May 25 2010 - 7:30pm
Location
Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen St. W.
Toronto, ON Canada
43° 38' 33.2664" N, 79° 25' 36.6924" W
See map: Google Maps
"The news media is suffering from a massive crisis in basic quality," says Toronto author, Peter Steven.
Citizens everywhere rely on accurate, informed journalism, not simply to participate in society, but for basic health and safety.
Yet, over the past 20 years the news media has become more restricted, less diverse and of steadily declining quality. The news that millions of people receive is unreliable, insulting or downright hazardous.
Come and discuss:
- The crisis of quality in Canada's news media
- How Al‑Jazeera English will shake Canada's dominant media
- The myths and the prospects for online news
Bar and refreshments.
Presented by This is Not a Reading Series, The Torontoist, Groundwood Books and rabble.ca.
