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Network to explore "civic function of news" - behind a login From: alex stobart Date: Mar 20 21:34 UTC Short link
Yesterday's organisations still want you to pay to join, or create barriers
to entry.
Even radiohead and the tories now say pay as much as you want.
Tomorrow's will be less elitist and more open if they get the trend
Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Briggs" <dave@change2.org> To: <ukie@groups.dowire.org> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 3:51 PM Subject: Re: [UKIE-EDem] Network to explore "civic function of news" - behind a login >I agree David, as I have mentioned on your post within the RSA network. Too > big and important a debate to have behind closed doors. Also, as you have > said elsewhere, it's important to tie this in with other discussions, like > the one about the role of the BBC in all of this. > > Dave > > On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 2:46 PM, David Wilcox <davidwilcox@mac.com> wrote: > >> Stephen Coleman has launched an RSA-Reuters Institute of Journalism >> project: >> >> "The public's declining trust in the news media is a worrying trend. >> The RSA and the Reuters Institute of Journalism are looking at how we >> can support the civic function of news. We're particularly interested >> in how professional journalists and Fellows relate to the public's >> ideas about news and what it is for." >> >> Great project - but it is currently behind a login on the RSA Networks >> site. >> I'm arguing these issues should be discussed in public >> http://tinyurl.com/2nxz5v >> >> What do you think? >> >> David >> Member profile for David Wilcox: >> http://groups.dowire.org/contacts/wilcoxdavid >> >> >> ----------------------------------------- >> >> Group home for UK and Ireland E-Democracy Exchange: >> http://groups.dowire.org/groups/ukie >> >> Replies go to members of UK and Ireland E-Democracy Exchange with all >> posts on this topic here: >> http://groups.dowire.org/r/topic/35LUDH4dlVSWYdqqOYJ9LD >> >> For digest version or to leave UK and Ireland E-Democracy Exchange, >> email <email obscured> >> with "digest on" or "unsubscribe" in the *subject*. >> >> UK and Ireland E-Democracy Exchange is hosted by Democracies Online - >> http://dowire.org. >> > > > > -- > Dave Briggs > <email obscured> | http://davepress.net | 020 8133 8008 (Skype) 07516 > 450209 > (Mobile) > > Member profile for Dave Briggs: > http://groups.dowire.org/contacts/davebriggs > > > ----------------------------------------- > > Group home for UK and Ireland E-Democracy Exchange: > http://groups.dowire.org/groups/ukie > > Replies go to members of UK and Ireland E-Democracy Exchange with all > posts on this topic here: > http://groups.dowire.org/r/topic/1lmPc6xP6E4YeqJ56eYLo0 > > For digest version or to leave UK and Ireland E-Democracy Exchange, > email <email obscured> > with "digest on" or "unsubscribe" in the *subject*. > > UK and Ireland E-Democracy Exchange is hosted by Democracies Online - > http://dowire.org. >
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