Event: The Role of Media in a New (& Sustainable) World

Date: 
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 - 05:30 to 07:30
Event Description: 

What is the role and responsibility of media to report accurately the context of the world in a media-skewed and media-opinionated society dominated by few media owners? Why does television news continue to rely on the format of news, sports and weather as their primary pillars when the world has changed? Where do stories of sustainability fit in the equation?

Panelists include: Andree Lau, The Huntington Post; Geoff Dembicki, The Tyee; Jim Jennings, The Globe and Mail; Linda Solomon Wood, Vancouver Observer. Moderated by Robb Lucy