potent Whisper
These amazing wordsmiths will be kicking the party off with their inspirational lyrics and wordplay.
Tickets: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-can-we-create-media-democracy-media-democracy-festival-2015-mdfest15-tickets-18678036510
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