(LONDON, 10/04/2008) -- As newspapers wrestle with declining circulation and the rise of the new media, is the profession behind the headlines in jeopardy? Andrew Keen – Author of the critically acclaimed book The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet is Killing Our Culture. Nazenin Ansari (Kayhan Publishing Iran/UK and FPA), Robin Lustig (BBC) among others. Moderated by William Horsley (Association of European Journalists). A panel of the Frontline Club looks at the implications of new media on journalism and what it means for press freedom in the digital age. >>
As an introduction, an interview October 12, 2007, by Richard Sambrook (BBC). Silicon Valley veteran Andrew Keen explains why he believes the internet promotes plagiarism and piracy and is killing professional journalism and culture. >>
