<p>Two workshops for bloggers as part of the UWE MediaAcT
Project, organised in association with Bristol NUJ and the MediaWise
Trust.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mediaact.eu/">MediaAct</a>
is a 13-nation EU-funded study of media accountability systems across
Europe and the Arab world. Researchers at the University of the West of
England are building a platform for bloggers to discuss issues of
regulation and their influence on mainstream media content and
standards.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bristolnuj.org.uk/">Bristol NUJ</a> has pioneered debate about the relationship between bloggers and union.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mediawise.org.uk/">MediaWise</a> is the journalism ethics charity based at the University of the West of England.</p>
<p>Click through for information about workshops and registration <span id="more-84"></span></p>
<h3>Blogging Hell!</h3>
<p>Finding common cause across borders: Planning for international action on media standards.</p>
<p>What’s the role of online journalism in sustaining democratic
societies? What role can the blogosphere play in more rigidly controlled
societies? Can bloggers develop systems of self regulation that could
enhance journalism standards?</p>
<p>This is the opening workshop in what promises to be a long-running debate.</p>
<p><b>Pervasive Media Studio </b>(<a href="http://www.pmstudio.co.uk/">link</a>)<b>, Leadworks, Anchor Square, Bristol</b></p>
<p>Saturday October 23rd, 11am-1pm</p>
<h3>Jo Bloggs – but is it journalism?</h3>
<p>Is blogging the new journalism? Are blogs a new, democratic kind of
publishing, giving a voice to everyone? Or are they just a platform
where gossip, speculation and bias are passed on as fact, and nothing
can be trusted?</p>
<p>As the lines between traditional and citizen journalism blur, how are
mainstream media owners and regulators responding? Are the interests of
citizen journalists, bloggers and mainstream journalists the same or
contradictory? Where does the National Union of Journalists fit in the
new media world? Should bloggers be able to join the NUJ?</p>
<p>Join leading bloggers and mainstream journalists for a revealing discussion and some possible resolutions.</p>
<p><b>Pervasive Media Studio </b>(<a href="http://www.pmstudio.co.uk/">link</a>)<b>, Leadworks, Anchor Square, Bristol.</b></p>
<p>Saturday October 23rd, 2-4pm</p>
<h3>Registration</h3>
<p>Both events are free, but space is limited. <a href="https://spreadsheets0.google.com/viewform?hl=en_GB&formkey=dE5uRWV6SnBJUHoyMkt3X2JXdElJc1E6MQ#gid=0">Please register here.</a></p>\\<br clear="all"><br>Community Media Association<br>
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