Library Intelligencer

NOTICE OF MEETING
Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne
Wednesday 25 November 2009

Public Interest Journalism — Where to from here?

Speaker:
Sophie Black
Deputy Editor
Crikey

As the media landscape continues to rupture both here and overseas,
how will quality journalism prevail in the age of new media?
What is a sustainable funding model?
Can twitter single-handedly save journalism,
or does it threaten to reduce our attention span to 140 characters for good?
Rupert v Google, new media v old media, the death of the newspaper,
the role of social networking and the potential demise of investigative journalism.

Sophie Black is a journalist, media commentator and Deputy Editor of Crikey.
Her reporting covers immigration, climate change,
the publishing and advertising industry, indigenous affairs, the media,
US and federal politics, and the odd bit of salacious gossip.
She also commissions writing from a network of experts,
from private eyes to politicians, to pack Crikey with new voices each day.
As a media analyst and political commentator,
she has anchored Channel 31’s Conflict of Interest,
done stints as resident media analyst on Channel Ten’s The 7pm Project,
appeared on Sunrise, ABC2 Breakfast, the TODAY show,
The Morning Show, and 9am with David & Kim
and has regular slots on both commercial and ABC radio.

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Date
Wednesday 25 November 2009
5.30 p.m. Sparkling wine and extra nibbles for Christmas
6.00 p.m. Meeting

Venue
Tutorial Room, Ground Floor, Baillieu Library,
University of Melbourne
See Google Maps for details.
(On-site parking available after 5.00 p.m. –
have gold coins available for the parking fee.
Public transport via tram.)