First lecture for Future of Journalism, delivered at the University of Central Lancashire, 2012-13. Licensed under Creative Commons CC By-NC

1. Two years ago…

2. Two years ago…
What is news?

3. What is journalism?

4. This is/was journalism
"Nazis Radio 'Good-bye'", front
page of the "Daily Express", 1 May
1945.
Image courtesy
http://chnm.gmu.edu/worldhistorysources/unpacking/news
mod.html

5. But is this?
Twitter feed for #ldconf
Snapshot taken
September 23rd 2010

6. Or this?
Sacco, Joe (2000) Safe Area Gorazde, Fantagraphics, Seattle.

7. Or this?
Images of the G20 protest in London, from Flickr.
Snapshot taken September 22nd 2009

8. This is a newspaper
Picture courtesy: http://www.internetretailing.net/2010/06/new-site-launch-to-sell-newspaper-subscriptions/

9. But
is
this?

10. or
this?

11. These men are journalists
Woodward and Bernstein (http://waleshome.org/2010/07/if-people-value-investigative-journalism-they-will-have-to-pay-for-it/)

12. But is this man?
http://benoitraphael.com/2010/07/28/wikileaks-un-modele-pour-les-medias/

13. How about this guy?
http://www.uproxx.com/page/Jon+Stewart

14. This woman?
http://www.thebudgetfashionista.com/archive/anna-wintour-ambassdor-to-france-or-england/

15. This man Is he still
used to be a one?
journalist

16. What
 Where is ‘journalism’ going?
 What kinds of news media will we see in
the future?
 What kinds of journalists will you be?
 What will be the relationship between
news media and society?
 Technology, money, meaning, society

17. Why and how
 Reflective journalists
 Able to cope with change, now and into the
future
 Conversation, discussion and debate
 Ideas
 Meta-journalism
 assignments

18. Who, when, where
 Lectures
 Guest lecturers
 Seminars
 Attendance
 Communication
 Megan Knight (maknight@uclan.ac.uk) – GR237
 Julie Freer (jefreer@uclan.ac.uk ) – GR234
 Amy Binns (abinns@uclan.ac.uk)
 Kevin Duffy (ktduffy@uclan.ac.uk)
 Clare Cook (cecook@uclan.ac.uk)
 eLearn/Blackboard

19. Assignments
 Assignments
○ Meta-journalism
 Seminar participation
○ Leading the discussion
○ Contributing to the discussion
 Article
○ 1200 words
○ Media Guardian/Independent Media/other
 Group Documentary
○ Radio 4/Newsnight