[ecrea] Reuters Institute Symposium on Charitable and Trust Ownership of News Organisations

>Invitation to Reuters Institute Symposium on 
>Charitable and Trust Ownership of News Organisations
>
>Magdalen College Oxford, 13th September 2010, 09.30-17.30
>
>The contemporary strategic and financial crises facing newspapers have
>produced
>concerns about how to fund journalism in the twenty-first century and
>how to ensure that
>citizens have the necessary information to participate in a democracy.
>This Symposium
>is being held at a time when changes in markets, technologies, and the
>effectiveness of
>the commercial business model have produced challenges that are
>prompting renewed
>interest in trusts and other forms of not-for-profit ownership.
>
>Despite the potential benefits of small community news start-ups,
>professional journalism
>and news organizations are widely seen as necessary to provide the
>broad, regular coverage
>necessary for functioning society. However, it is also clear that there
>is a need for renewal and
>reformation of existing organizations and practices and that this
>creates significant
>contemporary policy issues because of issues associated with existing
>charitable and trust laws
>and regulations.
>
>This symposium will explore the benefits and challenges of charitable
>and trust ownership of
>news organizations amidst growing calls for establishment of more
>charitable and not-for-profit
>media.
>
>It is designed to examine the inner workings of these forms of
>ownership to gain a fuller
>perspective on the conditions under which they work best, unique
>challenges they encounter,
>and their sustainability in the face of difficult economic conditions.
>
>It will address questions such as whether charitable and trust
>ownership make a difference in
>perception of the roles of journalistic enterprises, in the editorial
>behaviour, and in the
>commercial behaviour of firms.
>
>The symposium will include presentations by executives from
>trust/charitable news
>organisations owners, legal specialists, and scholars from the UK,
>North America and Western
>Europe.
>
>It will be of interest to all those who are interested in the future of
>news organisations
>and in finding innovative solutions to sustaining them in turbulent
>times.
>Confirmed Speakers
>Karen Dunlap, President, Poynter Institute, Owner of the St. Petersburg
>Times, FloridaJohn Honderich, Chair of the Board, Torstar Corp, Owners
>of Toronto Star, Canada Charles Lewis, Center for Public Integrity/Fund
>for Investigative Journalism, Washington DCFrançois Régis Hutin,
>President of Ouest-France, Rennes, France  Neil Fowler, Guardian
>Research Fellow, Nuffield CollegeAndrew Phillips, charity lawyer
>(TBC)Maleiha Malik, Director, Scott Trust
>Organisers
>Prof Robert G. Picard, Visiting Fellow, Reuters Institute and
>Professor, Jönköping International Business School & Dr David Levy,
>Director, Reuters Institute
>Details
>This one day symposium will be held at Magdalen College, Oxford.
>Attendance at the Symposium including refreshments and conference
>lunch: £150 GBP
>Attendance at Symposium as above, with dinner at Magdalen College: £180
>GBP
>To register for the Symposium, please visit the University of Oxford
>Online Store by clicking
>on the link below and going to Reuters Institute on the left hand tool
>bar:
>https://www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/courses/
>

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