The Future of Journalism

The Future of Journalism

The discussion event is being held at 5pm on Friday, 14th November at South College, Durham University.

Event Description

Journalism is going through a period of rapid transformation. News organisations are moving into the digital era, many putting up paywalls. Meanwhile, readers and viewers are now getting their news from a wide variety of unregulated online sources. Printed newspapers and traditional TV news programme audiences are in decline, and news on social media platforms is growing exponentially.

At the same time, the role of journalists has changed, with the advent of AI, social media, mobile video, podcasts and newsletters.

But what does all this mean for truth and accuracy? What’s it like working as a journalist in this new media world? And is journalism still a viable career option?

The event is being organised jointly by the Media Society and South College. It's part of the Media Society on Tour initiative, which aims to hold media discussion events around the country.

The discussion will be introduced and chaired by two media veterans: the introduction will be by Professor Tim Luckhurst, the Principal of South College and a former BBC journalist and newspaper editor, and the event will be chaired by Nigel Dacre, the President of the Media Society, and former Editor of ITV News.

The panel will be announced shortly.

Event Details

Tickets: free for students and University staff. General tickets £10.

Location: The Nest, South College, Durham University, The Drive, Mount Oswald, Durham, DH1 3LD

4.45pm: Doors open

5pm: Discussion begins

6pm: Discussion ends

Host or Publisher The Media Society Events Organiser