The Value of Journalism

03/06/10
Laura Oliver

The BBC College of Journalism and POLIS, part of the London School of Economics and London College of Communications, will host a one-day conference next week to discuss how developments in journalism affect the value of the industry.

The free event on Friday 11 June will include sessions on future funding models for journalism; how social media and mobile are affecting accuracy and access to journalism; and what role journalism can play in an increasingly digital society.

Key speakers include: Peter Horrocks, director of BBC Global News; Jon Snow, presenter of Channel 4 News; Geordie Greig, editor of the Evening Standard; Laura Kuenssberg, chief political correspondent at BBC News; and POLIS director Charlie Beckett.