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PLEASE NOTE: This is a draft agenda. In particular, all titles are provisional and may be subject to change.

For other info re. the Conference see http://www.radicalmediaconference.org

EIGHTH GENERATION SCHEDULE#

Key: GS = Global South; NS = New Standard; GP = Greg Philo; Albert = Michael Albert; Sky = May involve remote participation via Skype)

Lunch on both days: film shows (short films, not features) – visionOntv to organise.

Book a self organised space "unconference" will be running throughout the 2 days (link coming soon)

SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER#

Make media at the conference#

9.30 – 10.15am: Flash mobile reporting training by visionOntv. (for those interested in making their own media reports during the Conference using their mobile phones.)

9.00 – 12.00am : Hands on training in the visionOntv studio

Registration: 9.30am - 10.45am#

Introduction and house-keeping: 10.45am - 11am#

Chomsky keynote + Q&A: 11.15am - 1pm#

Lunch: 1pm - 2.15pm#

Two sets of parallel workshops (break from 3.45 - 4.15pm):#

2.15 – 3.45pm 4.15 – 5.45pm
933 Whose internet is it? Are we losing the war? (Sky)933 War and the media (GP)
350 Inside the Belly of the Beast: Radical Journalists & the Mainstream Media 350 The F-Word: Feminist Media for the 21st Century
150 Radical to the Core: Bringing Radical Values Into Our Organisations (Albert) 150 Open Space session (theme to be decided)
90 Know Your Enemy – Who Controls the Media (GP) 90 The ABCs of the Propaganda Model (NS)
80 Meet the Radical Mediamakers 80 Beyond Churnalism: Four Critiques of the Mainstream Media
80 Is There Anybody Out There? How to Build an Audience for a Radical Media Project 80 Resisting Big Brother: Surveillance, Privacy and the State in the Digital Age
60 Bad, Mad and Bogus: Mainstream media coverage of Science, Protest and Asylum 60 Hollywood: Left, Right and Wrong
60 Mind the Gap: What's Missing from the UK Radical Media Scene? 60 Holding to Account: Financing Radical Media (NS)
30 Out of the Ivory Tower: Making Academic Research Relevant to Journalists and Activists 30 Spinwatch training session
30 Video Citizen Journalism 30 Saving the (Radical) Press
30 Getting the Most from the Mainstream Media (for NGOs) 30 Words and Money: Roundtable Discussion for Radical Publishers and Booksellers (closed session)
30 TV studio 30 TV studio
30 Skype room 30 Skype room

SUNDAY 9 OCTOBER#

Two sets of parallel sessions: break from 11pm - 11.30pm:#

10.30 - 11.30am11.30am - 1pm
1075 Changing the System: Radical Visions for the UK's Media (Albert) 1075 We Are Everywhere: Radical Media Around the World (GS)
9.30 – 11am 11.30 – 1pm
100 Blogging for the Revolution (GS, Sky) 100 Lessons from the New Standard (NS)
85 Media Justice 85 UK Media Reform in the Digital Age (Sky)
80 Think Radical! Act Local! 80 Why Sharing is Caring in the Digital World (copyright session)
80 Seizing the Airwaves: Radical Radio for the 21st Century (GS, Sky) 80 ZNet and Beyond (Albert)
50 Radical Media and the Labour Movement (GS) 50 Documentary makers
40 ABCs of Journalism 40 Investigative journalism
30 Escaping the Hamster Cage – Practical Alternatives to the Corporate Net 30 Open Data
18 Radical newssheets 18 Pressing the Press
18 Media law / Interns 18 Radical Photography: How to Cover Actions Without Getting Arrested
16 Crossing the language barrier 16 Using the Freedom of Information Act
14 Media work training 14 Media work training
10 Open tools 10 Wordpress training
10 Audio / Podcast training 10 Platform session

Lunch: 1pm-2pm#

Post-lunch sessions#

2 - 3.15pm: Book an open space "unconference" sessions in the George Fox Room (100) and the Small Meeting Hall (200)
2 - 3pm: "Changing the System" follow-up discussions with Dan Hind, Ruth Potts and Michael Albert (three separate rooms)
2 - 3pm: Facilitated small-group discussions

Tea / Coffee Break: 3pm - 3.30pm#

Plenary: 3.30pm - 5pm#

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javier openrightsgroup
In no particular order:

The programme has an amazing range of topics and clearly some start speakers, but it does look to me a bit scattered and difficult to navigate, with lots of events of different sizes and mixing practical and theoretical discussions. Maybe a very visual guide/map can help during the conference.

If the objective of the conference is to kickstart some change this should be a clear driver for discussions.

The audience some times seems to be media and others activists, not to say they cannot be both but it may help with focus to clarify expectations

Without having an indication it is difficult to predict the demand for each session, so some flexibility and open space methodology could help avoid mismatching resources.

It seems that facilitation and stewards will be key to running over 10 parallel sessions.

The duration of all sessions may not need be the same.

On a personal note, I would like the Open Data workshop moved from the death slot of Sunday 9:30 to 11:30! New topics need some help to get traction.

For digital issues, it would help to have a wrap up session Sunday 2-3 to collect the wisdom discovered during the 2 days.
Posted on 22/08/11 11:38.