A PDF version of the full Conference Programme is now available here.
Speakers confirmed so far include:
- Noam Chomsky, (Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies, Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media)
- Alison Edgley (The Social and Political Thought of Noam Chomsky)
- Michael Albert, coordinator of one of the world’s largest radical websites, ZNet
- Matthew Alford (Reel Power: Hollywood Cinema and American Supremacy)
- Nadje al-Ali (SOAS)
- Jessica Azulay (New Standard News)
- Peter Bradwell (Open Rights Group)
- Zoe Broughton (Campaign Filmmaker)
- Duncan Campbell (Secret Society)
- Cynthia Cockburn (From Where We Stand)
- Chris Cole (Drone Wars UK)
- James Curran (Goldsmiths)
- Mark Curtis (Secret Affairs)
- Donnacha DeLong (NUJ)
- Brian Dominick (New Standard News)
- Ben Edwards (iContact Video)
- Natalie Fenton (Goldmsiths)
- Joss Garman (Greenpeace)
- Nik Gorecki (Housmans)
- Katherine Gundersen (Campaign for Freedom of Information)
- Philip Hammond (London South Bank University)
- Amira Hass (Drinking the Sea at Gaza)
- Denny le Haye (Police State UK)
- Hazel Healey (New Internationalist)
- Dan Hind (The Return of the Public)
- Becky Hogge (Barefoot in Cyberspace)
- Emily James (Just Do It)
- Kirk Jackson (Campaign Against Arms Trade)
- Jim Killock (Open Rights Group)
- Eric King (Privacy International)
- Andrea Luka-Zimmerman (www.fugitiveimages.org.uk)
- David Miller (Spinwatch)
- Natasha Morris (NUJ Legal Department)
- Laurie Penny (Penny Red)
- Greg Philo (Glasgow Media Group)
- John Pilger (The War You Don’t See)
- Ruth Potts (New Economics Foundation)
- Thais Portilho-Shrimpton (Hacked Off)
- Milan Rai (Peace News)
- Rhizome (rhizomenetwork.wordpress.com)
- Javier Ruiz (Open Rights Group)
- Susanne Schuster (Tlaxcala)
- Guy Smallman (www.guysmallman.com)
- Alan Story (CopySouth)
- Lioba Suchenwirth (Lincoln University)
- Judith Townend (Hacks and Hackers)
- Lia Vlahavas (SchNews)
- Hilary Wainwright (Red Pepper)
Plus speakers from Corporate Watch, The Manchester Mule, Nottingham Indymedia, Platform, Reel News, UK Uncut, War on Want and many more
DRAFT PROGRAMME
PLEASE NOTE: All sessions may be subject to change.
SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER
Registration: 9.30am – 10.45am
9.30 – 10.15am: Make media at the conference: Flash mobile reporting training for those interested in making their own media reports during the Conference using their mobile phones. Organised by by visionOntv.
Chomsky keynote + Q&A: 10.45am – 1pm
Lunch: 1pm – 2.15pm
Two sets of parallel workshops (break from 3.45 – 4.15pm):
| 2.15 – 3.45pm | 4.15 – 5.45pm |
|---|---|
| Whose internet is it? Are we losing the war? | War and the media |
| Inside the Belly of the Beast: Radicals in the Mainstream Media | The F-Word: Feminist Media for the 21st Century |
| Radical to the Core: Bringing Radical Values Into Our Organisations | Open Space session: Activism and Radical Media |
| Know Your Enemy: Who Controls the Media | The ABCs of the Propaganda Model |
| Meet the Radical Media Makers | Resisting Big Brother: Surveillance, Privacy and the State in the Digital Age |
| Radical Media History | Beyond Churnalism: Three Critiques of the Mainstream Media |
| PR, Propaganda and Censorship | Hollywood: Left, Right and Wrong |
| Mind the Gap: What’s Missing from the UK Radical Media Scene? | Tripping the Powerful: How Spinwatch Investigates Corruption and Abuses of Power |
| Out of the Ivory Tower: Making Academic Research Relevant to Journalists and Activists | Dole TV: Television from Ireland’s Unemployed |
| 30 Video Citizen Journalism | Saving the (Radical) Press |
| Getting the Most from the Mainstream Media (for NGOs) | Words and Money: Roundtable Discussion for Radical Publishers and Booksellers (closed session) |
| TV studio | TV studio |
| Skype room | Skype room |
SUNDAY 9 OCTOBER
Two sets of parallel sessions: break from 11pm – 11.30pm:
| 10.30 – 11.30am | 11.30am – 1pm |
|---|---|
| Changing the System: Radical Visions for the UK’s Media | We Are Everywhere: Voices from the Global South |
| 9.30 – 11am | 11.30 – 1pm |
|---|---|
| The Revolution is Digital, Sign Up! | Lessons from the New Standard |
| Getting Your Own Back: Is a Media Problem Shared, a Media Problem Solved? | The Unheard: Youth, the “riots”, and the media |
| Think Radical! Act Local! | ZNet, ZSocial and Beyond |
| Applying the Chomksy-Herman Propaganda Model | UK Media Reform in the Digital Age |
| SchNews Presents: A Rough Guide to Radical News Sheets | Just Doing It: Women Documentary Makers and Social Change |
| Trade Unions and the Media | Putting Copyright Right: Why it Matters and How to Do It |
| ABCs of Journalism | Camcorders for Change |
| Escaping the Hamster Cage – Practical Alternatives to the Corporate Net | Open Data: Information for Activists |
| Writing the Perfect Press Release: An Introduction | Successful Media Interviews |
| Radical Media and the Law: What You Need to Know | Advanced Media Work Training (or How to Punhc Above Your Weight in the Mainstream Media) |
| Crossing the Language Barrier: Activist Translation | Using the Freedom of Information Act: Tips for Campaigners and Activists |
| Inside Film: Making Working Class Experience | Keeping Safe When It Kicks Off: Films, Photos and Dissent |
| How to Master Social Media | Easy Web-sites with WordPress |
| Self-organised space | Self-organised space |
Lunch: 1pm-2pm
Post-lunch sessions
| 2 – 3.15pm: Book a “self-organised” sessions in the George Fox Room (100) and the Small Meeting Hall (200) |
| 2 – 3.15pm: “Changing the System” follow-up discussions with Dan Hind, Ruth Potts and Michael Albert (three separate rooms) |
| 1.55 – 3pm: Have Your Say: small-group discussions |
