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The Future of Journalism Summit arrives in Melbourne

26 Nov 2008 - 00:00
26 Nov 2008 - 23:59
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Top speakers at Melbourne journalism summit:
A stellar line-up including Robert Gottliebsen of Business Spectator; Michael Gawenda of the University of Melbourne; Pulitzer Prize-winner and J-Lab executive director Jan Shaffer; Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler; Margaret Simons, author of The Content Makers; and Professor Philip Meyer, the author of The Vanishing Newspaper will speak at the Future of Journalism summit in Melbourne on Wednesday (November 26 the day before the Walkley Awards) at the Telstra Conference Centre, corner Exhibition and Lonsdale Streets, Melbourne.

The summit will examine the global trends confronting the media industry, the challenges confronting journalism, and what journalists can do to prepare themselves for a radically different future. Other speakers include: Ivor Ries of broking firm EL&C Baillieu; Russel Howcroft of ad agency George Patterson Y&R; Christian Guerra of Goldman Sachs JBWere;  Jane Schulze of The Australian; Lawrie Zion of La Trobe University; Matthew Ricketson of The Age; Rafat Ali of Paidcontent.org and Stephen Brook of MediaGuardian.co.uk.

The summit will also be the venue for the launch of the Life in the Click Stream, a joint study by the Alliance and the Walkley Foundation into media industry and journalism trends in the US, Europe and Australia. Book tickets now: $50 for Alliance members, $80 for non-members. There is also a special package deal of only $225 for both the Walkley Awards Gala Presentation Dinner -27th November, Crown Palladium - and the Summit – 26th November.

View the program here and call the Alliance Membership Centre on 1300 65 65 13 to secure your booking.
Conference website.