6-7.30pm Tuesday 26 June CAN THE MEDIA BE CO-OPERATIVE? a discussion with Dave Boyle (Co-operatives UK and author of 'Good News: A co-operative solution to the media crisis') at the Centre for Creative Collaboration, 16 Acton Street, Kings Cross, London WC1X 9NG (5 mins walk from Kings Cross station) Please come along and engage in this critical debate ahead of … [Read more...]
Public seminar 2: Co-operative Media
6pm Tuesday 26 June 'Can the Media be Co-operative?', Dave Boyle (Co-operatives UK and author of Good News: A co-operative solution to the media crisis) All meetings are free and open to all and take place at the Centre for Creative Collaboration, 16 Acton Street, Kings Cross, London WC1X 9NG (5 mins walk from Kings Cross station) Download Flyer » … [Read more...]
Mutualising the media: the answer to UK press ownership?
Who owns the news has been always been a more topical issue than how it is owned, but there seems to be a growing recognition that it has to be on the table as the various strands of the post-hackgate inquiry begin in earnest. I've written before about why news should be produced co-operatively and why it would be more ethical, more responsive and more accountable, opening … [Read more...]